The beginning of the week always feels like a new start – a blank
slate to fill with projects and meetings. The first of the
month also feels that way for me…like the opportunity for success,
change, and new ideas is just waiting in the next 31 days.
Since today is March 1st, I took a few moments to reflect on the
state of 3sixty. And I couldn’t believe what I saw!
ExactTarget 3sixty is thisclose
to have 20,000 members in the site. Pretty exciting and
impressive for a little closed network that we launched 18 months
ago!
I couldn’t let this milestone pass without a little excitement (as
is...Read More »
Thoughts from 3sixty
As a college student, I
helped run our local radio station. One of the best parts
about that job was always getting access to the newest music before
anyone else. And when I graduated and started at ExactTarget,
I thought those days were over.Little did I know what a difference 2 years would make! It seems that social media has exploded in the past few years, and the music/entertainment industry is definitely along for the ride. I don’t need to worry about missing out on artists or finding new music, because I can learn so much from places like Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook!
MySpace might...Read More »
I might be biased, but I think that our clients care about
ExactTarget just as much as we do. Often times, they’re very
passionate about learning more and sharing their experiences with
others. Our clients’ passion is what drives the development of our
private social network, ExactTarget 3sixty! One of the best
things about 3sixty is our “Community” section, which enables
clients to share questions and ideas with each other.
Need to know something, or want the opinion of someone that has already “been there, done that?” Head over to 3sixty Answers–you’ll find great questions that have...Read More »
Need to know something, or want the opinion of someone that has already “been there, done that?” Head over to 3sixty Answers–you’ll find great questions that have...Read More »
I am 24 years
old. I don’t normally open stories with my age, but it is
important to this tale. It seems that somewhere between 23
and 24, everyone I know got engaged. Am I happy for
them? Of course. Am I broke from attending 9 weddings
in 4 months? Very much so.The problem is that my friends live all over the United States. And while I am all for a good vacation, I hadn’t necessarily formulated a budget that was made for this much travel. So I began spending my evenings scouring the internet for the best deals on rental cars, flights, and hotel stays (sometimes those “wedding”...Read More »
In the past few weeks, the iPhone has once again taken hold of the
American population. A little OS improvement here,
a little break in price there - and WHOOSH - the world is once
again hanging on every word from Apple's mouth.
I have been a holdout. I told myself I would not succumb to the pressure. Oh, but did I want one. I wanted one so badly it was pathetic.
And then, ExactTarget goes and releases its own iPhone
application. I can't even tell you what this did to
me. I could track my sends, watch clicks and opens away from
my laptop, see real-time tracking! Ooh, the desire went up...Read More »
I have been a holdout. I told myself I would not succumb to the pressure. Oh, but did I want one. I wanted one so badly it was pathetic.
And then, ExactTarget goes and releases its own iPhone
application. I can't even tell you what this did to
me. I could track my sends, watch clicks and opens away from
my laptop, see real-time tracking! Ooh, the desire went up...Read More »
It's been a long time since I gave you all a peek inside
the numbers that ExactTarget 3sixty is
producing. Here are our latest statistics through June
15th:
- Total Members - 12,243
- Videos Viewed - 23,975
- Resources Viewed - 109,480 (not making that number up!! Incredible!)
- Ideas Posted - 527
- Ideas Voted On - 4,543
- Ideas Delivered - 102
- Total Question - 904
- Total Answers - 1,293 (not inflating, some questions get multiple answers!)
We couldn't be producing numbers like this without our clients that actually use ExactTarget 3sixty every single day! Have you logged in recently? You should - there...Read More »
Part of my job with ExactTarget 3sixty
involves just trying to stay up-to-date with the world of social
networking. I mean, its hard work, but somebody's got to
do it, right? So I spend some time on Twitter on a
normal basis.
I wasn't a Twitter-lover from day one, it definitely had to grow on me. So I completely understand - not everybody "gets" Twitter, or Facebook, or social networking in general. But nobody can possibly ignore the power that it is playing in the news right now.
Dominating the news are stories regarding the election in Iran. I am sure you have seen them, they are on...Read More »
I wasn't a Twitter-lover from day one, it definitely had to grow on me. So I completely understand - not everybody "gets" Twitter, or Facebook, or social networking in general. But nobody can possibly ignore the power that it is playing in the news right now.
Dominating the news are stories regarding the election in Iran. I am sure you have seen them, they are on...Read More »
It's already the middle of June - I can't believe it.
