Wow Your Customers
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Today’s world is filled with savvy consumers. They know how to find the best deals. They’re up on all the latest trends. And if there’s a hot new product on the market, they don’t want [Read More]
Today’s world is filled with savvy consumers. They know how to find the best deals. They’re up on all the latest trends. And if there’s a hot new product on the market, they don’t want [Read More]
Perhaps the biggest demand from consumers these days is to have a say in how they engage with companies. Permission-based marketing was a good start, but it’s now insufficient. “Permission doesn’t get you to disclose [Read More]
According to a recent study by Lyris Inc.’s EmailLabs, many companies are not taking full advantage of the opportunity to continue a customer dialogue when a subscriber opts out of receiving promotional messages. [Read More]
Why does it take so long to get from initial pitch to signed, sealed, and delivered? Maybe it’s because your best marketing and business development efforts are out of sync with the way the real [Read More]
Even after a decade’s worth of experimentation, online advertising continues to befuddle many marketers and business owners. [Read More]
The true workhorse of direct mail marketing is the traditional-size, No. 10 envelope package. Here’s your checklist of elements to ensure that your direct mail package will be successful:
According to a study by the New York-based marketing consulting firm WSL Strategic Retail, singles are more likely to spend money on self-indulgences, even though 70 percent of the demographic earns less than $50,000 annually. [Read More]
Direct mail campaigns don’t always work; these are seven common errors that could frustrate your efforts:
To Frederick F. Reichheld, author of the acclaimed Loyalty Rules!, the secret to lasting business success comes down to putting customer loyalty above everything else. Here are five secrets for building customer loyalty:
1. Refuse to [Read More]
Direct mail marketing isn’t used just for selling magazine subscriptions, collectibles, nutritional supplements, or Chia Pets. It’s been used to market everything from life insurance to lawn care services to restaurants — even $35 million [Read More]


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