The Power of Partnerships

Posted by: Scott Roth
Friday, April 27, 2012

They say that “two is better than one.” But when it comes to interactive marketing, I’d have to disagree.

I think that ONE is better than two.

We’ve all heard that siloed marketing is unsustainable and a thing of the past—if you keep your interactive marketing data separate from your social, website, point of sale, and other customer data,providing a cohesive brand experience for the end consumer seems further and further away. After all, your customers don’t silo their interactionswith your brand—why should you?

So, how can you unsilo your marketing and start functioning as ONE cohesive unit? 

Sta...

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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Preview: List Growth Best Practices

Posted by: Gina Mueller
Tuesday, April 24, 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!
 
Our guest for the #NexusCafe chat this week is Rob Massa, Vice President of Sales & Partnerships at Opt Intelligence, the leading global,...
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What is marketing automation and why is it important?

Posted by: David Held
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Marketing automation is term that is gaining momentum whether you are a B2B or a B2C marketer.  But what does it mean and what impact will have on your email and cross-channel marketing efforts? 

Marketing Automation is using a technology platform that enables you to build content assets such as landing pages, emails, Facebook tabs, web events, etc. and deliver them to a prospect and/or customer at a time when it is most relevant to them in their buying cycle. This "right time" is based on knowing your potential customer by capturing demographic information, capturing their interactions with...
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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Recap: Meeting the Demands of a Hyper-Connected Consumer

Posted by: Gina Mueller
Thursday, March 29, 2012

hyper connected

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 Preview: Meeting the Demands of a Hyper-Connected Consumer

Posted by: Elizabeth Music
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Nexus CafeThe ExactTarget Nexus team invites you to participate in our #NexusCafe Twitter chat 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. The person with the best tweets wins a Starbucks gift card!

For our upcoming #NexusCafe chat this week, our featured guest will be me, Elizabeth Music, Industry Marketing Manager, Retail here at ExactTarget. We...

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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Preview: ExactTarget + eCommerce

Posted by: Amanda Berkey
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

eCommerce Marketing The ExactTarget Nexus team invites you to participate in our #NexusCafe Twitter chat 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. The person with the best tweets wins a Starbucks gift card!

For our upcoming #NexusCafe chat this week, our featured guests will be the folks from Crown Partners. The team will join us to talk about how to...

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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 »

#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 Preview: Mobile Marketing Campaign Trends

Posted by: Amanda Berkey
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The ExactTarget Nexus team invites you to participate in our #NexusCafe Twitter chat 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 sTwitter coffee mugure and add the hashtag to your tweet to participate. The person with the best tweets wins a Starbucks gift card!

This week's #NexusCafe chat will focus on mobile marketing campaigns trends and technology. We'll feature two guests from the ExactTarget team who love...Read More »

Breakfast: an Important Element in Digital Strategy

Posted by: Katie Smith
Monday, December 19, 2011

breakfast digital kingdom social mediaStudies have shown that eating breakfast can reduce the risks of heart disease as well as increase your overall heath. However, did you know that eating breakfast can now also increase your interactive marketing health? ExactTarget UK is launching its annual breakfast series on 6th January to provide London and EMEA marketers insights on industry trends, best practices as well as practical and tactical application of technologies. Our first session will cover the latest  SUBSCRIBERS, FANS & FOLLOWERS report, The Digital Kingdom, focusing on how UK consumers interact with brands across multiple...

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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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10 Eye-Opening Mobile Statistics

Posted by: Gina Mueller
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Michael J Becker, with the Mobile Marketing Association, recently presented The Power of Mobile in a Burst Session at Connections 2011.  He shared his fascinating perception into the rapidly expanding world of mobile and its growing impact on digital marketing. 

 



10 Eye-Opening Mobile Statistics from Becker's Presentation

  1. There are actually more people using mobile devices than toothbrushes.
  2. More people will access the internet via mobile than wire line broadband by 2015.
  3. Over 6 billion text messages are exchanged every day in the US.
  4. In May, 2003 the entire U.S. sent 300 million texts.  Today...
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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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How Do You Compare to Other Interactive Marketers?