Want to know what made me stop and realize that? I was updating our graphics on ExactTarget 3sixty and realized that our next webinar was fast approaching. Just recently, we released a great whitepaper about list growth. And now, you can learn more about the results by signing up for a webinar with our very own Morgan Stewart! Joining him will be Tamara Gielen from Email Marketers' Club, and they are going to be highlighting the whitepaper, but also answering questions about creating successful, ROI-generating lists, that are...Read More »
Want to know what made me stop and realize that? I was updating our graphics on ExactTarget 3sixty and realized that our next webinar was fast approaching. Just recently, we released a great whitepaper about list growth. And now, you can learn more about the results by signing up for a webinar with our very own Morgan Stewart! Joining him will be Tamara Gielen from Email Marketers' Club, and they are going to be highlighting the whitepaper, but also answering questions about creating successful, ROI-generating lists, that are...Read More »
So, a few posts ago, I was shouting the praises of ExactTarget
3sixty Notifications. I was standing on rooftops and
declaring my love for 3sixty, our development team, and our
triggered sends. (I am sure some of you mocked me, as we are
an email company - WHY oh WHY did notifications take us
so long....)
But I digress, I loved our triggered sends. I don't know if I had exposed that we were using our our Automated Interaction Management platform to get notifications running, but I am telling you now. In my head, I was only mere moments away from being able to do 1 to 1 marketing through...Read More »
But I digress, I loved our triggered sends. I don't know if I had exposed that we were using our our Automated Interaction Management platform to get notifications running, but I am telling you now. In my head, I was only mere moments away from being able to do 1 to 1 marketing through...Read More »
Happy Wednesday! It's a little dreary here in
Indianapolis, so I was struggling for a blog
topic (I think that I work best in direct
sunlight!). Then I realized that I never told all
of you about ExactTarget 3sixty's new and
improved search capabilities.
Search functionality in Resources and Tutorials has been improved
to help you find exactly what you’re looking for. Here are tips and
tricks to follow when searching Resources and Tutorials on
ExactTarget 3sixty:
- Type a string of words into the search bar to find any resource that contains ALL of the words included. It won’t show any...
Last week, ExactTarget 3sixty and
I made a comeback to the blogs by mentioning all of the cool
things that we have been up to. Now that you have had a
chance to pick yourself up from the excitement of notifications
(and search - don't forget how great search is now!!),
I wanted to hit on another really cool milestone that we
passed.
Now, many of you know (or maybe you don't, and I am making assumptions) that ExactTarget 3sixty is a really interesting combination of a private social network and a documentation/training center. Yes, we have all the cool features of a social network (friends,...Read More »
Now, many of you know (or maybe you don't, and I am making assumptions) that ExactTarget 3sixty is a really interesting combination of a private social network and a documentation/training center. Yes, we have all the cool features of a social network (friends,...Read More »
After taking a long hiatus from blogging, I am back and better than ever! Well, maybe not better than ever, but I certainly have lots of updates for you from the world of ExactTarget 3sixty.
We’ve been pretty busy since my last post, so here’s a quick rundown of some things we have been working on:
• Over
11,000 users
• 100,000+ views of all of our
resources
• Lots of new
whitepapers/case studies/webinars for you to enjoy
• A 3SIXTY RELEASE
You might be asking yourself – “Liz, why so excited about the release?” Because our last release was amazing. It launched yesterday, and it gives you 2...
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So, I am a little behind the times on this one. Nielson Online posted their
latest information about the activities of 2008, and there were
definitely some shockers.
I could blame my slow response on the fact that I was perplexed where my opinion should lie (one to one email marketing company vs. that same company's private social network - a conundrum of great proportions internally for me).
Or I can be honest and say I have been busy running ExactTarget 3sixty.
For the sake of honesty, I'll admit that is the case. (Have you been busy too? Take a few minutes to read the scoop at Mashable.)
B...Read More »
I could blame my slow response on the fact that I was perplexed where my opinion should lie (one to one email marketing company vs. that same company's private social network - a conundrum of great proportions internally for me).
Or I can be honest and say I have been busy running ExactTarget 3sixty.
For the sake of honesty, I'll admit that is the case. (Have you been busy too? Take a few minutes to read the scoop at Mashable.)
B...Read More »
To celebrate the end of March, I thought I would take a
detour from ExactTarget 3sixty thoughts and give
you something to think about....
Do you (or does your company) have a corporate policy about social media/web 2.0? Networks, especially closed ones like ExactTarget 3sixty, are becoming more and more popular for people to share and communicate on. Even moreso, social media is the HOT PLACE to be with your brand right now.
