February 27, 2012

Getting Proof: Merchandise

When a business is suddenly struggling, maybe down 10% from your expectations, we have an instinctual response ... we look to solve problems that are within our control.

  • We try to fix email marketing.
  • We yell at our co-op representative.
  • We blame Google for removing visibility into organic, long-tail keywords.
Well, you can do that all day long, and it seldom matters.  Be honest, how often do you make critical mistakes in email marketing (or in long-tail keyword management) that hurts the business by 10%?  Be honest!

The reality is that there's some macro-economic issue that is hurting your business, or, and I know you don't want to hear this ... customers don't like your merchandise.

I know, I have to be wrong.

Except, often, I'm not.  Often, errors are made, not intentional mind you, that impact response.

Tomorrow, we'll talk about how we evaluate merchandise productivity.  It turns out that merchandise productivity fuels your business, far more than anything else you typically focus on.

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  2. I like your strategies. The key to email marketing success is to use an effective
    email marketing book for all your sent mails.
    Thanks by william..

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  3. I love how direct to the point you were in this post. Despite having a good direct mail advertising or any marketing strategy, when there are external problems that affects your business, you cannot just control that. The question there is whether you would just go with the flow or you would still try to change it.

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