Augmented Reality

Have you heard of Haddad’s Theorem? It was discovered in 1906, it states that 80 percent of your profits as a company are derived from 20 percent of your audience, and it’s named after Munir Haddad, a co-worker of mine. How did one of the guiding principles of economic theory get to be named after a man born 65 years after the principle was discovered? Pull up a chair…

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Top 10 Super Bowl players

The Saints weren’t the only winners in this year’s Super Bowl XLIV. Even with celebrities like Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, John Travolta, and an additional 74,000 in the stadium, the real audience seemed to be the record-breaking 153.4 million viewers.

Every year, the commercials are always strongly anticipated. As marketers, we too, at Direct Partners excitedly await the Super Bowl commercials. Not only do we have our own opinions, but we have some questions too? How do the most liked ads compare with the most viewed ads? How do those compare with the most recalled ads? And how do they compare with our personal favorites?

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10 Keys to Marketing Success

Without further ado, the most important rules for anyone pursuing a career
in the marketing arts.

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If Direct Partners ran an airline…

South Africa’s Kulula airlines recently received the rebranding treatment they applied this 101 guide to the various parts of the airplane.

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Learn CRM through Obscure Poetry Forms

When I tell people at swanky Hollywood gatherings that I work on glamorous high profile CRM campaigns for the world’s top brands, the universal response I hear is inevitably “oh, I wish I could do that, but I’m sure it’s too complicated for my tiny brain.” To which I say, “nonsense, just because you’re a famous supermodel/crimefighter known only for your looks, I’m sure you’d do just fine.” Then I fix us another drink and we see where the evening goes.

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Setting up a testing environment

First impressions are everything in business. It is crucial that your message is clear and easy to act on. If the first thing your customers see are broken images, links that don’t work, or other issues, they are more likely to leave without looking any further.

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Meet Our Data

Some introduce themselves with a picture, some with a handshake or a hello; at Direct Partners, we do it with Data.

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Thinking inside the box: The case for convention

The human brain has the ability to unconsciously perform repetitious activities. This trait was favored by evolution because it allows us to automatically perform mundane tasks like walking without requiring constant expenditure of mental effort. This frees our conscious mind to focus on solving complex and novel tasks. As it is advantageous to repeat a once-learned pattern rather than start from scratch each time, humans tend to gravitate toward accepted conventions.

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What is User Experience and why is it important?

User Experience (UX) is a science, that uses the scientific method to observe, measure, hypothesize, experiment and draw conclusions. User Experience is constantly researching ways to improve the status quo, always investigating user interaction and formulating new ideas and methods to combat waste.

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