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  • Should you Pay to Speak at DMA09?

    Mar 27, 2009 5 Comments

    The Direct Marketing Association, known as The DMA, is the leading trade association of “business and nonprofit organizations using and supporting multichannel direct marketing tools and techniques”. Even in the digital age, Direct Marketing (DM) remains a huge business. As you can read ...

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  • Twitter is the new Reality Show

    Mar 23, 2009 11 Comments

    The creators of television and cable reality shows could be sued for practicing deceptive bait and switch tactics. The genre which includes The Apprentice, The Girls Next Door, Miami Ink, and The Hills are touted to chronicle people interacting in real-life situations. I’m sorry but what is po...

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  • Marketing to Millennials: 6 Steps to Engagement

    Mar 18, 2009 3 Comments

    History has demonstrated that the appearance of conferences, books and self-proclaimed “experts” on a new topic are leading indicators of an emerging “hot” trend. “Leading” is the key word here and sometimes the hype, best practices, and top 10 lists are launched ...

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  • Miami Heat shoots an Airball on Twitter

    Mar 12, 2009 2 Comments

    The “conversation” about Social Media is in full swing. In addition to all of the online buzz, I ran across articles on how business is using Twitter in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and my local paper, the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel just this week. The article in the Sun Se...

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  • Introducing the Customer Loyalty Mosaic™

    Mar 11, 2009 1 Comment

    A Mosaic is defined as a decorative art involving small pieces of glass, stone, or other material. It is an art form that represents the product of human creativity and captures the eye. Mosaics date back to AD 64 when In Rome, Nero and his architects used them to cover the walls and ceilings of the...

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  • The Growing Debate over Twitter & Social Media

    Mar 09, 2009 3 Comments

    There is a growing debate concerning the social media space. While the cognoscenti are touting their use of Twitter, Digg, Friend Feed and other social media tools, there are strong voices of skepticism labeling those medium as unproven business tools at best, time-wasting black holes at worst. The ...

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  • Airlines and the Loyalty Asterisk™

    Mar 05, 2009 No Comments

    Not only are the airlines missing a significant opportunity to engage their best customers based on data they already possess, they are eroding their value proposition by adding fees to multiple aspects of the in-flight experience as well as their frequent flyer programs. In a WSJ “Middle Seat...

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  • Airlines Take Flight without Data

    Mar 05, 2009 2 Comments

    Deregulation of the US airline industry in 1978 was intended to create a competitive environment that would benefit the flying public and bring profitability to the airlines. With a number of bull and bear cycles under the belt, 2009 finds the airlines continuing to struggle for profits, and consume...

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  • The Evolution of Loyalty Program Communications

    Mar 04, 2009 No Comments

    Designing strategic marketing plans, I take comfort in using a proven planning methodology as I am assured of covering every aspect needed to create and launch an effective Customer Strategy. In other words, I am always sure to thoroughly vet client project objectives, customer needs and behaviors, ...

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