About this chart: Source: Multichannel Merchant, "Outlook 2011: Marketing" March 2011. An email survey was conducted from December 2010 - February 2011, and 753 responses were received. Of those, 597 (79.3%) indicated that their company marketed products directly to consumers and/or businesses through a print catalog and/or e-commerce website, and formed the the basis of the result to the survey.
Chart: Important Marketing Metrics of Past 12 Months, B2B v. B2C
About this chart: Source: Multichannel Merchant, "Outlook 2011: Marketing" March 2011. An email survey was conducted from December 2010 - February 2011, and 753 responses were received. Of those, 597 (79.3%) indicated that their company marketed products directly to consumers and/or businesses through a print catalog and/or e-commerce website, and formed the the basis of the result to the survey.
Chart: Marketing Media Used, B2B v. B2C
About this chart: Source: Multichannel Merchant, "Outlook 2011: Marketing" March 2011. An email survey was conducted from December 2010 - February 2011, and 753 responses were received. Of those, 597 (79.3%) indicated that their company marketed products directly to consumers and/or businesses through a print catalog and/or e-commerce website, and formed the the basis of the result to the survey.
Email Tips: Give Consumers a Choice | Spring Cleaning Customer Data
- Email is still the primary means of communication used by most consumers, writes chiefmarketer.com; however, consumer surveys show a consistently expressed desire to receive solicited email—but only at the frequency they desire and expect. Few marketers are giving recipients an opportunity to state what type of mail they want to receive and how often they want it. Among other insights, the article points out that a strategy to maximize both delivery and ROI is to stop marketing, at least occasionally. Instead, allow email pieces to offer something valuable to the recipient for having received the mail. There will be plenty of time to upsell when the subscriber reaches the website or follows through on some other call to action. Read the whole story here.
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