April 2009

In the last segment on How To Alternative Bill – I focused on budgets and understanding your costs as they relate to alternative fees. Although related to pricing, that discussion was more about the ability to drive profitability. The market sets prices, but the costs of delivering your services under those prices determines your profits.

According to a 2009 Use of Analytics in Email Marketing Campaigns Report by the online marketing company eROI, 20% of the 500 e-mail marketers they surveyed do not track the results of their e-mail campaigns.

I was struck by eROI’s analysis of their survey results because they are the only e-mail metrics company that

The AP announced yesterday that it was going to take “all actions necessary” to stop ISPs from pirating news content and streaming it across their sites, raising copyright concerns about the terms of “fair use”.

In an attempt to save their tumbling profits, hold off bankruptcies and defend their current business models, the newspapers are