April - May 2009 - Issue #10

OPINION
So what will it take to convince you? by Mark Klein ...Today, more than ever you need to justify, in advance if possible, commitments you are about to undertake. At the risk of making our own life more difficult, we offer here the minimum set of requirements you should ask of any analytics vendor you’re thinking of using..." Read more.

LONGBOW IN THE NEWS
Indian Wells CA, April 30 - Mark Klein, CEO took a couple of days away from the office to meet with members of the Business Direct Group, to speak and conduct a roundtable discussion on customer retention.

Proof that targeting pays. This case demonstrates that Loyalty Builders’ targeting outperforms random, ’spray and pray’ marketing by as much as a factor of 10. Back tests can confirm these claims before a single campaign is run. The Business Case for Loyalty Builders Analytics - Read more.  

UPCOMING EVENTS
June 4-5 2009 - Vermont New Hampshire Marketing Group Annual Marketing Conference - Mark Klein, CEO, shares his 10-year passion for Customer Loyalty and how to achieve it with marketers from throughout New England. Read more.

THEY WROTE IT. WE LIKE IT.
"IBM will try to tap into the one area of the tech market expected to grow this year: analytics ... one of the most strategically important fields in corporate computing. Executives analyze their sales patterns so they can do a better job of targeting customers with specific products and advertising. and… to make more accurate forecasts of future sales... Business Week April 16 2009  Read more.

HOW TO DO IT
Using our Marketing Effectiveness Score - We now calculate a Marketing Effectiveness Score (MES) for our clients. The MES blends six components into an overall score that ranks marketing effectiveness. Examining scores for the MES components, you can apply-specific tactics to areas that need improvement. Download the PDF (You'll be asked for your email address.)

We do the math. You do the marketing.

Longbow is a web-based direct marketing system that quickly and easily predicts the future buying behaviors of your existing customers.

Mark Klein, CEO

"We’re excited about the new Marketing Effectiveness Score we've developed because it gives you, as our client, a measure of how you're doing overall, plus the ability to dig into your score and find areas that need improvement."  Mark Klein, CEO


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