Permission is not a marketing tactic

seth godin photo Permission is not a marketing tacticI was reading the book Meatball Sundae by Seth Godin recently and came across this gem of a chapter I just had to share about building a permission marketing database in the world of ‘new marketing’.

I had sat in a meeting the day prior, with a company who have done a superb job with ‘old marketing’. Someone who controlled the purse strings finally listened to what their marketing department had been pleading for years, and had allocated a considerable budget towards the aim of building a massive consumer email database almost overnight. (more…)

5 easy ways to build your email marketing database

HomerSoh 5 easy ways to build your email marketing databaseYou know how you sometimes read a business article or watch a ‘how to’ video and you get one of those Homer Simpson ‘doh’ moments because the advice is so simple you kick yourself for not thinking of it before now? Well this video is one of those.

I found this clip a while ago of the enthusiastic David Garland talking about The Art of The List. David’s tips for building your email database are ones we’re always sharing with our clients, so I figured, why not share the video with absolutely everyone?! So here you go … (more…)

The best day and time to send your email marketing

days The best day and time to send your email marketing I wrote a white paper in February called Whatever You Do, Don’t Send Your Email Marketing On… (shameless plug) but, in my usual fashion, it’s a pretty detailed document that is going to drive you Impulsive and Ambitious types crazy.

So here’s the short version with the summary of the most valuable data (and yes, for you Disciplined and Considered types, there is a link at the end of this article to get your free copy of the full whitepaper). (more…)