Direct Marketing in Practice is a practical manual for all managers and marketers getting to grips with the powerful techniques available to skilled direct marketers. The book shows how to: · Plan a direct marketing campaign · Integrate new technology with conventional direct marketing practice · Maximise the impact, efficiency and return on investment of your activites · Evaluate the success of a campaign - and improve on it next time! Accessible and illuminating, each chapter in the book includes review questions and exercises to help you practice what you have learnt. In addition, the authors have used their considerable experience in the field to assemble many examples of best practice worldwide. These place the theory in a practical, real-world context, and demonstrate what a dramatic effect direct marketing can have on sales and profitability. Those contemplating or starting a career in direct marketing will find Direct Marketing in Practice an invaluable guide to contemporary practice. It is essential reading for all undergraduate students of marketing and business, as well of those undertaking professional examinations in this area.
Some marketers, on experiencing a poor response to a mailing, think immediately about sending a follow-up. But this is a bad idea. If the first mailing was unsuccessful, a follow-up of the same offer is not likely to rescue the ...
This book is the first to focus exclusively on International direct marketing (IDM), integrating state-of-the-art knowledge, best practice and unique data.
With scores of up-to-date examples drawn from companies large and small, including Ford Motor Company, American Express, and 1-800-Flowers, plus an updated glossary and resource guide, this Revised Edition of Response will be the ...
In many ways, mass marketing--broadcasting one's message to a large and anonymous population of potential customers--no longer works.
Includes the latest tools and techniques needed for success in today's digital; multi-channel marketplace; this guide offers professionals a comprehensive roadmap for direct marketing success across today's multiple marketing channels. -- ...
This text and disk aim to provide comprehensive coverage of direct marketing practice and techniques, exploring marketing strategy and marketing management. Ten case studies are included.
An example of a global creative campaign that effectively communicates a big idea to consumers is that of 'Pepsi Generations' (Figure 6.6). The campaign celebrates the brand's rich history in pop culture for 120 years.
Outlines the principles of differential marketing, a method of developing consumers' fidelity to a brand name, and describes how to create a database of consumers for a direct marketing program
These cards are designed to be used in conjunction with the CIM Coursebooks and have been written specifically with revision in mind.
His experience of working in direct and database marketing and then of researching and teaching in the area giveshim the ideal basis for this book, which is one of the best guidesavailable on the subject.