#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Preview: Product Recommendations

Posted by: Gina Mueller
Thursday, May 10, 2012

The ExactTarget Nexus team invites you to participate in our #NexusCafe Twitter chat this Thursday and every Thursday from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET, where we discuss emerging topics and trends from across the interactive marketing world. The virtual coffee chat is hosted directly on Twitter, hosted by @ETNexus. Follow the #NexusCafe hashtag and be sure and add the hashtag to your tweet to participate. The person with the best tweets wins a Starbucks gift card!

We're excited to host Rachel Modiano, Director of Marketingt for iGoDigital, the leading provider of personalization services that guide...

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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Recap: Email Marketing Testing and Optimization

Posted by: Kristen Neal
Thursday, May 3, 2012

 

Each Thursday at 11 a.m. EDT, marketers from around the world join the ExactTarget Nexus partner ecosystem on Twitter for a conversation about trends and campaign ideas across the interactive marketing industry.  We call the virtual coffee chat the Nexus Café.

Our guest for a recent #NexusCafe chat was  Joanna Milliken, Director Product Management for ExactTarget Email.  Joanna was one of ExactTarget's first employees and has contributed to building the organization and has served many roles throughout her tenure. She is passionate about email marketing and working with clients.  In the chat...

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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Recap: Email List Growth

Posted by: Gina Mueller
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Each Thursday at 11 a.m. EDT, marketers from around the world join the ExactTarget Nexus partner ecosystem on Twitter for a conversation about trends and campaign ideas across the interactive marketing industry.  We call the virtual coffee chat the Nexus Café.

Our guest for a recent #NexusCafe chat was  Rob Massa, Vice President of Sales & Partnerships at Opt Intelligence.  Rob manages the company's growing direct sales teams and is responsible for all revenue in the direct sales division.  In the chat we discussed challenges and sercrets to success with email list growth. Here's a summary of...
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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Recap: Commonly Overlooked Email Marketing Tips

Posted by: Amanda Berkey
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Jody FreshwaterEach Thursday at 11am EDT, marketers from around the world join the ExactTarget Nexus partner ecosystem on Twitter for a conversation about trends and campaign ideas across the interactive marketing industry.  We call the virtual coffee chat the Nexus Café.

During a recent #NexusCafe chat, we focused on email marketing tips that are often overlooked or missed. Our guest for the chat was Jody Freshwater, account director at MarketNet. Jody has spent many years working with ExactTarget for her client's interactive marketing campaigns. She has also volunteered help lead our 3sixty Live Dallas...

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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Recap: Brand Presence on Pinterest

Posted by: Gina Mueller
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Each Thursday at 11am EDT, marketers from around the world join the ExactTarget Nexus partner ecosystem on Twitter for a conversation about trends and campaign ideas across the interactive marketing industry.  We call the virtual coffee chat the Nexus Café.
 
Our guest for a recent #NexusCafe chat was Charles Nicholls, Founder and Chief strategy officer at shopping cart recovery company SeeWhy.  Charles is an expert in ecommerce, web analytics, social media marketing and online buyer behavior.  We discussed Pinterest for Marketers and Charles’s recent Mashable article, 8 Strategies for Launching...
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Final CASL Regulations Released by CRTC

Posted by: Mickey Chandler
Monday, April 9, 2012

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released the final form of its regulations on March 5, 2012. You can see them for yourself in the Canada Gazette (Canada’s version of the United States’ Federal Register). They are printed in the March 28, 2012 edition. This version is not a call for comments, but rather the release of the actual rules after considering the comments made in response to their prior “Call for comments on draft Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations” which was released last July.

These regulations are not much different than the...

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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Recap: Meeting the Demands of a Hyper-Connected Consumer

Posted by: Gina Mueller
Thursday, March 29, 2012

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Each Thursday at 11am EDT, marketers from around the world join theExactTarget Nexus partner ecosystem on Twitter for a conversation about trends and campaign ideas across the interactive marketing industry.  We call the virtual coffee chat the Nexus Café.

Our guest for a recent #NexusCafe chat was Elizabeth Music Industry Marketing Manager, Retail here at ExactTarget.  Elizabeth has over 7 years of experience in the retail industry with a passion for helping retailers improve their digital marketing programs. We discussed how to meet the demands of a hyper-connected consumer. Here's a summary...

