Category Archives: Beyond e-Commerce

How to Win BIG with Marketing Automation: Cart Abandonment

Here are a couple of staggering statistics standing between YOU and BIG PROFITS… 67.91% – this is the average online shopping cart abandonment rate*! * based on the average of 27 different studies regarding e-commerce shopping cart abandonment, compiled by Baymard Institute. … Continue reading

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Customer Success and The Business Growth Theorem

Customer Success (Loyalty) Helps Crush Sales Quotas Axiom #1: If Your Business is Not Growing, Your Business is Dying. Axiom #2: Maximizing Retention & Minimizing Churn is as Equally Important as Acquisition. Axiom #3: Customer Retention = Repeat Business = Lower … Continue reading

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The Content Marketing Theorem

I recently participated in a webinar that focused on best practices in Content Marketing. The whirlwind of suggestions and formulas postulated, debated and tweeted was enough to bring on a marketing migraine. Ugh…got to…simplify. I am a HUGE FAN of … Continue reading

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Advanced Marketing Segmentation: Behavioral & Predictive Modeling

The last 3 years have seen a dramatic shift in marketing that have made it highly technical.  So much so that many companies shifted significant marketing related functions over to their IT team.  This was, and continues to be, a … Continue reading

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The Secret Sauce (Part 4): UX, UX, UX – Predictability Breeds Confidence and Loyalty

OK – Let’s Start with the SECRET… PROCESS is the Foundation of True Perception. These days, with the emergence and growth of open source development platforms, and templates galore available for “plug-n-play” design, practically ANYONE can have an impressive looking website … Continue reading

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Business Travelers Rejoice! Electronic Devices ON

According to MarketWatch and PRNewsWire, On Oct 31, JetBlue Airways JBLU  announced that it has “begun the process with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in order to become the first airline to allow customers to use personal electronic devices during all … Continue reading

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The BEST Approach to Content Marketing

As I enter each new client engagement, I am met with a common theme when it comes to managing the ever growing cloud of marketing initiatives – and if you are reading this post, you probably can relate… Marketing is … Continue reading

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The Hydration Principle

You’ve heard it said that the human body depends on water for survival. It’s true: Humans can only survive 3-5 days without water—less when subjected to conditions of high heat. A single day without water significantly reduces bodily and mental performance. If … Continue reading

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Perspective Series: Finding Your Center

Ahhhhhhhh. Home. After spending a great deal of time on the road and away from home from 2011 to mid-2013, I took some much needed time off. I probably had the best June/July I have ever had – totally focused … Continue reading

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