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Designing & Organizing Business Rules for Cool Campaigns

Cool marketing campaigns that engage recipients and keep their interest piqued tend to require sophisticated business logic.

Our platform, Fuse, allows users to define business logic using an internal language called Fusescript.

Recently we have given Fusescript a boost by allowing function definitions. Functions provide a more systematic approach to implementing business rules.

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Will 3D Mix Into the Future of Cross Media?

In cross media marketing, we are always looking for new ways to communicate with higher levels of engagement. With 3D being the latest hype in visual entertainment (movies), will it also be adapted as an ingredient of engagement for cross media marketing in the near future?

With the mass release of hi-def 3D TVs this summer, 3D commercials are probably already in the making. Imagine watching a TV commercial and having the product or the website URL popping out of the screen.

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Hurdles to “Relevance”

One of the keys to succeeding in cross media marketing is “relevance.” If you religiously follow marketing blogs and news sites, you have probably read more than enough articles and posting about “relevance.” If not, here are some postings/articles you should consider reading:

Relevance in Marketing - Rohit Bhargava @ WebProNews
The Importance of Marketing Relevance - William King @ Content Caboodle
B2B Marketing in 2010: Focus on Three Key Issues - Mark Eardley @ The Long Hello
Email marketing content ‘to become more relevant’ - @ DirectNews
This is Getting Personal… - Michael Fleischner @ The Marketing Blog

The thing is, most of them only review the importance of relevance, and very few actually explore the logistics of implementation. I recently came across an article on DM News that focuses on the three biggest hurdles to achieving relevance in marketing…

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Technology - a necessity for marketing campaigns

Did you bring your passport?

As you were travelling this holiday break. Inevitably, you would have asked/been asked this question before you head to the airport. Despite the endless hours of packing, the only one thing you really need for your trip, is your passport (or ID).

What’s the equivalent for marketing campaigns?

When you really narrow down your plans for your marketing campaigns for 2010. What is the one thing that you really need for successful campaigns? We say, it’s technology, campaign technology in particular.

Why? When used effectively, technology can make your campaigns more:

  1. Interactive
  2. Novel
  3. Response-inducing
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What Matters this holiday

What Matters now ebook by Seth Godin

Over the last few months Seth Godin has been busy enlisting the help of various authors, experts, business leaders and online mavens to figure out… What Matters Now.
Here are a few of my favorites…
Seth Godin:
Generosity - This year, you’ll certainly find that the more
you give the more you get.
Michael Hyatt:
Vision is the lifeblood of any [...]

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Can your visitors see your website

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This tool is brought to us via (@Mashable).

With Google Browser Size, you can see if your website is optimized for view on most browsers. A layout over your website tells you what percentage of users will see your content without having to scroll.

Use this to optimize the design of your personalized URLs and web landing pages, especially if you have important call to action buttons that you do not want your recipients to miss.

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Mail & Marketing Online Forum

PostalJournal.com, an online postal forum, was officially launched yesterday through the collaborating efforts of mailing, postal and marketing organizations.

Parties involved in launching the site include: The Association for Postal Commerce (PostCom), the Mailing and Fulfillment Service Association, the Envelope Manufacturers Association, Direct Marketing Association and Direct Communications Group.

The forum’s objective is to explore the state of the US Postal Services in the nation’s future communications and economic infrastructure. The forum also serves as a portal for creating and exchanging ideas about the industry, without the influence of professional affiliations.

The site contains a variety of conference presentations, reports, and papers by industry experts. If mail is an important part of your marketing and operational efforts, It’s a bookmark you should save.

Check it out:

http://www.postaljournal.com/

-Willv

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Oh My BluePie!

my BluePie

Oh My BluePie!
You have turned the heads of many cross media marketing fans and professionals… hopefully it’s not the, what some believe to be, provocative images that resulted in such remarkable responses.
From design to features, you have provided different perspectives on implementing cross media marketing applications. Even as a ‘demo’ application, you have received recognition [...]

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