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Recent Direct Marketing Articles

5 Rules: How to Avoid a Spam Filter

Does your role involve emailing people you don't know? Make sure you're not landing in the junkmail box.  Read more

QR Codes? Don't Bother. 5 Reasons

QR codes take too much consumer time and effort. My prediction: They'll go the way of Betamax tapes and Zip drives, other short-lived, overhyped technologies.  Read more

Secrets of the Email Scammers

There's more business smarts behind those Nigerian scams than you might think. A new report breaks down what makes them brilliant.  Read more

Email Marketing: 6 Tricks for Better Results

Email can be boring or annoying, and it certainly is not the new kid on the block. But as a consistent revenue driver with an unmatched ROI, it can be a boon...  Read more

Land a Customer Meeting: 4 Rules

Yeah, we know: Cold calling stinks. Here's how to get someone to give you the time of day.  Read more

Inbound Marketing: How to Make It More Effective

With inbound marketing, the customer comes to you, but you still have to move the opportunity forward.  Read more

The Dangers of Marketing Half-Baked Products

Should you show the world your technology before it's fully baked? Google did with Project Glass--but that doesn't mean you should.  Read more

Start-up Marketing: An Essential Road Map

How to spread the word when you're new to an industry, don't have a big budget, and have few people to help you do it.  Read more

Advertising Overload: Are You Guilty?

New research on just how many marketing messages it takes to completely turn off a customer.  Read more

Mobile Sales Lessons From Girl Scout Cookies

What does a pet product start-up have in common with a Girl Scout selling cookies? They can both teach you about mobile payments.  Read more