I had the privilege of covering the Venture Conference in Newark, NJ this past Thursday. James Barrood, President of the NJ Tech Council opened the conference. The conference was held at NJIT; a school that prides itself on preparing its student for STEM careers. NJIT is helping to innovate New Jersey. NJIT President Joel Bloom discussedContinue reading “New Jersey Innovation in Action at Venture Conference”
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Takeaways from Salesforce World Tour
Marketing is at the center of the organization; supporting Sales, Customer Success and the overall customer experience. Kelly Miller Eliyahu of Salesforce outlines the Fifth Edition of The State of Marketing. Customer Experience Marketing Data 65 % of Consumers say their loyalty is influenced by companies sending personalized messages. 52% of Customers are likely to switchContinue reading “Takeaways from Salesforce World Tour”
How Voice is Changing Marketing & Customer Experience
I recently covered Voice Summit the largest voice tech conference that brings the conversational design ecosystem together in one place. The conference was hosted at New Jersey Institute of Technology. I was amazed about the impact voice technology will have on our lives. According to comscore.com, Voice search will account for 50 % of allContinue reading “How Voice is Changing Marketing & Customer Experience”
4 Questions to Ask Before Your Next Email Campaign
Many people ask, what is the best day and time to execute an email campaign? Instead of trying to get the best day and time to execute an email marketing campaign, I would instead focus on developing compelling content that includes visuals. Before starting you should be able to answer the following questions when creatingContinue reading “4 Questions to Ask Before Your Next Email Campaign”
How to use Market Research as a Digital Sales & Marketing Tool
Most businesses will not necessarily be creating new product categories. As a result, they will be entering into a market place that already exists. This is true if you are a re-seller or distributor of products and services. Once you decide that there is a market for your products and services; you need to studyContinue reading “How to use Market Research as a Digital Sales & Marketing Tool”
How Brands can Serve Challenging Customers & Influencers on Social Media
We are in the digital age. In this age, social networks are the wave of the future. Today’s consumer is empowered. Social consumers quickly share their thoughts about a product or an experience on Facebook, Twitter, Google and many other networks. Brands need to be present on social networks to interact and engage with theContinue reading “How Brands can Serve Challenging Customers & Influencers on Social Media”
How Amazon is Disrupting the Product Restocking Market
Image via http://www3.pcmag.com/media/images/462223-amazon-dash-button-tide-810.jpg?thumb=y&width=740&height=426 In 2015, Amazon launched a Dash Replacement Service. The service offered with home appliances with built in connected API’s with the option of reordering dish soap and detergent. Since early 2015 brands such as Brother International, General Electric, Gmate have partnered with the online retailer. Even Samsung has partnered up with Amazon to allowContinue reading “How Amazon is Disrupting the Product Restocking Market”
5 Ways Marketers Can Use Web Analytics for Free
image via https://marketingtruth.wordpress.com/category/analytics/ There are plenty of ways for marketers to measure the reach of their content and track customer behavior with marketing analytics. Many of these resources can prove to be quite expensive but in some cases make sense to purchase. However, there are plenty of free sources for marketing analytics. 1. Google AnalyticsContinue reading “5 Ways Marketers Can Use Web Analytics for Free”
4 Examples of How Social Media platforms can increase Revenue & Engagement
I have examined 4 ways how social networks can increase user revenue & engagement. The last is how a brand partnered with a Social Network to drive product sales. Publishing/Marketing/Branding 1.Why all Social Networks should build a Publishing Platform Social Networks are great places to discuss and share ideas. While many networks have developed variousContinue reading “4 Examples of How Social Media platforms can increase Revenue & Engagement”
How to Handle the Objection: “call me after the holidays”
The holiday season is upon us. Everyone is in holiday shopping mode from Black Friday, Cyber Monday and many other things. Also, everyone is thinking about going to parties. So the last thing on your customers and prospects mind is to make a year-end purchase; unless they receive a year-end tax advantage. As a salesContinue reading “How to Handle the Objection: “call me after the holidays””
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