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DM INSIGHTS AND ANALYSIS

from the editors of Chief Marketer and DIRECT

January 25, 2012

Is Now a Good Time to Sell Your Marketing Company?
Florida Dentist Prospects With Postcards
DAA’s AdChoice Icon Ads Fall Flat — And Then Some
Fan Club Promotions Help Dairy Queen Drive Customers to Franchises
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Is Now a Good Time to Sell Your Marketing Company?

By Evan Klein

More than a few owners of marketing service companies are wondering if now is a good time to either sell their company or raise capital. Given the countless number of factors that must be considered when going to market, the short answer is "it depends."

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Florida Dentist Prospects With Postcards

By Larry Riggs

A South Florida dental practice vastly improved its capture of new patients and return on investment thanks to a postcard marketing campaign started last year.

Without this changeover, Largo, FL-Bonham Dental Arts would most probably have "had a significant decline in new patients," says Alvin Middleton, operations manager.

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DAA’s AdChoice Icon Ads Fall Flat — And Then Some

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Three new videos from the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) seek to inform consumers to the use, value and control of banner ads. There is good intent behind these spots: Consumers should have the value of behavior-based ads demonstrated, and they should be alerted that there are ways to control the ads they are shown.

Unfortunately, as Richard H. Levey opines on the Big Fat Marketing Blog, the ads fall short of their mark. Read why Troy McCluresque voice overs, killer veggie burritos and jackalopes don't quite deliver the intended message.

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Fan Club Promotions Help Dairy Queen Drive Customers to Franchises

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Implementing share-to-social features to its email program helped Dairy Queen increase coupon redemptions and grow its Blizzard Fan Club database by nearly 1 million new members, to over 3.8 million members.

Learn how the fan club helps drive traffic to the 5,000 Dairy Queen locations in the U.S. and Canada.

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