Learn the New 'Dating' Game
15 Oct 2010 | by Suzanne Bidlake, associate editor (reports), Campaign
Consumers can be reached more easily but they are more discerning, so brands must be wary of looking too desperate
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This year companies will need a clear plan to unleash the potential latent in their data - to ensure that it both inspires engaging creative work and enables real-time conversations with customers.
Consumers can be reached more easily but they are more discerning, so brands must be wary of looking too desperate
Brands have so many opportunities to engage with consumers, if they use data and channels wisely.
Because an engaged customer is a spending customer, every channel requires commercial value
People with something to sell have always strived to engage customers. The only difference now is the wealth of tools available to enable dialogue
Direct marketers with a broader view of how consumers respond to their campaigns are better able to produce work that results in positive action
Companies can foster communities of engaged consumers through the 'socialisation of content', where branded material meets social media
Why Distraction Culture and the New Engagement are rapidly changing the game for advertisers and consumers alike
Going direct to consumers was once considered the silver bullet in the pursuit of one-to-one relationships. Now it's whether you engage your target audience that really matters. The most highly personalised marketing effort is still a waste of money if it fails to engage, light a spark, provide a utility,...
We're on a road to recovery where marketers must keep on spending, writes Miles Templeman, director general of the Institute of Directors