How Social Commerce leads to Advocacy Based Marketing (ABM)
Every company today is headed for a Brave New World of eCommerce – and that is the world of Social Commerce. Almost a year ago, July 23rd 2008, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook Connect, which gives...
View ArticleFacebook can’t be stopped and here’s why!
I am just putting the finishing touches on the 2nd Edition of Facebook Marketing for Dummies (Wiley) with my co-author Rich Krueger (and BTW we have sold over 20,000 copies in less than a year!). We...
View Article11 B2B Marketing Predictions for 2011
Around this time last year I wrote about the 10 B2B Marketing Predictions for 2010 and while I would say 7 out of 10 have already materialized and the others are on their way. So that begs the question...
View Article10 Reasons Brands Fail to Convert Facebook Fans into Paying Customers
According to HubSpot, ninety three percent of adults on the Internet are on Facebook, yet only 1% of a brand’s Facebook fans will ever make their way to the company’s main website. Many blame their...
View ArticleMore Traffic? Or More Conversions? No Contest.
A bit of a trick question: If you had $100 to spend, would you be better off devoting that money to doubling the traffic to your site? Or doubling your conversion rate? Many marketers get this wrong....
View ArticleWhy CMO’s Need To Be More Involved in Ecommerce
If the $42.3 billion spent online this past holiday season has taught retailers anything, it’s that capturing customers—and their dollars—online is crucial. But online is a big place. And mobile,...
View ArticleAmazon vs. Wal-Mart: How Online Strategy Can Meet In-Store Opportunity
When Wal-Mart announced plans to use its retail locations to fulfill online orders last week, the media and business community broke into a collective game of word association. The word? Amazon. Prior...
View ArticleCMOs Win When High-Value Customers Are Treated Personally Online
With constant access to a growing list of channels and devices, today’s connected customers are no longer satisfied with vanilla, one-size-fits-all experiences and offers. To stand out in the...
View ArticleChatbots: The future of conversational commerce and marketing
It’s no secret that the rise of computer apps is transforming both the marketing and customer experience. One of the most intriguing developments in app development is in the area of chatbots that not...
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