Entries by PelHughes

E-Commerce Trends for 2014

Fast and Free If you are involved in any form of e-commerce, you’re feeling the heat to provide your customers with prompt and free or inexpensive delivery services. Heavily influenced by the pressure of the popular Amazon Prime program, online businesses find customer expectations center on getting their orders in as fast and cheaply as […]

Why You Need a Multi-Channel Strategy

Marketing in today’s day and age needs to focus on more than just the Internet. While the Internet is a major forum for advertising a business, it’s imperative to look beyond the search engines for marketing opportunities – and this is where many business owners fail. There is still a need for offline marketing, which […]

The Ultimate Cheat Sheet to Online Marketing

If your business has an online presence, and it should, there are ten simple tips you need to follow to make the most out of your online marketing tactics. Let’s dive right in and take a quick look at them. Tip #1: Go social If you don’t have a social media profile, you need to […]

Myths About Direct Mail

A variety of myths are associated with marketing strategies, including the use of direct mail in your marketing. The problem with myths is that they tend to grow over time and it can be hard to separate the truth from the myths. By understanding some of the myths associated with direct mail, it is easier […]

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Should Your Company Be Using Direct Mail?

The marketing strategies that work best for any company depend on the dynamics of the business, but direct mail is a useful way to capture the attention of potential customers. Most companies can benefit from using direct mail, regardless of the products or services that are provided by the business. Focusing on the Target Audience […]

Google Analytics – How it Can Help Your Company

Knowing who is visiting your business website, where they are coming from and what demographic they fit in can all prove extremely valuable for your company. With this sort of information, you can alter your online marketing campaign, push certain products and adjust how you reach your customers. These sorts of features are all possible […]

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Benefits of Personalization in Marketing

An estimated 74 percent of customers get frustrated when ads that are featured for them do not seem to have anything to do with their personal interests. That alone should be enough reason for companies to realize the importance of personalization, but the benefits do not stop there. When companies take the time and energy […]

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Are Postcards Still an Effective Marketing Tactic?

Outbound or Inbound? A great deal of the debate among marketers today centers on the issue of inbound versus outbound marketing strategies. Of course, every progressive marketer is now fully aware of the advantages of successful inbound marketing techniques. This is the process whereby you the customer or prospect initiates the conversation with your company, […]

Effectively Use Web-to-Print

The Power of Digital Printing Printing and attractive collateral items have always been an integral part of any effective marketing strategy. For decades, smaller businesses were limited in their options for printing by cost and quantity issues. Today, however, the world of printing provides any business, large or small, the opportunity to produce affordable materials […]

Analyzing Your Corporate Social Media Efforts

Analyzing your corporate social media efforts can be a Catch-22. No matter what avenue you use to advance your company’s social presence, quality content is your vehicle. But you cannot design content if you don’t know where your customer is. If you’re posting on Facebook while your customers are on Linked-in, you’re preaching to an […]