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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Recap: Taking Control of Your PPC Strategy in 2012

Posted by: Amanda Berkey
Friday, March 23, 2012

Each Thursday at 11am EDT, marketers from around the world join the ExactTarget Nexus partner ecosystem on Twitter for a conversation about trends and campaign ideas across the interactive marketing industry.  We call the virtual coffee chat the Nexus Café.

Our guest for a recent #NexusCafe chat was Jeremy Mayes, account executive at PPC Associates. Jeremy has over 15 years of direct marketing experience with a passion for search engine marketing. We discussed fundamentals and insights for maximizing your pay-per-click campaigns. Here's a summary of our discussion:

@ETNexus Q1: What are some...

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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Recap: Leveraging Marketing Automation for Engagement

Posted by: Amanda Berkey
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Each Thursday at 11am EDT, marketers from around the world join the ExactTarget Nexus partner ecosystem on Twitter for a conversation about trends and campaign ideas across the interactive marketing industry.  We call the virtual coffee chat the Nexus Café.

Our guest for a recent #NexusCafe chat was Brian Shelton, eCommerce & Special Projects Manager at Gilchrist & Soames. Brian just completed a major website project at his company so content automation was top of mind. Brian is involved in the 3sixty Live Indianapolis user community and is a regular contributor to the weekly #NexusCafe chat.

He...

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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Recap: Data is King with Interactive Marketing

Posted by: Amanda Berkey
Friday, March 2, 2012

Each Thursday at 11am EDT, marketers from around the world join the ExactTarget Nexus partner ecosystem on Twitter for a conversation about trends and campaign ideas across the interactive marketing industry.  We call the virtual coffee chat the Nexus Café.

During a recent #NexusCafe chat, we discussed the importance of data in powering interactive marketing. Marketers are under pressure from tight timelines, working across teams to execute campaigns. And marketers need accurate, accessible data to segment relevant, engaging messages to subscribers. During our chat, we explored the importance...

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SocialEngage – Updates & Answers

Posted by: Margaret Francis
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Thanks for the interest and excitement around the launch of SocialEngage.  Hundreds of CoTweet users have already signed up for the free trial and are up and running.  As we get closer to the Feb. 15 sunset date of the free edition of CoTweet, I wanted to answer some of the four most commonly asked questions that have come up about the differences between CoTweet and SocialEngage.  Here’s a quick recap:
 
What happened to CoTweet?
SocialEngage is the Enterprise Edition of CoTweet with a bunch of new features. We are sunsetting the free edition of CoTweet.
 
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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Recap: Mobile Marketing Campaign Trends

Posted by: Amanda Berkey
Friday, February 10, 2012
Melinda KruegerEach Thursday at 11am Eastern, marketers from around the world join the ExactTarget Nexus partner ecosystem on Twitter for a conversation about trends and campaign ideas across the interactive marketing industry.  We call the virtual coffee chat the Nexus Café.

A recent #NexusCafe chat explored mobile marketing campaigns trends and technology. We featured two guests from ExactTarget team who love everything mobile. R.J. Talyor, senior director of mobile products, has worked at ExactTarget for more than 7 years and is focused on mobile campaign offerings. Melinda Krueger, senior marketing...Read More »

Who Won the Social Media #SuperBowl? (Infographic)

Posted by: Kyle Lacy
Monday, February 6, 2012

It was great to host Super Bowl 46 in our hometown of Indianapolis. Millions around the world watched what has become America's largest sporting event. But viewers didn't just tune in for the game - the commercials have become a massive draw, creating an opportunity for marketers to make their mark.

Advertisers know that the millions they spend on a Super Bowl commercial will buy them millions of eyeballs in hopes of driving buzz to fuel their brand and boost sales. Super Bowl 46 saw advertisers tapping into that power as traffic on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube surged throughout the game. At...

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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Recap: New Year's Resolutions for Interactive Marketers

Posted by: Amanda Berkey
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Susan Prater CNXEach Thursday at 11am EDT, marketers from around the world join the ExactTarget Nexus  partner ecosystem on Twitter for a conversation about trends and campaign ideas across the interactive marketing industry.  We call the virtual coffee chat the Nexus Café.

