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Product Strategist/Manager, account director, and engagement-marketing strategist, I’ve…
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Something fun CMI Media Group and Compas did for Employee Appreciation Week: Superlatives! Honored to win this title because if you have been on a…
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Six years ago today, I presented a plan to turn around Outcome Health. It was a cold rainy day in NYC. The room was filled with executives from…
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SXSW is my Disney World! Bringing entertaining and meaningful panels to life is one of the most satisfying things I get to do. At SXSW this week we…
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Advocacy Leader and Marketer/Chief Content Cyclist
Bike Hoboken
- 11 years 2 months
We are a citizen-based advocacy organization that aims to make Hoboken streets safe and welcoming for bicyclists of all age groups and experience levels. Working with the city of Hoboken to realize our "complete streets" vision.
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Direct Marketing Tips From Real Experience on LinkedIn
Thought Leader - LinkedIn Discussion Group Owner & Facilitator
- Present 14 years 1 month
Education
A resource of best practice ideas and tips, articles from prominent publications, based on real experiences for direct response marketing professionals. These tips are business vertical agnostic, are high level recommendations, easy to implement, and predominantly cover email and direct mail channels. I highly encourage testing and validation before rolling out any tips your read. This is an open forum and one that encourages input and exchange of ideas by our over 2,000 members worldwide.
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Today @ Target Marketing
North American Publishing Company
Just by looking in your own mailbox, you might have noticed an increase in the numbers and variety of offers. Direct mail is very much alive today and continues to be the workhorse for many product/service marketing efforts.
Direct response has grown to include envelope mailers and selfmailers, postage-paid mail, toll-free numbers, faxing, direct response radio and TV infomercials, as well as a host of new emerging digital technologies, including email, banner ads, search, digital…Just by looking in your own mailbox, you might have noticed an increase in the numbers and variety of offers. Direct mail is very much alive today and continues to be the workhorse for many product/service marketing efforts.
Direct response has grown to include envelope mailers and selfmailers, postage-paid mail, toll-free numbers, faxing, direct response radio and TV infomercials, as well as a host of new emerging digital technologies, including email, banner ads, search, digital targeting, webcasts and videos, PURLs, and QR and other 2D codes, with many more yet to come.
Honors & Awards
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"Best in Benchmark"
TGaS Advisors
TGaS Advisors "Best in Benchmark" for healthcare professional digital marketing performance. Designation is the only industry award to use verified quantitative performance as a measure.
1) 2017: House email open rates for Purdue, BUTRANS
http://www.biospace.com/News/tgas-advisors-awards-best-in-benchmark-for/449747
2) 2015 and 2016: House email open rates for Purdue, OxyContin and BUTRANS -
"Best in Benchmark"
TGaS Advisors
TGaS Advisors "Best in Benchmark" for consumer and healthcare professional digital marketing performance. Designation is the only industry award to use verified quantitative performance as a measure.
1) House email delivered volume for Daiichi Sankyo, Benicar
2) House email open rate for Daiichi Sankyo, Welchol -
2010 AccoladeZ Award
AstraZeneca
Received AstraZeneca's annual AccoladeZ Award for the Managed Market/Access pull through relationship marketing program targeting healthcare professionals
Multi-channel program consisting of: direct mail, email and sales rep delivered touchpoints
Top line metrics:
Delivering 3x increase in email open rates
Click to Open Rate of 18.6%
3x increase in brand web page views
7x increase in time spent at brand web site
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