In many of today’s corporations, marketing channels such as e-mail, direct mail and other traditional media often exist in separate silos with each channel operating independently, sometimes even in conflict with the others. Some organizations do manage to maintain a consistent message across channels, but the individual channels often do little to support common goals.
One of the most exciting personalised marketing campaigns I’ve read about is Taser International’s PURL campaign utilising personalised Print, Email and Website.
They provide us some real-world numbers of how cost-effective new PURL marketing can be compared with traditional methods of sales lead generation.
What may be hotter than Web 2.0? Personalised URLs (PURLs).
42% prefer to respond to a promotion online – Let’s make it more inviting and easier for them
The concept has have been around for several years, but only now with improved tools is it exploding and taking one-to-one marketing and lead generation to new heights. It encourages the growing numbers of people who prefer to respond to a promotion online, regardless of whether they heard about it from a friend, in an email, text, direct mail piece or personalised brochure.