Archive for Heidi Cohen
Showing 116 items
How Blogs Drive More Sales Than Social Media Sites
Blogs can be highly effective and cost-efficient in driving sales, but they aren't a quick marketing fix. Nov 20, 2008
Optimizing Online Data Collection
What marketers can learn from the butterfly ballot. Nov 6, 2008
What to Do When Your Marketing Budget Is Cut
Three strategies to improve marketing effectiveness in a challenged market. Oct 23, 2008
Four Communications Strategies for a Down Market
In this weak economy, marketers must modify their message to respond to customers' changing perspective. Here's how to begin. Oct 9, 2008
Online Video: Here, There, and Everywhere
Five factors to consider when using online video advertising and five metrics to measure success. Sep 25, 2008
Marketing Lessons From the Presidential Primaries
A checklist of 12 key campaign factors to assess your online marketing. Sep 11, 2008
Three Dimensions to Improve Marketing Effectiveness
The presidential campaign trail offers customer segmentation lessons. Aug 28, 2008
Four Principles to Follow in Social Media: Build the Love
In this down economy, do all you can to maintain your relationships with your customers. Here are some tips. Aug 14, 2008
Event Marketing Meets Social Media
Businesses are cutting back on conference attendance. How social media can help make your event a success. Jul 31, 2008
Five Ways to Improve Your Customer Experience
What I learned about marketing on my honeymoon. Jul 17, 2008
How to Overcome Five Key Online Retailing Challenges
Using multivariate analysis to improve conversion. Jul 3, 2008
Online Marketing: Wedding Bells Meet Commerce
What marketers must consider when trying to get business from brides and grooms. Second of a two-part series. Jun 19, 2008
Online Marketing: Wedding Bells Meet Content, Community
Tips for developing online content and community for brides and grooms preparing for the big day. First of a two-part series. Jun 5, 2008
Seven Virtual World Marketing Tactics and Metrics to Follow
How to make sure your execution meets corporate goals and your target market's real-world needs. Second of a two-part series. May 22, 2008
Seven Ways to Market in a Virtual World, Part 1
Marketers use virtual worlds for trend-spotting, improving brand insights, and other initiatives. First of a two-part series. May 8, 2008
Seven Step Interactive Marketing Analytical Framework, Part 2
Assessing the results of interactive marketing campaign analysis: the three types of success metrics. Last in a series. Apr 24, 2008
Seven Step Interactive Marketing Analytical Framework, Part 1
The seven steps at the core of nearly every interactive marketing initiative. Part one of a series. Apr 10, 2008
Marketing Lessons From the Presidential Primaries
A checklist of 12 key campaign factors to assess your online marketing. Mar 27, 2008
Using Social Media to Generate Revenues
Can social media generate revenues? Five points to consider when adding social media to a Web site. Mar 13, 2008
Recession-Proof Your Marketing
Seven ways marketers can accentuate the positive in tough economic times. Feb 28, 2008
Love Is in the Air. Will Sales Follow?
What interactive marketers can learn from Valentine's Day. Feb 14, 2008
How to Overcome Five Key Online Retailing Challenges
Using multivariate analysis to improve conversion. Jan 31, 2008
Content Meets the Purchase Funnel
How online retailers can provide additional content to engage customers at each point in the purchase decision-making process. Jan 17, 2008
Seven Top Online Marketing Trends for 2008
Watch for social network niches to emerge, behavioral targeting to become more widespread, and analytics to become sophisticated. Jan 3, 2008
Take Social Networking a Step Further
The five Ws of using social media to increase branding. Dec 20, 2007
'Tis the Season to Be Social: Five Ways to Tap Into Social Shopping
New approaches for online marketers to help retailers increase revenue. Dec 6, 2007
Reactivate Online Customers
Over-mailing your house file may cause customers to unsubscribe or, worse, to relegate your communications to a junk folder. How to rescue those subscribers. Nov 8, 2007
Behaviorally Targeted E-mail Communications, Part 2
How to get a behaviorally based e-mail program up, running, and measured. Part two of two. Oct 25, 2007
Behaviorally Targeted E-mail Communications, Part 1
How to get a behaviorally based e-mail program up, running, and measured. Part one of two. Oct 11, 2007
Retention Marketing Primer, Part 3
How to keep customers purchasing. Last of a three-part series. Sep 27, 2007
Retention Marketing Primer, Part 2
How to keep customers purchasing. Part two of a three-part series. Sep 13, 2007
Retention Marketing Primer, Part 1
How to keep customers purchasing. Part one of a three-part series. Aug 30, 2007
Online Shoppers Take Their Time
Five things marketers can do to close the sale. Aug 16, 2007
Seven Ways to Make Every Page a Home Page
Site visitors don't necessarily arrive through the front door. Aug 2, 2007
What 'Time on Site' Means for Online Media
The clock is ticking... Does it influence media value? Jul 19, 2007
How Print Publishers Can Expand Online Revenues
There's more than one way to expand print offerings to the Web. Three online content options for print publishers. Jul 5, 2007
Add User Photographs to Your Site
Photo-sharing is easier and more cost-effective than you might think - and can help you achieve your business goals. Jun 21, 2007
The Midyear Marketing Checkup
Now's the perfect time to evaluate your online marketing efforts and make any course corrections to meet year-end goals. Here's how. Jun 7, 2007
Making Money From User-Generated Content
There's nothing like UGC to build user engagement and targeted pageviews. May 24, 2007
What Online Marketers Can Learn From Direct Response TV
Ten tactics from direct-response TV to build your online business. May 10, 2007
Social Bookmarks: Not for Bloggers Only
Social bookmarks can drive traffic and sales Apr 26, 2007
What You Can Learn From Your Competitors
When it comes to strategic marketing, your competitors can provide the best insights. Three analytics tools to use. Apr 12, 2007
Online Video Advertising: Not for Branding Only
Tactics and metrics for using online video as a direct advertising medium. Mar 29, 2007
Big Results From Big Events
Seven ways to engage consumers and drive revenue. Mar 15, 2007
What's Up With Widgets?
