Last week, Distribion was featured as a client case study in the Wrike blog. There are numerous parallels between Distribion and Wrike. Both Distribion and Wrike are Software as a Service (SaaS) brands in the B2B space. Wrike offers project management software, which Distribion uses around the office to foster productivity in managing complex tasks […]
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Where’s the ROI in Social Media? (Part Three)
This is the third part of ongoing series. Part One & Part Two are available. Part One of this series introduced the topic. Part Two was about setting the right mindset. Now is the time to evaluate some mathematical equations for measuring social media ROI. Special thanks to Angie Schottmuller of Search Engine Watch for […]
Is Albuquerque a Land of Multichannel Marketing Enchantment?
From April 28-May 1, Distribion will be participating in the Simpleview Summit, a gathering of many tourism marketing professionals. In preparation for the summit, today’s blog topic is related to tourism marketing. There are few places where tourism is more important than New Mexico. 32 Million people visit the state annually, which sustains 85,766 local […]
How to Get Your Emails Read
Email marketing, when executed properly, has been known to deliver impressive results. One important factor in email marketing is that it is not very expensive when compared to traditional mass marketing means. The CMO Council notes that email marketing accounts for 15% of SMB marketing spend. Small to medium sized businesses often have limited […]
What’s Going On with the Digital, Multi-Channel Marketing Budget?
A Harvard Business Review blog post recently noted that analog marketing spending (the more traditional channels) is 3 times as high as digital spending. That can be perceived as surprising and not so surprising at the same time. Gartner recently released the U.S. Digital Spending Survey, 2013, which is a terrific summarization of high level […]
Evolution of Multi-Channel: Is Facebook Declining in Some Segments?
One of the key features of the multi-channel marketing ecosystem that we discuss regularly is that it is not static. The proliferation of channels means that this is an ecosystem that is always changing. The hot social network of one day may not be the hot network the next day. MySpace learned that lesson all […]
Tragedy Postpones Branding
The tragedy in Boston on Monday was a horrific and saddening event. It also served a lesson in digital marketing. Monday afternoon was a challenge for marketers in the digital space. The ability to schedule social media posts and emails is a wonderful asset to marketers, and is a part of our distributed marketing software. […]
Nike Case Study Highlights Themes of Distributed Marketing Management
The New York Times published an article yesterday regarding some struggles that Nike is facing in its ad campaigns. Numerous themes that I have discussed in this space in recent months were apparent while reading this. The article noted that Nike is facing a big challenge in driving brand engagement amongst large segments of their […]
The Screens Are Seemingly Unavoidable
Many of our lives are consumed by access to devices with screens. You are reading this in front of a screen. It is possible that screen is on a mobile device. Are you noticing screens popping into your life in unexpected places? If someone is running late to meet you or going to the bathroom […]
Counting Down to the Life Insurance Conference
The Life Insurance Conference* is right around the corner. We are only 5 days away from the start of the conference, which runs from April 15-17 in New Orleans. This blog has had a number of posts in recent weeks that have been centered around the themes of the conference. For a quick recap, I’ve […]
Where’s the ROI in Social Media? (Part Two)
In February, we posted Part One of this series. Part One was meant to be just an introduction to the topic. Part Two is a more in depth look, emphasizing mindset to measure ROI. One of the thought leading pieces on this topic came from a 2010 article in the MIT Sloan Management Review. Although […]
SEC Approval Shows Pervasiveness of Social Media
Earlier this week, the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) released a report declaring that companies could use social media channels to communicate newsworthy events. A key caveat in this ruling is that companies have to disclose where they will be breaking key news items. The SEC report highlights the pervasiveness of social media. As an […]