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September 30, 2009

E-Centric:

Development and Delivery of Electronic Content
IN THIS ISSUE

 Social Media: Waste of Time or Next Revolution?
 Don't Be Stagnant: Ways to Keep Your Digital Initiatives Moving in the Right Direction
 With E-mail, We Leave History Blank
 Scary Halloween Looms: NRF

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Helping Your E-mail Marketing Go Ka-Ching! For the Holidays
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Social Media: Waste of Time or Next Revolution?

   09/30/09

Almost every day there is a buzz in the media regarding social media and its effect on our pop culture. Weird names like Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook continue to be shuffled in front of us and it’s sometimes hard to make heads or tails of it all.

As a non-techy type of guy, I can relate to the confusion. However, I have been an avid user of social media for the past year and it has dramatically altered my life and business for the better. For many newcomers, it’s important to take the first step and learn the basics in order to understand its relevance to you.

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Don't Be Stagnant: Ways to Keep Your Digital Initiatives Moving in the Right Direction

   09/30/09

Being relevant in digital marketing means deliberately developing content and strategies around consumer behavior and attributes. Sounds simple, right? Wrong. It's a painful proposition for many organizations. Learn how to get out of the silos and on the right track.

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Change Your Marketing Diet: Get Fat In 2009
You say you want marketing news and commentary? Well, you came to the right place. The Big Fat Marketing Blog is updated daily by the editors of Chief Marketer, Direct, Promo and Multichannel Merchant. Opinions? Oh yeah, we got em'. Don't say we didn't warn ya' Learn more

With E-mail, We Leave History Blank

   09/30/09

True story: In late 2004 my wife—who for good reason has been estranged from her family for decades— received a letter from an eccentric aunt she hadn’t had contact with in 30 years.

Aunt “Alice” was 77, the letter said. She wanted someone to help her get her affairs in order and believed my wife was one of two people in her extended family she could trust to handle her estate. Warning, no marketing in this piece, just a weird story and an observation on how it relates to e-mail.

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Scary Halloween Looms: NRF

   09/30/09

Apparently, not just kids’ costumes are going to be frightening this Halloween.

Consumer spending is going to be pretty scary as well, according to the National Retail Federation.

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