Seven ways to use widgets in online marketing. Mar 1, 2007
Branded Communications
The goal is no longer limited to creating branded messages that drive sales. Feb 15, 2007
Seven Ideas to Ignite Online Sales
Ways online merchants can drive revenues in the slow post-holiday period. Feb 1, 2007
Develop Supplemental Content Revenue Streams
Thirteen ways to drive ancillary revenues. Jan 18, 2007
Shopping Cart Abandonment and What to Do About It
Less shopping cart abandonment leads to more sales, right? It's not that simple. Jan 4, 2007
Ten Trends to Drive Traffic and Sales in 2007
And three tips for making the most of them. Dec 21, 2006
Don't Get Complacent About Online Advertising
As the online advertising revenue pie grows, site owners must to work harder than ever to keep up. Dec 7, 2006
E-Mail Marketing Has a Great ROI
Returning $57.25 for every dollar spent, e-mail remains one of the best online marketing tools. Nov 9, 2006
10 Ways for E-Marketers to Use RSS
RSS is the ultimate opt-in marketing vehicle with high returns available if you stay in synch with consumers' needs. Oct 26, 2006
Free Shipping and Handling Aren't Free
Five ways to ensure profitability. Oct 12, 2006
Don't Neglect Affiliate Marketing
Five strategies to increase affiliate program productivity, and how to assess a program's effectiveness. Sep 28, 2006
Content Strategy as a Marketing Tool
Content is intricately woven into your brand. Use it to drive traffic. Sep 14, 2006
How to Drive Traffic to Your Online Video
Eleven ways to attract an audience to your online video content -- then measure its impact. Aug 31, 2006
Customer Feedback, or What I Learned on My Summer Vacation
Collecting -- and monitoring -- customer feedback. Aug 17, 2006
RSS and E-Commerce: A Natural Fit
Four ways e-tailers use RSS feeds to drive traffic, extend their brands, and create advertising. Aug 3, 2006
Growing Pains: Are You Ready to Play With the Big Boys?
Many entrepreneurial ventures have reached the point at which they must make some big changes in their management approach to position themselves for continued growth. Jul 20, 2006
Social Marketing: Reach Out and Engage Consumers
Rather than plaster every available screen with advertising, break through the clutter and develop relationships with the real people at the other end of your communications. Jul 6, 2006
Every Marketer Is an Online Publisher
Congratulations on your new job as an online publisher. Now, you must think like one. Jun 22, 2006
Measuring Online Video Ads
Five metrics for online video ads. Jun 8, 2006
How to Make Podcasting Work for You
OK, so podcasting isn't that measurable. Marketers can still leverage this new channel now. May 25, 2006
What's the Problem With Online Ad Inventory?
How advertisers can get more from online media buys and publishers can maximize returns on their inventory. May 11, 2006
Where Are All the Good Online Ad Sales People?
How to find them, support them, and measure their performance. Apr 27, 2006
Print Brands Grow Online: What You Should Do About It
An online component to print media is no longer optional. How should publishers tackle the new medium and remain attractive to readers and advertisers alike? Apr 13, 2006
More Than a Press Release: Extending Your Online PR Efforts
In today's connected digital world, PR isn't just about the press release; it's about connecting with customers. Mar 30, 2006
March Branding Madness
Listening to your customers can solve your branding challenges. Mar 16, 2006
Know Your Business Objectives
Clever creative and cutting-edge technology can only get you so far. Mar 2, 2006
Advertising in My Online Neighborhood
Local marketing isn't just about search any more. Feb 16, 2006
RSS and E-Commerce: A Natural Fit
Four ways e-tailers use RSS feeds to drive traffic, extend their brands, and create advertising. Feb 2, 2006
Where the New Consumers Are
How to cost-effectively expand your customer base. Jan 19, 2006
Seven Resolutions to Increase Revenues in 2006
Seven resolutions and a promotional calendar to plan the coming year. Jan 5, 2006
Online Marketing Gives Back to the Community
Consider how you can incorporate not-for-profits into your online marketing calendar. Dec 22, 2005
Online Marketing's Hidden Costs
You've got your budget, but what's the spend in marketing-related areas of your organization? Dec 8, 2005
Create Profitable New Revenue Streams
Analyzing (and brainstorming) your way to the next profitable online content product. Nov 10, 2005
Supercharge Your Word-of-Mouth Marketing
Sweepstakes and contests are proven methods of generating word of mouth. How to maximize results and analyze them afterwards. Oct 27, 2005
Five Easy Year-End Promotions to Help Hit Budget Targets
Gotta make those year-end numbers! How to get creative with limited lead time and a minimal budget. Oct 13, 2005
Is Your Business Ready for the Unexpected?
