Use the Tough Economy to Transform Your Business
We’re swimming in depressing data: Jobless rate tops 8%, highest in 26 years (Wall Street Journal, 3/7/09), the Dow drops well below 7000, and it goes on. It’s easy to fall into a very depressed state. Believe me, I’ve had my moments, too. Think about the opportunities, though. What can we do to change the game? If we view the current downturn in our economy as a force that is driving major shifts in demand by consumers and businesses, we can begin to understand what companies need to look like to deliver against those changing needs. In essence, it’s another example of Darwin’s survival of the fittest.
FulcrumTech's Email Split Testing 101
Split testing is a powerful tool for increasing the effectiveness of your email marketing campaigns. It’s a great way to determine what works best for your business and your customers, rather than basing marketing decisions solely on industry data.
5 Strategies for Optimizing Email Frequency
You’ve gotten a customer or prospect to opt in to your email subscriber list. Score! But the next big challenge marketers face is determining how frequently email should be sent. (We all need to be careful about over-mailing our subscribers.) And this issue typically leads to questions relating to the best day of the week to send emails. So don’t miss these 5 key FulcrumTech strategies for optimizing email frequency.
7 Ways to Make the Most of the "Click-Through Moment"
Although there are many elements that go into a successful email marketing campaign, there’s one critical moment during the conversion when your prospect is going from your promotional email (or online ad) to the landing page. Let’s focus on that split second – what I refer to as the "Click-Through Moment" – and specific ways you can drive great conversion rates and maximize your return-on-investment.
Should I rent an email list? What you need to know before renting a list…
This is one of the more frequent questions I get from people. Many marketers think that obtaining (buying or renting*) an existing list is the silver bullet of list building. Unfortunately, this will usually lead to undesirable results and, likely, enormous frustration.
7 Tips to Help Your Business Survive & Thrive in 2009
Given the tough economic times, how can you get your business off to a great start in 2009? We at FulcrumTech put our heads together to come up with several tips to help your company not only survive – but also thrive – throughout this recession.