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Dear [FIRST_NAME]: Why Personalized Marketing Still Feels Like Spam

Businesses Grow

Too short for a blog post, too interesting to ignore, here are a few observations from the world of marketing, and beyond. Talk to me It seems like everywhere I turn marketers are touting the benefits of personalized marketing, and especially how AI is leading the way. I find marketing as impersonal and intrusive as ever.

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7 ways to boost customers’ emotional connection and loyalty with your brand

Martech

That emotional connection to a brand is extremely important to customer loyalty. There’s a big difference between a customer who buys from you again (a repeat customer) and one who actively chooses your brand over all others because of an emotional connection (a loyal customer). These customers have their favorite brand top of mind.

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Brand apathy growing among U.S. consumers

Martech

More than half (54%) of American consumers say they dont pay attention to the brands they buy, as long as the product meets their needs, a new report found. However, only 19% of brands excel in this engagement-driven environment, and the rest fall behind. For some brands, its not a lack of capabilities thats holding them back.

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Why You Should Still Be Using Personalized Marketing to Boost Your Brand

Neil Patel

One of the most effective strategies to build a personal connection is personalized marketing. What exactly is personalized marketing, and what are the benefits ? Hint: It’s more than adding “$FNAME” to your email marketing!). What Is Personalized Marketing? Segmentation.

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How B2B and B2C brands are winning hearts with memory-driven CX

Martech

Memory-driven CX using the past to spark joy in the present is quietly reshaping how brands forge unbreakable customer bonds. Think personalized purchase anniversaries, milestone surprises and celebrations or even augmented reality (AR) recreations of past experiences, like your first trip booked with a travel brand.

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A guide to multichannel marketing for one-person marketing teams

Search Engine Land

Being a one-person marketing team can be both exciting and stressful. You have a high level of control over the company’s creative messaging, which gives you the power to truly launch a brand. Keep reading to learn how to build a multichannel marketing strategy as a one-person marketing team.

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What is personalized marketing and how is it used today?

Martech

With so many brand messages flooding customer inboxes and smartphones, it’s no wonder marketers are having a hard time connecting with audiences. Even with more technology solutions available than ever before, 74% of marketing leaders say they struggle to scale their personalization efforts, according to a Gartner survey.