by Eydie Cubarrubia | Jun 29, 2009 | Digital Marketing Blog, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Technology
Before I started writing about messaging technology, I wasn’t sure what the phrase “short code” meant–even though I’d used them all the time as a consumer. So how can someone new to the space, even if (s)he is a seasoned vet of marketing,...
by Eydie Cubarrubia | Jun 22, 2009 | Digital Marketing Blog, General, Mobile Technology
June is the start of Hurricane Season, and that means public safety officials have already begun preparing for the intense ocean-incubated storms. As the first tropical storm in the Americas for 2009 brewed last week, I got to thinking about how public safety...
by Eydie Cubarrubia | Jun 15, 2009 | Digital Marketing Blog, Email Marketing Tips, Mobile Marketing, Multi-Channel Marketing
It’s taken a singing competition to underscore the importance of measurable ROI. Last month I pointed out how mobile marketing really boosted the success of American Idol (whose parent company, FremantleMedia, is a mobileStorm client), much more so than...
by Eydie Cubarrubia | Jun 1, 2009 | Advanced Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing Best Practices, Digital Marketing Blog, Email Marketing News, Email Marketing Tips, Multi-Channel Marketing, Video Marketing
Last week, I explained that videos and email marketing messages go together like chocolate and peanut butter. Click-through rates for marketing emails increase two or three times with the inclusion of video! This is in part because increasingly larger numbers of...
by Eydie Cubarrubia | May 28, 2009 | Advanced Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing Best Practices, Digital Marketing Blog, Email Marketing News, Email Marketing Tips, Multi-Channel Marketing, Video Marketing
mobileStorm’s six messaging types for marketers are all conducive to our stance that multi-channel campaigns are best. We’ve also long suggested that marketers be multi-channel within a single message–for example, by including video in an email...
by Mobile Marketer | May 26, 2009 | Digital Marketing Blog, Email Deliverability, Email Marketing Tips
(The following was written by Patrick Knight, Director, Client Deliverability, and myself.) When you send out an email campaign, you need to know how many of your subscribers actually took the time to click on your message and open it. This measurement is called the...
by Eydie Cubarrubia | May 21, 2009 | Digital Marketing Blog, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Technology
Nearly 100 million votes were cast during this week’s American Idol finale, resulting in Kris Allen winning the competition for the show’s eighth season. Last night was also a win for SMS marketing, just as much as it was for Mr. Allen. Why? Television...
by Eydie Cubarrubia | May 19, 2009 | Digital Marketing Blog, Email Deliverability, Email Marketing Tips
(The following is an excerpt from the article “Email Conversion Rates: A Primer” by Director of Client Deliverability Patrick Knight, appearing in tomorrow’s edition of mobileStorm’s Outside The Inbox.) Conversion data should be analyzed to...
