Think you can do without social media as part of your marketing plan? It used to be that all you needed was the yellow pages and customers would find you. No longer. People, and potential customers may be talking about you online, and you aren’t even aware of it. The current business must be a part of the dialog, engaging with potential and current customers and influencing the perception of their brand. (more…)
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The most powerful free marketing tool ever offered on the Internet
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010NextMark’s new and improved Mailing List Finder tool has been getting some rave reviews. People are liking the media planning and strategic marketing insights it provides. Reviews don’t get much more positive than this one:
“This is the most powerful free marketing tool that I have ever seen offered on the Internet.”
Wow. Can’t beat that!
The List Finder is getting noticed by more people every day. National Public Radio has called it the Google of Mailing Lists and the Direct Marketing Association gave NextMark the Future Innovators Award for creating it (among other things).
Have you tried the Mailing List Finder? I’d love to hear your feedback. Better yet, post a review on your blog 😉
The best kept secret in marketing?
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009I know of this website that gives you access to every mailing list on the market from every vendor – all in one place. Some pay $50+ to get its location, but I give it to you here for free…
NextMark's mailing lists search tool (on the web at http://lists.nextmark.com/) is a free marketing tool that has been described as "the best kept secret in marketing."
Why is this website a secret? In truth, it's not.
In fact, google "buy mailing lists" and you'll find it right there at the top of the most relevant results. But most marketers don't realize that an index of mailing lists exists and don't even bother trying to find it.
I've learned of enterprising individuals exploiting this knowledge gap and charging $50 or more to reveal this "secret tool" to you. I've looked into this scheme and there's nothing technically illegal about it, but it seems wrong to have to pay money to get a web address.
Please spread the word that the mailing lists search tool is free and available to any marketer who is looking for mailing lists.
Have You Seen Your Google Page Rank?
Friday, September 4th, 2009A higher PageRank (PR) increases the likelihood that your web site will be found by those looking for your products and services. Other factors like relevance and TrustRank are also important, but the PageRank is a primary indicator for web site popularity.
Enter your web site's URL below to find out how you compare (PR values are 1 to 10):
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Listed below are a few direct marketing sites and their respective page rank. How do you compare?
- United States Postal Service PR = 8
- The Direct Marketing Association, PR = 7
- Acxiom, PR = 6
- DMNews, PR = 6
- infoUSA, PR = 6
- RAPP, PR = 6
- Valpak, PR = 6
- Chief Marketer Magazine, PR = 5
- Merkle, PR = 5
- New England Mail Order Association, PR = 5
- NextMark/mIn, PR = 5
- Target Marketing Magazine, PR = 5
- American Catalog Mailers Association, PR = 4
- ALC, Inc., PR = 4
- Specialists Marketing Services, PR = 4
- VT/NH Marketing Group, PR = 4
Feel free to share your Page Rank (PR) in the comments section below.
If you are a marketing services provider and would like to improve your on-line presence and page rank, then email or call me directly to see if you qualify to be added to the Directory of Marketing Services Providers. There is no charge to be included and many direct marketers search our directory to find list brokers, list managers, printers, service bureaus, agencies and more!
Chris DeMartine, Director of Business Development
cdemartine@nextmark.com, (603) 643 – 1307 x114
NextMark unveils “life changing” technology at DM Days NY 2009
Thursday, June 18th, 2009NextMark this week unveiled the much anticipated NextMark Select service at the DMA's DM Days 2009 conference in New York City. Nora Brophy from Cross Country Computer and NextMark's Chris DeMartine (shown above) co-presented to clients including Belardi/Ostroy, Aggressive List Management, IOMA, Estee Marketing Group, and RMI Direct Marketing. Those attending the demonstration were quite enthusiastic, with one list manager describing the new service as "life changing."
NextMark Select bridges the gap between data cards and data. This two-way connection automates the tedious administration of data cards and paves the way for new analytical applications, such as advanced mailing list profiling, online custom counts, and online ordering.
The "wow" always came at the point of the demonstration when showing how it enhances data cards. Here's a snapshot of a mailing list profile:
For more information, visit the NextMark Select page on NextMark's website.