10.29.2009
Transforming Storage & Data Protection
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10.28.2009
BigCommerce launch event in Austin Texas on Nov 11th
You'll get to meet the Interspire team, see a demo of BigCommerce, learn more about our reseller program, network with like-minded individuals and most importantly have a great time. Oh, and there's complimentary food and drink too.
The launch event is on Nov 11th from 5pm-7pm at Union Park in Austin, Texas. It costs nothing to attend but spaces are limited, so please click the link below to reserve your spot now:
The launch event costs nothing to attend but spaces are limited, so please click the link below to reserve your spot now:
We look forward to seeing you there!
The BigCommerce team
1-888-699-8911
10.26.2009
Webinar Grow Your Email Opt-in List email marketing
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 | FREE WEBINAR Email marketers face an ongoing battle to grow their email opt-in lists. With up to 30% churn of the email addresses on most opt-in lists each year, it's tough just to stay even! Join us for this live Webinar And without list growth, it's hard to deliver the increases in revenue and ROI your company needs in this economy. So how do you grow your opt-in list without breaking the bank or losing your mind? Spend a valuable hour with Lyris' Vice President of Marketing, Andrea Scarnecchia. Andrea will share simple methods to help grow your lists - including ways to leverage the marketing you're already doing to get better results. She'll cover the three "layers" of successful list building efforts:
You'll also learn tips, tricks and best practices to get your list on an upward trajectory - and all of it will be demonstrated through tangible, real-world examples. As a special bonus, all Webinar attendees will receive a free copy of the Lyris Bionic List Builder How-to Guide - a perfect complement to the Webinar presentation, and an actionable tool designed to help you grow your email opt-in list for better results right away.
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10.23.2009
Moving to Dynamic Infrastructure on IT Business
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| Moving to Dynamic Infrastructure Oct 29, 2009 at 4:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM PT As smarter technologies drive the success and growth of an organization and bring many new benefits to its customers and end-users, it becomes essential that the value IT delivers does not become limited due to static, hard-to-change infrastructure. Join us for this informative event, which will detail some of the key best practices that are necessary to drive your organization's dynamic infrastructure initiative that will be essential to responding to demands in real time and at the speed of business. Collaboration is the Key Nov 10, 2009 at at 4:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM PT One of the hallmarks of application and business system excellence is a strong, comprehensive sharing of information to make these processes hum. However, too many of the IT systems that support these processes just don't have the kind of collaborative element that's needed to make these systems run efficiently. From simply sharing information, to linking disparate contributors, to tracking information and making it available -- they simply come up short. Attend this event and learn from the experts how you can improve collaboration within your enterprise so as to drive business results. Not All Virtualization Solutions Are Created Equal Nov 19, 2009 at 4:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM PT You've heard all about the benefits and savings that come from virtualization, and it seems that every IT vendor has an offering in this arena. However, all of these solutions are not nearly identical, and some will give you far more than others. Register now and learn what makes the differences between average virtualization offerings and world-class solutions. Energy Efficiency Data You Just Can't Ignore Dec 10, 2009 at 4:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM PT Green computing is a key IT initiative these days. But too often, it's proposed solely as a "good thing to do," and not detailed with the tangible cost-saving benefits that it can bring to your organization. Join us for this informative event and see what the status quo is costing you. You'll find out from green IT experts how energy efficiency is more than just about servers, and how it needs to encompass your whole data center strategy. REGISTER TODAY >> | ||||||
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Plan your holiday email marketing now
Our lead article this month is all about not abusing customer trust during the holidays, and it was written by Eric Groves, our Senior Vice President of Global Market Development. Eric wrote the book on email marketing. Literally. His recent release, The Constant Contact Guide to Email Marketing, is now in stores and it's a must-read for anyone looking to build stronger customer relationships. Click here for more information, and to read an excerpt from the first chapter.
After you've read Eric's article and the two that follow, I hope you'll take this quick survey to let me know what you thought of the issue. I'd also like to know what topics you'd like to see covered in future issues so I can make this newsletter even better.
