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When’s the last time you noticed an alluring product in a store display, or on your favorite store’s website — and then went to buy directly from that brand? There’s no shame in admitting that you do this. From time to time, everyone has “swum upstream” and bought an item from a brand’s direct-to-consumer (DTC)…

“The Modern Marketing Influencer Blog Series asked top influencers from across the marketing spectrum what’s on their minds and what topics and pressing issues in their fields they feel are begging for more insight. Here they share their thoughts on not forgetting the most important part of any marketing endeavor: forging that integral human connection.” Marketers…

Every marketer should take a moment and consider who their audience is. Who are they trying to reach? How? And why? You might have a huge and diverse consumer base to look at, but you can break them down into segments. Then based upon the characteristics of each segment, you can create a sketch, or…

As we all know, there are many decisions to consider when planning an email campaign that can have a direct impact on success. The subject line, to call to action, and content personalization to name a few. But there is one decision that has continued to baffle even the most experienced of marketers since the…

A tenured copywriter, Marlana Beste specializes in verbal strategy and brand voice development at 90octane in Denver, Colorado. Out of the office, she regularly pens vignettes inspired by magical realism. An Oracle preferred marketing partner, 90octane is a creative agency-consultancy who specializes in untangling the complex sale with a uniquely undivided approach. Reveal the “hidden”…

“The Modern Marketing Influencer Blog Series asked top influencers from across the marketing spectrum what’s on their minds and what topics and pressing issues in their fields they feel are begging for more insight. Here they share their thoughts on creating a content strategy, the ever-changing field of marketing, and how it all comes together.” If…

The launch of the Apple iPhone in 2007 prompted a decade-long effort for marketers to make their emails mobile-friendly. The rise of voice-assistants will likely have a similar impact on email marketers, although less tectonic and probably much messier. Let’s look at why, and what marketers should do about it… The Rise of Voice-Assistants Reading…

It’s no secret in the marketing world that the goal of a loyalty program is two-fold: to improve customer acquisition and retention while collecting customer data. The idea was that the latter would contribute to the former by allowing a business to gain a better understanding of their best customers’ buying habits and preferences in…

I delivered a talk about empathy at Oracle’s recent Modern Customer Experience (ModernCX) conference. In the talk I described how we in North America SaaS Customer Success are building out an enablement program for Customer Success Managers (CSM) that will be fueled by empathetic inputs. What are those, you might be asking? Good corporate education…

It has become second nature. You probably don’t even realize that you’re doing it. However, you are always offering up some information about yourself in exchange for goods and services. Need a few examples? Whenever you download a movie Whenever you buy an ebook Whenever you call for a driveshare service You’ve already given away…