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Continuity Marketing: Profit or Scale?
I had an interesting discussion on continuity acquisition strategy yesterday, which boiled down to two questions: Do we spend profitability, at break-even, or to penetrate (i.e. at a loss) at the margin? By profit, do we mean gross margin, marketing … Continue reading
Posted in Direct Response, Marketing, Philosophy, Strategy, Tactics
Tagged churn, continuity, modeling, profitability, Retention, subscription
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2 LLCs and an SFDU: A Merge/Purge Fail
A couple of days ago, I was reminiscing about a great piece of direct mail I received last year. Yesterday, I received the opposite. This falls under the category of a merge/purge fail. As you can see here, there are … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Direct Response, Marketing
Tagged AmEx, credit cards, direct mail, merge/purge, service bureau, testing
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“Guessing is a Dumb Man’s Job”
I was watching a Richard Feynman lecture from 1964, during which he described the scientific process. As usual, he did it in a way that even I could understand. Tell me if, in the next roughly 32 seconds of this … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Philosophy
Tagged adtech, martech, process, Richard Feynman, science, theory
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Yes to “No”
We marketers are easily distracted by the next shiny thing. If the thing is truly innovative, and truly shiny, it will be there tomorrow or next week or next month. Take care of the here and now. Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy, Strategy
Tagged magpie, marketing strategy, tail risk, Warren Buffett
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Re-Seal the Deal: Category Repurchase
Three years ago today, I wrote about a great piece of direct mail I received from a local driveway sealer company. The piece had everything needed to make a purchase decision: a great offer, strong call to action, and perfect … Continue reading
Posted in Direct Response, Marketing, Strategy, Tactics
Tagged category, direct mail, repurchase, segmentation, targeting
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The next time you hear an executive parroting the “data is the new oil” line, sit them down at your own CRM for a few hours. Eyeball a few of the records your own company’s people created and supposedly cleaned … Continue reading
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Ads.txt: Cui bono?
Ads.txt is not the answer to solving the widespread problem of fraud in the digital marketing ecosystem, but it’s a small step in the right direction. I was glad to hear that MediaMath announced that it will begin rapidly rolling out … Continue reading
Posted in Data, digital marketing, fraud, Media
Tagged ads.txt, adtech, fraud, martech, media, programmatic, technology
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Social Media: “Testing Ugly Early”
An old adage of direct response marketing is “test ugly early.” The reason is that ugly disturbs. And that breaks through and triggers response. The other benefit is that ugly is cheap and quick to produce. Ugly, disturbing, and cheap. … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Media, Philosophy
Tagged leadership, philosophy, social media
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