The MarketBuilding Team
Strategic Marketing Solutions
May 1, 2008

"The number of buyer dollars is limited"
-- Craig S. Rice

THIS MONTH'S ISSUE
  • Interesting Stuff
  • Getting Your Message Through
  • Bug 'Em
  • Newsletter Template Continuity
  • Earth Day Loses Its Meaning

  • Getting Your Message Through
    Is your mail going to the wrong place?

    A recent Lyris study tracked over 436,000 permission- based emails from business and non-profits during Q4 '07. A full 18% landed in the junk mail folder, and just 76% of invited email made it to the INBOX. That's gotta hurt your response rate!

    Bug 'Em
    Marketing = Success

    Whenever a company pays a car owner to put advertisements on their vehicle, we're reminded there's little new under the sun. Yes, it's been done before. Yes, it started in California. And yes, we have the entire story of how the idea started RIGHT HERE!

    Newsletter Template Continuity
    It's always about the hat

    A local restaurateur asked our own Mr. Marketing whether there's any advantage to her regularly changing her electronic newsletter template. He ended up talking about...his hat! Is this guy a screwball, or what? Oddly enough, his answer worked.

    Earth Day Loses Its Meaning
    Earth Day the new Christmas?

    Coke in green cans. TIME using green ink. Ad Age observes "nearly every company paints themselves green" and the reason for Earth Day is being lost amidst the move to make it a reason for buying more "stuff". Is Earth Day the new Christmas?


    Interesting Stuff

    AND IN OUR HOUSE...
    Ever wondered why we don't do business in the movie theater? This ad explains.

    WEB ANALYSIS
    Internet Retailer has a great article about the pros and cons of Google Analytics. It's worth reading!

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