Wednesday Marketing Series

What is an Ad Exchange?

An Ad Exchange is a platform (a digital one!) for advertisers and publishers to buy and sell advertising space to sell display, video, and mobile ads. It allows buying and selling across multiple ad networks. Publishers can make unsold ad space inventory available for advertisers to bid on — as opposed to traditional one-on-one sales negotiations. This… Continue reading What is an Ad Exchange?

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A technical introduction to Ad Blocking

Image Source According to InternetLiveStats, more than 3 billion people are now using the Internet! According to a report, the number of Internet users has increased from 738 million in 2000 to 3.2 billion in 2015. There is clearly no other medium which offers such a vast audience. It is like heaven for marketers and advertisers… Continue reading A technical introduction to Ad Blocking

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How to use Inbound Marketing?

Inbound Marketing or Online Marketing is the new buzz. Every company these days has a social media or a heavy online presence that they use to market their products or services. This kind of marketing pulls in and attracts people who might be interested in their product.  It lets people engage with the brand thus… Continue reading How to use Inbound Marketing?

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Inbound Marketing vs. Outbound Marketing

We know that marketing is important for any business. And, the success of any business or product relies heavily upon how well it is marketed. The marketing scene has changed tremendously over the past few years and with the advancement in technology, new ways are introduced for better and effective marketing. Outbound Marketing Do you… Continue reading Inbound Marketing vs. Outbound Marketing

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What is List Segmentation and why do we need it?

What is List Segmentation? List Segmentation is the process of dividing the list of users into sub groups based on certain parameters. It basically involves creating smaller lists from larger lists after applying some criteria. And, this can be done in many ways. As an example, I have created four segments in the picture above – People… Continue reading What is List Segmentation and why do we need it?

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11 things to keep in mind before choosing an Email Service Provider

An email marketing platform is a cost effective way to launch an acquisition and retention campaign. In the previous posts, we have seen how email marketing is advantageous and the reasons why it is still so popular today. If you have decided to go ahead and build an email marketing platform, you would need an… Continue reading 11 things to keep in mind before choosing an Email Service Provider

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8 ways to reduce user unsubcription complaints

In one of my posts, we talked about reasons why a user could be still receiving emails even though he has opted out or has unsubscribed from it. These reasons can help you investigate and debug the issue, if you are caught in one. Facing these situations once in a while is fine. But if… Continue reading 8 ways to reduce user unsubcription complaints

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Why a contact might still be receiving emails even after unsubscription?

While working on an email marketing platform, I did face users complaining about receiving emails even though they had unsubscribed from them. It is kind of an emergency situation that affects all the people involved, from senior management to the developers, who leave aside all their work and get down to tracking this user. While… Continue reading Why a contact might still be receiving emails even after unsubscription?

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How to create effective unsubscribe pages?

As marketers, you don’t want people to unsubscribe from your emails. And, as good marketers, you have to respect our audience and offer them a simple and easy way to opt-out. They might want to unsubscribe because of multiple reasons, few of which are listed below – They have changed their mind about receiving these emails.… Continue reading How to create effective unsubscribe pages?

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6 must-ask questions to ask after the launch of a campaign

Congratulations! You have successfully launched a campaign. Whether it was your first campaign or not, it’s important that you study the responses and spend some time analyzing how it went. This will help in planning the strategies for the next launch as well as rectifying any mistakes that were made in the previous launch. The… Continue reading 6 must-ask questions to ask after the launch of a campaign