Why Your Marketing Isn’t Working Like It Used To Questions Your Marketing Data Should Answer Why isn’t our marketing working like it used to? It’s a frustrating conversation happening in marketing meetings everywhere. The campaigns haven’t changed dramatically. The offer is still competitive. You’re reaching plenty of people. Maybe you’re even spending more than you… Read more »
Why Your Best Customers Don’t Look Like You Think They Do Ask a room full of marketers to describe their ideal customer, and you’ll likely hear the same answers: homeowners, ages 35-64, household income over $100,000, college educated, and living in a certain ZIP code. These are all common ways to define a target audience, but if your marketing… Read more »
What Makes a High-Performing Customer? (Hint: It’s More Than Income) For decades, marketers have relied on a familiar set of characteristics to define their ideal customer: age, household income, home value, education level, and maybe a few lifestyle indicators. While these demographics provide useful context, they often answer who someone is and not whether that person is likely to buy… Read more »
Why Your Marketing Model Has Plateaued (and How to Fix It) There’s a moment every analytics team runs into after they build a high performing model. Campaigns are improving, results look promising, and then . . . nothing changes. The model plateaus. No matter how much you tweak your variables, adjust weights, or rerun the… Read more »
Are You Growing or Crowding Your Own Market? How Market Saturation Studies Reveal Where Real Growth Exists Growth is usually treated as a volume problem that is tackled with more marketing, more locations, and greater reach. But what if the real issue isn’t how much you’re doing; it’s where you are doing it? Every business… Read more »
Getting More from Your Audience Strategy Select lists have long been a reliable starting point for marketers. They’re fast, accessible, and effective at helping you reach qualified audiences based on key attributes like demographics, geography, and behavior. When you need to launch a campaign quickly, they get the job done. But for organizations looking to go beyond solid performance and… Read more »
Direct Mail + Digital: Driving Measurable Results Marketers have no shortage of channels. The challenge isn’t access. It’s impact. When campaigns rely on a single touchpoint, even the best targeting can fall flat. However, when you strategically engage your audience across both physical and digital environments, engagement changes. Response improves, and measurement becomes clearer, ultimately… Read more »
Spring Cleaning Your Marketing Data: Why Data Hygiene Matters Spring is here, and it’s the perfect time for a refresh. Most people think of spring cleaning as dusting off shelves, reorganizing closets, or tidying the garage. But if you really want to make a difference in your business this season, it’s time to focus on… Read more »
Are Your Marketing Metrics Misleading You? Marketers have more data than ever before. Campaign dashboards are filled with marketing metrics such as click-through rates, impressions, conversions, and cost per acquisition. Platforms like Google, Meta, and others update these metrics in real time and package them neatly for easy viewing. On the surface, it feels like… Read more »
The New Era of Print Marketing: Why Data-Driven Print is Making a Comeback For years, marketers assumed print was fading into the background as digital advertising dominated marketing budgets, but a surprising shift is happening. Across the printing industry, companies are investing in new technologies that are transforming print from a static medium into a… Read more »
