Articles by Tedd Aurelius
Blog Archive
Three Trends to Drive Marketing Performance in 2022
It’s that time of the year again! All of the so-called ‘marketing experts’ release their lists of the ‘hot 2022 marketing trends that will define your success’ that marketers must pay attention to or else they will fail miserably. Of course, as loyal readers of my blog, you’ll recall my “Ode to Trends” […]
Marrying Direct Mail and Social Media for an Authentic Brand Experience
We’re always on the lookout for bold and innovative ways to improve our clients’ performance marketing efforts and provide a more authentic brand experience. For many clients, an effective technique to accomplish this is to marry direct mail and social media efforts to create multiple, cohesive touchpoints that connect with specific individuals throughout their day […]
IWCO Directs Wins ECHO Award for Medica Campaign
We are excited to share that IWCO Direct received a Bronze award in the Health, Wellness & Pharmaceutical sector at the International ECHO Awards yesterday from the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) for our work on a multichannel campaign developed for our clients at Medica.
All I Really Need to Know is I’m Still Learning, More Than 30 Years Into My Career
On a recent trip, I came across the 25th Anniversary edition of “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” by Robert Fulghum.
Time for a Marketing Health Check-Up?
Going to your doctor to get an annual physical is part of being and staying healthy. We schedule these appointments a year in advance, and if we have been following the doctor’s orders for the previous 365 days, we are rewarded with a clean bill of health (though most of us are also given a […]
Customer Intelligence: Marketing Trend or Table Stakes?
Every year, without fail, marketing experts release their lists of the ‘hot marketing trends’ that marketers must pay attention to in order to be successful. For 2019, artificial intelligence, influencer marketing, and chatbots seem to be the most popular new additions. What I find interesting is that personalization, the use of direct mail as a […]
Data-Driven Marketing is a Many-Splendored Thing
All meaningful, deep, long-lasting relationships are dependent on communication. The more two people communicate, the more they get to know one another, and the more intimate they become. With intimacy comes trust, loyalty, and sometimes, even love. This is as true for a brand and its most loyal customers as it is for two individuals. […]
The “Silver Bullet” Channel for Customer Acquisition
Developing a successful, one-to-one customer acquisition campaign requires a lot of hard work and planning. And there are a myriad of variables that must be taken into account when determining which channels—or combination of channels—you should deploy. Those variables include, but are not limited to, your target audience, your media/marketing budget, the category, the path to purchase, and last but certainly not least, your business objectives.
Data Paranoia—How Can Marketers Establish Trust in an Era of Data Privacy Concerns?
Like many other data breaches that have been flooding the news, the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal sent the social media world into panic. This scandal was different from the other reports of misused consumer data (like Equifax) for two reasons: one, because of the sheer number of people affected (some reports stating as […]
The ANA Throws the DMA a Lifeline
The Association of National Advertisers’ (ANA) acquisition of the DMA is the life preserver that CEO Tom Benton worked hard to find. For the past decade, the DMA has steadily lost membership, money, and relevance in the marketing and advertising community. With the increased desire of CMOs to become the next social media sensation […]
