January 2009

Companies are Investing in Digital Marketing

While organizations’ budgets are shrinking, two recent surveys reveal that top U.S. marketers predict an increase in digital marketing spending in 2009. Read on to discover some high points from these surveys, plus general predictions from Forrester Research.

All we have to fear.....

Is everyone else getting as weary as I am of the constant onslaught of doom and gloom news about the current state of the economy?  While the infamous Sequoia Capital presentation last year that practically predicted the end of the world struck many of us here as particularly gloomy, the hand-wringing has continued unabated and shows no sign of letting up. Without in any way minimizing the challenges, I am much more interested in reading insightful and balanced thinking about how it is that organizations survive (and even thrive) through a downturn like the one we are experiencing now.

One article I particularly liked (“Fear Kills Businesses, Dead” written by Brian Solis on the blog, TechCrunch) struck me as one of those that gets an A+ for a measured approach to how businesses need to approach operating in this environment. 

Welcome to DCP Dialogue!

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After 30 years of publishing award-winning lifestyle magazines and 15 years of creating branded content for a diverse group of clients, we’ve seen and learned a whole lot about marketing communications and media. What amazes me is that we continue to learn something new every day. The purpose of this blog is to open up a dialogue with customers, staff, and all other interested parties about what works and what doesn’t in the world of branded content and marketing communications.

A variety of contributors from within DCP will touch on every aspect of our business, including marketing strategy, design, content, print production, website strategy, project management, mail and email distribution, and results measurement.  We’ll discuss best and worst practices across all kinds of marketing communications—custom magazines and newsletters, marketing collateral, e-marketing programs, websites, blogs, podcasts, annual reports, direct mail campaigns, and more. We’ll comment on industry trends across a wide range of marketing channels. We’ll aim to be relevant and insightful and we’ll try to keep it fun. Most importantly, we hope that you will join the conversation with your comments and observations.

Stay tuned. We can learn a lot from each other!