Ok you can open your eyes now, no seriously the image reflects the first tip in my four tip plan. 1. Offer or emotive led direct mail works it’s as simply as that and will get a 78% plus open rate. I know it has all been discussed before but it’s true and given an […]
The not for profit sector has experienced an unprecedented shift in Donor Behaviour over the past few years with credibility and trust being hit at various touchpoints. In the UK we had the ‘Olive Cooke’ story an emotive story that really shook the industry and escalated greater regulation around data usage by the charity sector. […]
I attended and briefly spoke in the not for profit section of the National Data Protection conference today on behalf of the IDMA. The Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon provided some great insights in the main conference room into what is coming down the track in 2016. Here is a summary. 1.The ODPC intend to […]
Flow Leads Media in partnership with DataXcel are pleased to announce the launch of their premium UK Lead Generation website “Winnersville” on 1st February 2016. Winnersville clients will be able to benefit from a premium Lead Generation service that will include inline validation, user scoring optimisation, real-time deliveries and a dedicated Client Account Manager. Winnersville […]
Cyber criminals have many different ways to steal personal information and money, but email scams are still among the most prevalent. These fraudulent e-mails appear to come from legitimate companies or sources and may include real company logos, content and even look like they are from a company manager, director or senior staff member’s email […]
You guessed it we collect email data in Ireland but did you know each email has a postal address and each postal address has a telephone number so we analysed the various consumer touch points to our data for 2015 to establish who is responding, why are they responding and when are they responding? It’s […]
There is allot of talk at the moment both in Ireland and the UK about opt in, opt out, explicit consent, does the original consent match the actual data usage, is it relevant, have you explained the definition of third party usage clearly enough etc etc There are seminars, debates, events, meetings and allot of […]
Compliance oh compliance oh compliance it is often perceived by marketers as a fear factor preventing us from doing what we really want to do but believe me this is just a perception. Let’s look at it in its true context. Data Protection Compliance is there to ensure that the consumer’s data, which you have […]
I am a firm believer in keeping things simple and maybe its me but I am a hardent supporter of going back to Direct Marketing basics find the consumer’s trigger point, engage the way they want you too and convert. With the Pre – Christmas mailings about to get into full swing we want […]
A great show we talked about data and the forthcoming IDMA Loyalty event http://persuadersonline.com/index.php/direct-marketing-special/
