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    Why The Speed of Relevance Can Help You Win

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on May 27, 2022

    Every crisis is an opportunity. This is not a new insight, but in 2022 it bears special significance.  The performance marketing industry is going through an unprecedented level … Read Article

    Five Advertisers Speak Their Minds on the Importance of Network Partnerships, Transparency, and Fraud Prevention

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on January 6, 2021

    2020 may just have been the most challenging year for business in the last 100 years. For the performance marketing industry, the challenges were mixed with some blessings. … Read Article

    Lighting the Way

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on August 1, 2009

    Persistent climate change concerns, volatile energy prices and a growing awareness of technological advancement in energy are leading consumers across the globe to reconsider their role in the … Read Article

    Q&A: Peter Fader

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 7, 2009

    Peter Fader is the Frances and Pei-Yuan Chia Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His expertise centers around the analysis of behavioral … Read Article

    Old School, New School… And How They Relate to Marketing

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 7, 2009

    We all want to be new school and know the latest hit song (via iTunes). I wouldn’t know what that was without looking it up because what I … Read Article

    Is Your Marketing Organization Ready To Change Its MO?

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 7, 2009

    It can sometimes be difficult to determine whether your company is ready to implement “Marketing Operations.” As described in “7 Deadly Sins” (also in this chapter), Marketing Operations … Read Article

    Solving Marketing's Seven Deadly Sins

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 7, 2009

    Busy corporate marketing groups can be so focused on tactics and firefighting, they jeopardize their marketing investment. Overreacting to events, tackling symptoms rather than underlying fundamental problems and … Read Article

    Q&A: Larry Weber

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 7, 2009

    Larry Weber is chairman of W2 Group, a global marketing services ecosystem that helps CMOs in their new role as builders of communities. In 1987, he founded The … Read Article

    Q&A: Alex Kormushoff

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 7, 2009

    As senior vice president of worldwide field operations at SPSS, Alex Kormushoff is responsible for leading the sales, services and marketing organizations for SPSS. He joined the company … Read Article

    Web Analytics 2.0: A New Measurement Strategy For Marketing 2.0

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 7, 2009

    In 2004, when I wrote my first book, Web Analytics Demystified: a Marketer’s Guide to Understanding How Your Web Site Affects Your Business, I started it with the … Read Article

    Marketers Know They Aren't Calculating Digital Advertising ROI Correctly

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 7, 2009

    Marketers don’t need to change the way they think. They just need new digital marketing technology and measures that conform to the way they think. Thankfully, while the … Read Article

    Lead Generation for The Next Generation

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 7, 2009

    When you think of lead generation, do you think of:

    Web 2.0 and the Corporate Website: Technology That Can Boost or Cripple Your Online Presence

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 7, 2009

    Web 2.0 is a phenomenon whose predominate features are composed of a high level of user or community participation combined with leading-edge technical features, such as AJAX (asynchronous … Read Article

    The Future of SEO Is Now

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 7, 2009

    Overview Since June 2005, when Google unveiled its plans to make personalization the default setting for Google Accounts, and continuing through April 2007, when Google integrated its vertical … Read Article

    Marketers Need a Seat At the Revenue Table

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 6, 2009

    Who’s in charge of revenue at your company? In most B-to-B companies, the sales department is the primary and exclusive owner of the revenue pipeline. Sales and revenue … Read Article

    Q&A: Gayle Guzzardo

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 6, 2009

    Gayle Guzzardo serves as chair of the lead generation committee of the Interactive Advertising Bureau. As senior vice president, product management, of Q Interactive, an online marketing services … Read Article

    Rep Firm or Ad Network: Who's King of the Digital Jungle?

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 6, 2009

    Online spending from brand marketers has increased and will continue to do so. Intensified demand for premium inventory on the major portals and prime destination sites has caused … Read Article

    Leader of the Brand

    by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book on April 6, 2009

    Effective branding creates and maintains relationships with customers; it’s very much an ongoing, dynamic process. Email’s place in that cycle must be one of regular and relevant communication … Read Article
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