Posted by: Gina Mueller
Monday, December 5, 2011
In today’s real-time world you need a solid plan to drive engagement and deliver results from your interactive marketing program.  It’s essential to leverage your customer data to effectively and efficiently target your communications and increase your return on marketing investment.  To help you assess your current level of marketing, ExactTarget has launched The Marketing Advisor™, a new interactive tool that provides a quick and insightful assessment of your marketing program.  Shortly after taking the survey you will receive an email with an analysis of each dimension of your program,...
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Looking Back at Connections UK – The Power of One Global Conference

Posted by: Katie Smith
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Connections UK 2011Connections UK came to a close 3 weeks ago, and as my third Connections event, I’m continually amazed by the content and sophistication of marketers across the globe. It was a true highlight to bring the world’s largest interactive marketing conference to London!

To recap the event, Jimmy Wales inspired us with the power of one idea by introducing community based technology. We also experienced the power of education through practical application of best practices through 15 different breakout sessions led by clients and partners.

In case you missed the event, feel free to join the conversation...

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Avoid Repetitve Stress Injury - Automate!

Posted by: Jeff Middlesworth
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
doing more with less marketing automationWith the right marketing automation solution, you can automate both simple and complex marketing activities with just a few clicks from one-off to batch messaging, data movements, integrations, and report delivery.

No matter what your industry, marketing automation can simplify repetitive marketing tasks and drive more sophisticated uses of your customer data. For example:
  • Financial services: Back-end operations like account statements, low-balance alerts, and lifecycle marketing campaigns
  • Technology: Subscription renewal programs, interactive account reminders, and product updates
  • Manufacturing:...
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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Recap: An Inside Look at the Interactive Marketing Hub

Posted by: Libby Bates
Friday, November 4, 2011
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.
#NexusCafe Andy and Libby
A recent #NexusCafe chat featured Interactive Marketing Hub experts Andy Bergman and Eric Hannon from ExactTarget. We mixed up the format—Andy and Eric answered questions from the audience. Here's a snapshot of the conversation.  

@ETNexus: What’s stopping marketers from doing cross-channel to its full potential?
@asbergman: It seems most...
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#NexusCafe Twitter Chat Preview: An Inside Look at the Interactive Marketing Hub

Posted by: Libby Bates
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
#NexusCafe mugThe ExactTarget Nexus team invites you to participate in our #NexusCafe Twitter chat tomorrow and every Thursday from 11am-12pm ET, where we discuss emerging topics and trends from across the digital 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 guests will be Interactive Marketing Hub experts Andy Bergman and Eric Hannon from ExactTarget. During the chat we will dive deeper into the Hub's new apps and capabilities and discuss how they will...
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Reflections on Steve Jobs, from my home at ExactTarget

Posted by: Susan Marshall
Friday, October 7, 2011
At Apple, we all called him "Steve," even if we didn't really know him or work with him directly. He was everywhere you looked and ran Apple like a small, nimble, and innovative start-up. Simplicity and beauty were paramount. He would labor over small sounds that apps would produce, over shades of color, icons, and naming. To Steve, applications were the soul of the Apple experience. And he was determined to make "hard" look and feel "easy."Steve JobsI was fortunate to have worked with Steve, and I'm extremely fortunate to now be working for ExactTarget. In fact, I see a lot of similarities between...Read More »

One Discovery

Posted by: Connections Blogger
Friday, October 7, 2011
Jay Baer at Connections 2011One voice that summed up a lot of what I took away from this event was Jay Baer - The Power of Now. I'm a software engineer, not very social (have never twittered my face in a book), not a marketer (although sometimes I think I can be viral), just came to learn what cool tech toys ET has coming that I can help our marketing team leverage, and catch a Katy Perry concert - I mean "who doesn't like cats". But listening to many of the speakers about "social" over these last few days, I think I've either been brainwashed or I'm starting to get this a bit. It's not about vanity or posting what I had...Read More »