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Physical Meets Digital – How to Increase Marketing ROI [VIDEO]

Physical Meets Digital – How to Increase Marketing ROI [VIDEO]

In today’s cluttered always-on marketplace, strong Marketing ROI is often illusive. One of the reasons is that as channels multiply, marketing communication becomes increasingly siloed. Digital on one side, traditional on the other. Same for social media, PR and event marketing.

With some many teams working independently, it’s a challenge to get everyone on the same page, delivering a consistent brand message regardless of the channel.

Now image how hard it is to get these channels to understand how they are connected. And how they need to work together instead of independently in order to have a multiplier effect – not just additive – on results. That’s the true meaning of a synergy.

The secret to synergy is understanding media interaction, what role each channel is best at, and how you can move customers forward in their decision-making process by using media combinations along with the right call to action. But the key is using the right channels at the right time and providing content that speaks to the need and the state of mind of the customer at that point in time when they reach a given journey stage.

The customer journey
A key element of the presentation is the customer journey and how you need to choose the right media combinations at each stage of that journey.
Photo credit Dan Levy @TheDanLevy

I had the pleasure of speaking at the FFWD Advertising and Marketing Week in Toronto on the convergence of physical and digital media. The presentation was held at the TIFF Bell lightbox – an incredible venue in the heart of the city — and was sponsored by Canada Post. This was the kick-off event of the Canada Post DM Education and Awareness Program called We’re Rethinking Direct Mail.

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Where all those choices got started… according to Malcolm Gladwell

Where all those choices got started… according to Malcolm Gladwell

As a fan of all things Gladwell, I would like to share with you this excellent video produced by TED TV that chronicles the history of how Howard Moskowitz changed the way we shop for groceries — a change that led to the avalanche of choices that we face in our lives, day-to-day. Presented in typical Gladwellian style, this is a fascinating tale of innovation that began in the ’80s.