Happy Wednesday and if you pay attention to the National Days Calendar, today is National DNA day, which commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in April 2003 and the discovery of the double helix of DNA in 1953. An odd topic for a marketing blog to discuss, but there is a connection, I promise. But first, … Continue reading Marketing DNA – we all are Data Scientists
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Living the Dream…. becoming a Reality
Welcome back to our Marketing Insights blog!!!! Yesterday's post about Sub-Segmentation was a bit long, so we promise to keep this one short. We've been tackling a lot of industry issues that have been in the news lately - from data protection to sub-segmentation of data sets. Tonight let's talk about the start-up life and … Continue reading Living the Dream…. becoming a Reality
Sub-Segmentation….. New Term, Old Concept
Welcome back to Marketing Insights from Bedford Street Marketing. Hope you had a great weekend and a productive Monday!!! Tonight's post is on Sub-Segmentation and it's importance in marketing campaigns and strategy. Everyday my Twitter feed and Instagram feed is filled up with offers to get more likes or followers using new advertising methods. Be … Continue reading Sub-Segmentation….. New Term, Old Concept
Random Thoughts on a Friday Night
Welcome back to a Friday edition of Marketing Insights!!!! I don't have a theme for this post. It's just a few random thoughts on a variety of topics. Topic 1: 420 Day My Social media news feed and even some of the traditional news channels are talking about 420 day. For those who aren't familiar, … Continue reading Random Thoughts on a Friday Night
Generational Marketing – A Trip thru the Ages
The consumer marketplace is 2018 has up to 5 active generations transacting, making them all prime targets for prospect marketing and CRM campaigns. I am going to focus in on the big three, in my opinion: Baby Boomers, Gen X and Millennial (Gen Y).
“Smart” Technology and Life
As I was leaving the office today, I did what has now become habit, check to make sure I had my "Smart" phone, tablet and multiple chargers. In the parking garage, as I was heading to my car, I received an email. My "Smart" Watch vibrated and there were what sounded like 20 ringtone chimes … Continue reading “Smart” Technology and Life
Restoring Trust in Marketing
The topic tonight is similar to yesterday's post. The idea came to me when I was getting lunch today and I was watching an excerpt of Mark Zuckerberg being questioned by one of the Senators. The basic gist of the question was what are you going to do to minimize the collection of user data … Continue reading Restoring Trust in Marketing
Data….. Integrity in 2018
Sooo.... anything interesting happen in the Direct Marketing world today? I've seen multiple memes and jokes on my Instagram (streetbedford) and Twitter (st_beford) about Mark Zuckerberg going before Congress and the data breach at Facebook. While I chuckled at most and laughed heartily at a few, it got me thinking about data and it's role … Continue reading Data….. Integrity in 2018
A Word about Marketing Channels
Ahhh... the good old days. Remember them - when marketing a business or product had the choices of direct mail, print media and maybe TV/Radio. In 2018, things have changed!!!! Now navigating the marketing channels is like swimming with sharks and trying to figure out which channel is best - well, that is the holy … Continue reading A Word about Marketing Channels