Even online businesses must be prepared for the fallout of an unexpected event. Sep 29, 2005
Build Your House File
The value of knowing who and where your customers are. Sep 15, 2005
Get That Customer Back!
How to recapture the ones that get away. Sep 1, 2005
Budget-Speak for Online Marketers
Avoid being stuck with an unrealistic marketing budget next year. How to persuasively present your case. Aug 18, 2005
Add RSS to Your Marketing Mix
In today's wired world, every company with a robust Web site is a content provider. How can RSS work for you? Aug 11, 2005
Making Online Interaction Pay Off
Are you getting your money's worth out of your marketing spend? Aug 4, 2005
Capture Mindshare in a Time-Starved World
Users who choose to interact are your most involved visitors. Make the most of the consumer engagement relationship. Jul 21, 2005
Corporate Blogs: Measure Their Value!
Who says you can't put a number on your corporate blog? Like any other marketing component, blogging program performance can and should be measured. Jul 7, 2005
Mobile Marketing: Can You Reach Me Now?
Want to get your message noticed? Mobile can help break through the clutter. Jun 23, 2005
Retention Marketing: What Have You Done for Me Lately?
It's cheaper to retain current customers than gain new ones. To maximize revenue, engage new customers early to build a long-term relationship. Jun 16, 2005
Competitive Intelligence: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Keep abreast of activities influencing your business. Start by knowing what people say about you... and your competition. Jun 9, 2005
Found Money: Eight "Quick Hits"
Leverage your existing promotions for additional value -- at little to no cost. Jun 2, 2005
More Money From Paid Content
How publishers can improve efficiency through testing. May 26, 2005
Blog Marketing Strategies (and How to Measure Them)
Look beyond the hype. Determine how blogs can influence, and how to effectively add them to your marketing mix. May 12, 2005
WII-FM: The No-Cost Media
How to implement consumer engagement. Apr 28, 2005
Online Advertising for Branding and Purchase Intent
Online - it's not just for DM anymore. Apr 14, 2005
How to Plan, and Measure, Online Event Marketing
Online event marketing extends your relationship with customers, raises brand awareness, and creates very personal engagements. Mar 31, 2005
Online Traffic: Quality Matters
Optimize traffic for the best short- and long-term potential. Mar 17, 2005
Fee or Free? Maximizing Content Site Revenue
Free versus free? Free and fee? How do site publishers calculate the proper balance? Mar 3, 2005
Leverage Collective Input to Drive Revenue
It's easier to sell more of something that's proven popular. Use the Web's automatic data-collection capabilities and viral nature to leverage this advantage. Feb 17, 2005
2005 Is Online Video's Tipping Point
Integrate video online to drive increased response. Feb 3, 2005
Not Your Grandfather's Sponsorships
Seven innovative options to create value, drive traffic, and increase revenue. Jan 20, 2005
Seven Resolutions to Improve Your Bottom Line
Top interactive marketing experts share their resolutions for 2005. Jan 6, 2005
Create (and Measure) Buzz
Three ways to cost-effectively build buzz. Four ways to measure its effect. Dec 23, 2004
Pricing Policy: Seven Factors to Consider
Don't underestimate the strategic importance of pricing in a marketing plan. Dec 9, 2004
Online Ad Spend: Strategic Considerations
Five ways to boost your return-on-advertising investment. Nov 11, 2004
Online Advertising May Cost More Than You Think
Do you really know how much you spend to acquire customers online? Oct 28, 2004
CPA or CPM? That Is the Question
Even marketers have to shop smart. Oct 14, 2004
Competitive Myopia
Do you know who your 'real' competitors are? How to conduct a competitive analysis. Sep 30, 2004
A Metrics Checklist
Basic campaign metrics: what they measure and how to calculate them. Sep 16, 2004
No Profitable Customer Left Behind
Not all customers are created equal. Sep 2, 2004
Are You Listening to Me?: Communicate With Customers
To learn what customers really want, ask them! Aug 19, 2004
Ask a Question, Acquire a Customer
Use online surveys to drive traffic and generate leads. Aug 5, 2004
Help Wanted: Engaging Customer Advocates
Existing customers can help drive customers and revenue to your Web site. How to acquire, use, and analyze customer comments. Jul 22, 2004
Online Revenue Forecasting Demystified
Hint: It's not just about the numbers. Jul 8, 2004
Double Your E-Mail Registrations in Seven Steps
How to grow your e-mail list and analyze the results of that growth. Jun 24, 2004
Found Money: Eight "Quick Hits"
Leverage your existing promotions for additional value -- at little to no cost. Jun 10, 2004
Back to Heidi Cohen