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Reimagining Business in 2022: It's about Resilience, Relevance and Refocus [page2022 Keynote]

Data Marketing, Direct Mail January 14, 2022

On February 1, Ron Jacobs will be one of the keynote speakers for the page2022 conference, an annual event hosted by JAGAT, the Japanese Association of Graphic Arts Technology. The presentation is titled Reimagining Business in 2022: It's about Resilience, Relevance and Refocus.

The keynote presentation focuses on decisions that printing company managements, agency managements and marketing managers will need to make in the coming years to keep up with the way that prospects and customers are changing, and the new ways that your clients are going to market.

Every attendee has shown resilience, just to get through the last two years of Covid-19. The keynote addresses some ways that they can refocus their efforts, to remain relevant and help their businesses to thrive in the future.

Click the button below to sign up for the conference (note: the conference is in Japanese but Ron's presentation is in English). And keep reading to learn more about the keynote. 

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The Simple Recipe for Data Storytelling

Digital Marketing, Data Marketing April 23, 2021

With the rise of advanced analytics and a wealth of data to work with, marketers have a powerful tool at their disposal: data storytelling. But what is data storytelling? And how can you make the most of it? 

It goes beyond simple data visualization – the charts and graphs your analytics tools churn out. It’s more than stats on a slide. It’s what happens when you match those data-rich visuals with something human. A story.  

Here’s a simple way of thinking about it... 

Hard data + human connection = data storytelling. 

When you add words, emotion and narrative to data, you get something special. You get a story backed up by proof. It’s a powerful one-two punch of emotion and logic, woven together and supporting one another. 

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Google Going Cookieless: Here’s What That Means for Marketers

Digital Marketing, Data Marketing, Relationship Marketing April 1, 2021

The end of third-party cookies is on the horizon...  

Mozilla Firefox and Safari already block third-party cookies. And Google announced that it will block cookies through the Chrome browser by the end of this year. What does this mean for digital marketers?  

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Variable Data Printing & Direct Mail Are Poised for a Renaissance in 2021

Data Marketing, Direct Mail February 18, 2021

Direct mail has been a powerful marketing channel for decades.  

But looking ahead... it seems that direct mail is poised for a new renaissance in the 2020s.  

Customers are becoming more wary of digital tracking and privacy on the web... 

And the integration of new media with tangible mail creates a powerful, lucrative marketing opportunity. 

This is especially true when you’re trying to micro-target new customers and build lasting relationships with existing customers 

After allthese innovations simply help do what marketers have always tried to do: get the right offer in front of the right person at the right time

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Earned Media Is an Essential Piece of the Marketing Puzzle... Are You Earning Enough?

Data Marketing, Relationship Marketing, ecommerce February 4, 2021

No matter how much you promote your own brand, there will always be customers who aren’t willing to take it from you. In fact, HubSpot Research shows that 57% of U.S. consumers trust the opinion of their friends and family when it comes to a new product.  

Plus, with the widespread access of the Internet, customers can deep-dive into their research before they put up their hard-earned money. It’s easier than ever to compare products, seek recommendations and read reviews.  

That’s where earned media can help build your credibility.  

But what is earned media?  

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How to Build Relationships and Boost ROI... With a “Thank You” Email

Data Marketing, Relationship Marketing, ecommerce January 21, 2021

In the eCommerce space, Mailchimp’s latest benchmarks showed that the average open rate for marketing emails is 15.68% and the average click-through rate is 2.01%.  

But when it comes to thank you emails... the numbers speak for themselves. According to Remarkety, thank you emails received (on average):   

  • An open rate of 42.51%
  • A click-through rate of 18.27%   
  • A conversion rate of 10.34%   

So, if you don’t invest in a well-crafted “thank you” email... well, you’re missing out on a major opportunity. Saying “thank you” helps you build long-term relationships with your customers, humanize your brand and even re-engage customers. Here’s how you can turn a simple “thank you” into a powerful avenue for relationship-building.   

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The Bottom Line: 5 BoFu Tactics eCommerce Companies Can Take On

Data Marketing, Relationship Marketing, ecommerce January 14, 2021

When it comes to eCommerce marketing, you need to take stock of your sales funnel from the top... through the middle... and last but not least, the bottom. If you’ve been following along with our blog series, you’ve made it to the final installment of our eCommerce Sales Funnel series. And if you missed it, head over to our posts on ToFu tactics and MoFu strategies to explore the rest. 

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Stuck in the Middle: The MoFu Strategies Your eCommerce Brand Should Try This Year

Data Marketing, Relationship Marketing, ecommerce January 7, 2021

Here’s a New Year’s resolution for eCommerce marketers: ramp up your middle-of-the-funnel strategies. Sometimes referred to as “MoFu,” this strategy helps nudge people down through the funnel once they’re already familiar with your brand.  

And to see some top-of-the-funnel (or ToFu) strategies, take a look at this blog post. And since J&C knows these strategies top-to-bottom, stay tuned for our final post of this series: bottom of the funnel. 

Now let’s take a look at how you can make the most of the middle: 

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It's Time for ToFu: 3 Top-of-Funnel eCommerce Marketing Tips

Data Marketing, Relationship Marketing, ecommerce December 3, 2020

Gift-giving season is here... But this year, with safety on everyone’s mind and technology readily available, eCommerce is more relevant than ever.  

The competition is fierce out there. And every level of the sales funnel is important to get right. 

But let’s take it from the top. The top of the funnel, that is.  

Here are three ToFu strategies to try for this season and the year ahead.  

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Marketing Technology on the Rise: What High-Growth Companies Are Investing In

Digital Marketing, Data Marketing May 22, 2020

As we move into a new decade, marketers are turning to tech more than ever. Notably, marketers are investing in CRM, automation and data. CRM has become a given, as 100% of high-growth companies use some sort of customer relationship management tool. And automation is on track to become just as ubiquitous, with 98% usage.

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