And I bet that you are diving headfirst into the world - just like all the other marketers.
But are you ready? Here's my thought for the day - As you begin to plan and...Read More »
Do you (or does your company) have a corporate policy about social media/web 2.0? Networks, especially closed ones like ExactTarget 3sixty, are becoming more and more popular for people to share and communicate on. Even moreso, social media is the HOT PLACE to be with your brand right now.
And I bet that you are diving headfirst into the world - just like all the other marketers.
But are you ready? Here's my thought for the day - As you begin to plan and...Read More »
Are you part of the thousands of users that have been using
ExactTarget
3sixty to get all of their 1 to 1 marketing materials??
Over 29,000 tutorials have been viewed since ExactTarget 3sixty was
launched, and it is continuing to add up each and
everyday!
Included in the resources
that ExactTarget 3sixty offers are:
- Webinar recordings
- User and Configuration Guides
- Whitepapers
- Case studies
...and many more!! Check them out in ExactTarget 3sixty today!Read More »
Yesterday ExactTarget 3sixty got a
small facelift. It might not have been
entirely noticeable (I hear the best ones never are....), but
we're thinking that it will make a big impact.
The changes revolve around our category structure. Before this change, all of our areas had slightly different category headings. Resources was different from Training, which was really different from Answers, and none of them were like Ideas! Phew. Exhausting - for you and me!
With the new structure, the categories are consistent across the board. It makes for a better user experience, and a better way...Read More »
entirely noticeable (I hear the best ones never are....), but
we're thinking that it will make a big impact.The changes revolve around our category structure. Before this change, all of our areas had slightly different category headings. Resources was different from Training, which was really different from Answers, and none of them were like Ideas! Phew. Exhausting - for you and me!
With the new structure, the categories are consistent across the board. It makes for a better user experience, and a better way...Read More »
One of the things that I have noticed since taking my role
with ExactTarget 3sixty, our private
social network, is that I care a lot more about social media
in general.
I was in college during Facebook's debut and MySpace's heyday. So I definitely was already on the social media train before this. I was just a heavy user though, and I didn't complete understand the impact across all avenues and industries.
Now, I try to read everything I can about social media, and stumbled across a story about the rise is social media marketing budgets. The Aberdeen Group and eMarketer recently release...Read More »
I was in college during Facebook's debut and MySpace's heyday. So I definitely was already on the social media train before this. I was just a heavy user though, and I didn't complete understand the impact across all avenues and industries.
Now, I try to read everything I can about social media, and stumbled across a story about the rise is social media marketing budgets. The Aberdeen Group and eMarketer recently release...Read More »
A few weeks ago, I strayed from the world of ExactTarget 3sixty to discuss my thoughts
on Facebook's proposed redesign, and what that made me
think about my own social networking world.
Unless you have been living under a rock (or not spending lots of
time on Facebook - hey, I get it!), you have probably
noticed that Facebook finally made the change that they had been
talking about. And guess what - they are not getting very
many "warm fuzzies."
Last night, Chris Cox (Dir. of Product for Facebook) posted a
blog on their corporate site explaining the impact
and reasons for this latest redesign....
Are you new to ExactTarget 3sixty?
I think that there might be a lot of new members to ExactTarget 3sixty (actually, I know there are!). We get new users joining every single day. And in the midst of starting a new email program, trying to learn a new software, and still doing all of your other jobs, learning a new social network can be a lot to add on top of that pile.
Sure, it's there for you to use freely, and access whenever you need. But if it's your first day inside the network, it can be a little overwhelming! And you know that the first time you log in you are always looking for...Read More »
I think that there might be a lot of new members to ExactTarget 3sixty (actually, I know there are!). We get new users joining every single day. And in the midst of starting a new email program, trying to learn a new software, and still doing all of your other jobs, learning a new social network can be a lot to add on top of that pile.
Sure, it's there for you to use freely, and access whenever you need. But if it's your first day inside the network, it can be a little overwhelming! And you know that the first time you log in you are always looking for...Read More »
Are you one of the thousands that have been viewing the
tutorials on ExactTarget 3sixty??
Over 15,000 tutorials have been viewed since
ExactTarget 3sixty was launched, and it is continuing to add up
each and everyday!
Included in the tutorials that 3sixty offers are:
- Microsite Tutorial
- Enhanced Tracking Tutorial
- SMS Tutorial
- Voice Tutorial
- Advanced Content Creation Tools Tutorial
...and many more!! Check them out in ExactTarget 3sixty today!Read More »