Our guest for a recent #NexusCafe chat was Susan Prater, vice president of integrated marketing at ChannelNet. Susan recently joined ChannelNet and has held many roles in interactive marketing and branding at Ford, Owens Corning, Masco Cabinetry, and her marketing consultancy, Seven Pillars Marketing. Susan is passionate about leveraging...Read More »

#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Recap: Customer Lifecycle Engagement

Posted by: Gina Mueller
Friday, January 20, 2012
Each Thursday at 11am EDT, marketers from around the world join the ExactTarget Nexus partner ecosystem on Twitter for a conversation about trends and campaign ideas across the interactive marketing industry.  We call the virtual coffee chat the Nexus Café.
During our recent chat, Joel Book, Director of eMarketing Education at ExactTarget, joined us for a webcast and discussion on Customer Lifecycle Engagement.  Joel is an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience in database marketing, Joel teaches organizations how to use permission-based email in partnership with CRM and web... Read More »

#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Recap: ExactTarget Product Tips

Posted by: Amanda Berkey
Friday, January 6, 2012
Adam EvansEach Thursday at 11am EDT, marketers from around the world join the ExactTarget Nexus partner ecosystem on Twitter for a conversation about trends and campaign ideas across the interactive marketing industry.  We call the virtual coffee chat the Nexus Café.

Our guest for a recent chat was Adam Evans, documentation writer at ExactTarget. Adam is a regular contributor to the ExactTarget blog sharing insights and tips on how to leverage product features. During our recent chat, we decided to take a tour of some of his recent popular posts. We're always interested to hear how our user community is...Read More »

Improve Your eNewsletters Instantly

Posted by: Jeff Cunning
Thursday, January 5, 2012

You’re busy, I’m busy, everyone is unbelievably busy these days. And that’s why NOBODY has time to sift through an email packed full of 5-10 news articles written straight into the message. However, you probably DO have an interested list of folks who want to hear from you. Want to increase engagement and performance right away? 

Here are a few steps you can take using ExactTarget Landing Pages to improve design and content and increase open and click-through rates, highlighted by Barbara Ryan and Church Pension Group (CPG):

1.      Scale back the content in each news article, so the email...

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Are You a “Socially-Savvy” B2B Marketer?

Posted by: Joel Book
Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Here's what you MUST know about B2B Social Media and how to measure its effectiveness.
Social media use by B2B companies increased substantially in 2011. According to the Business Marketing Association (BMA), 89% of U.S. B2B companies are now using some type of social media to attract and engage buyers. But while some B2B companies are reaping huge benefits from social media, others are struggling.

Some B2B companies have found that professional networking sites like LinkedIn are an effective way to generate leads and influence decision-makers, while other companies find Facebook, Twitter...

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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Preview| Mobile Marketing: Subscribers, Fans, and Followers Acquisition

Posted by: Kristen Neal
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The ExactTarget Nexus team invites you to participate in our #NexusCafe Twitter chat nexuscafe tomorrow and every Thursday from 11am-12pm ET, where we discuss emerging topics and trends from across the interactive marketing world. The virtual coffee chat is hosted directly on Twitter, hosted by @ETNexus. Follow the #NexusCafe hashtag and be sure and add the hashtag to your tweet to participate.

This week's #NexusCafe chat will feature Jordan Cohen (@jcohen808) to discuss Mobile Marketing: Subscribers, Fans, and Followers Acquisition. Jordan is the VP of Business Development at Pontiflex, an...

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Reboot Your B2B Marketing Strategy—in Tulsa!

Posted by: Joel Book
Monday, December 12, 2011
american marketing association tulsaAre you using the “Triangle Offense” of email, mobile and social media as part of your B2B tactical program? If not, perhaps it’s time to reboot your B2B marketing strategy.

One-way broadcast marketing has given away to a multi-channel digital dialogue fueled by data and enabled by interactive technology. To engage today’s empowered and influential buyer, smart B2B marketers are effectively leveraging digital media to:

  • generate leads
  • aid the customer buying process
  • penetrate accounts

Several of the country’s top companies are successfully using the Triangle Offense to solve real problems...

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