Articles by Mike Ertel
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The Hidden Drivers of Today’s Marketing Mix: The 5Is and 7Ps
The concept of the Marketing Mix has been around since the 1950s when Neil Borden introduced it as the ingredients for an integrated set of marketing “tactics” to create a higher value relationship with customers (what we now refer to as “CX” or “customer experience.”) In the early ‘60s, a marketing professor named E. Jerome McCarthy created a mnemonic for his students [...]
IWCO Direct’s Megan Lester Adds “Cal Poly Award Recipient” to Her Numerous Accolades
We just learned of a new benefit from our media monitoring service: It provides visibility to an employee’s achievement when she is too modest or humble to tell us about it herself. Imagine our surprise and delight when “Megan Lester” and the video below appeared in our daily report! [ ... ]
Things to Keep in Mind When Marketing to Dads This Father’s Day, Or Any Day
Father’s Day is always special for me, but not because of the attention, the gifts, or even for getting to pick what I want to do for the whole day. It’s special because it’s a reminder of all of the blessings I have in my life, particularly my twin boys Caleb and Mason (12) and […]
It’s Time to Evaluate our 2016 Direct Marketing Trend Predictions
Trends are generally thought of as general likes and dislikes, but they can be difficult to predict and are sometimes fleeting. Take fashion for example. Colorful dress socks with suits is a current trend that I’m becoming more comfortable with. I’m actually enjoying wearing them (though I’m probably at the back end of that particular […]
After Further Review: Instant Replay on Our Favorite Super Bowl Commercials
During the past few weeks the only things receiving more hype than the Super Bowl were the political debates and polls attempting to decipher who is likely to win each party’s nomination. With that in mind, we thought it would be fun for a few of my marketing colleagues, Debora Haskel and Mike Dietz, and […]
