I listened to Michael Brenner recently give a keynote talk to B2B marketers at the MeritDirect Coop client conference, and picked up scads of great insights, tips, and strategic wisdom…
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Are you ready for GDPR, Europe’s upcoming data privacy requirements?
Privacy is probably one of the least appealing topics in marketing. But this one’s a doozy. On May 25, 2018, any company that is not compliance with the European Union’s…
Read MoreThe case for customer reactivation
As marketing advances, most professionals are well aware by now of the importance of retention and reactivation in optimizing the value of the customer base. The facts are clear: we…
Read MoreTo get the best prospecting data, use a broker
Marketers put a lot of effort into campaign planning, but sometimes their data selection comes as an afterthought. They may forget that the target audience is the single most important…
Read MoreThe 10 most fascinating people in B2B marketing in 2016
Given the enthusiastic reception given to my debut “most fascinating” list last year, let’s make a tradition of it. Here’s my fresh list of ten innovative thinkers and doers in…
Read MoreWhy account-based marketing is a game changer for Japan
I caught up recently with Ichiro Niwayama, founder of Symphony Marketing, the leading B2B-demand generation agency in Japan. His new book, Ultimate B2B Marketing: ABM, was published only last week,…
Read MoreHow to reach your customers at work or at home
Have you ever wished you knew more about the consumer side of your business customers? I have just learned about a new service from the San Antonio-based database marketing company…
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