Our apologies for the delay in getting this issue to you. Wishing you much success,
Martin Lieberman
Managing Editor
Trust Me
Give customers the gift of respect ... and don't forget your neighbors
Everyone knows a story about a coworker who made a fool of himself at a company holiday party. All the excitement and high spirits turned that well-meaning celebrant into a loud-mouthed, in-your-face pariah. No one wanted to engage with this person, and colleagues began to flow toward the exit sign.
Some big-box retailers were like that "crazy office-party crasher" last holiday season as they bombarded customers with promotional emails. As the weeks wore on and their attempts became more desperate, they ratcheted up their markdowns and their email frequency, sending out 40%, 50%, and 60% off promotions almost daily. By January, they were practically giving stuff away.
Excessive holiday email isn't just bad behavior it shows a lack of strategy, and it's ineffective.
It's the Time of the Season
The dos and don'ts of nonprofit email marketing for the holidays
Many people may cringe at the notion of getting ready for the year-end holidays when Halloween hasn't even passed, but if you're a nonprofit organization gearing up for donation drives and holiday events, now is the time to get cooking on your email marketing plans.
Some organizations may be holding off on plans to ask for donations or host events so as to not conflict with holiday budgets in a weak economy. But for those of you who are going ahead with your galas and donation drives, it is vitally important to nail your message and delivery to supporters and constituents.
Some advice to those building their holiday campaigns: Keep the message short and on point. That's obvious. But here are seven other things you'll want to think about as you ready yourself to engage your supporters.
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10.22.2009
how Google and Bing will be integrating its Twitter and Facebook results
Disclaimer: This article was originally written before Google made its announcement, and has been updated to reflect that.
Google and Microsoft have both inked deals with Twitter, and Microsoft has also inked one with Facebook to integrate Twitter and Facebook updates into Bing search results. Google will be adding tweets to search results.
Google's Marissa Mayer says, "We believe that our search results and user experience will greatly benefit from the inclusion of this up-to-the-minute data, and we look forward to having a product that showcases how tweets can make search better in the coming months. That way, the next time you search for something that can be aided by a real-time observation, say, snow conditions at your favorite ski resort, you'll find tweets from other users who are there and sharing the latest and greatest information."
Do you spend anytime trying to be found in real-time searches?
A while back WebProNews compiled a list of five tips for getting found in real-time searches, which basically boils down to staying in the conversation for relevant topics that people are searching for. The tips were:
2. Talk about timely events
3. Have a lot of followers
4. Promote conversation
5. Include calls to engagement
I Social media is viral by nature, and real-time search is nothing more than putting things in chronological order. You have to keep people talking to stay relevant "right now."
That said, we don't know all the details about how Google and Bing will be integrating its Twitter and Facebook results into the rest of their results yet. Bing has made available a beta tool for people to mess around with for searching tweets with the search engine. "You can now search for what people are saying all over the web about breaking news topics, your favorite celebrity, hometown sports team, and anything else you use Twitter to stay on top of today," says Paul Yiu of Bing's Social Search team.
How to Stretch the Budget to Get the Max Application Development & Delivery
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| Escalating maintenance and development costs are eating up your IT budget, yet to stay competitive you must continue to recruit and retain the talented staff required to bridge the gap between the legacy world and the newer worlds of Web services, Java and .Net. But how do you do it when you can no longer afford siloed IT teams spread across the enterprise using incompatible processes, technologies and infrastructure? Join us for this complimentary webcast where we'll discuss effective ways to meet your specific needs - from staff productivity to data warehousing to security and application development - and ways to drive down costs while optimizing performance. | ||||||||
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Last issue, we talked about how challenging it can be to set up a successful online business when you're already working a full-time job. 
Ten years ago companies reached their consumers through trade shows, print advertising, and other traditional marketing methods. Today, consumers start their shopping experience by looking on the Internet, in search engines, the blogosphere, and social media. In order to remain competitive, businesses need to be found online.
