MarketingPower Today
January 5, 2010 American Marketing Association

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Leardership Through The Crisis and AfterMcKinsey Global Survey Results: Leadership Through The Crisis And After

Executives have markedly changed their leadership styles in the past year—and not always in the ways they think will help their companies most. However, they aren’t changing their views on which leadership styles will help companies most in the long term. Many of the most needed leadership styles, now and in the future, are those used more frequently by women than by men.

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Down With Best Practices
Too-cool-for-school tactics do not a strategy make, argues Don E. Schultz. Marketers may be confused, he says, because of the way the term “strategy” is erroneously bandied about at industry conferences.

Is That Deal Worth My Time?
How does the effectiveness of sales promotions vary with base prices? Is a $10 promotion more appealing for a $20 product or for a $60 product? The authors employ a combination of analytical modeling and laboratory experimentation to delineate the conditions under which people show a relative-thinking effect and the conditions in which people show the reverse effect.

AMA Access Newsletters—Your Ticket to Marketing Insights and Inspiration
What’s old is new and improved again. Even as we say goodbye to 2009, we’re ushering in a new decade with a brand “new and improved” way to provide you with the insightful news and analysis you’ve come to expect from MarketingPower Today and the AMA’s other e-newsletters. Beginning in January 2010, AMA members and registered users of MarketingPower.com will be able to subscribe to the AMA’s portfolio of eight “free” e-newsletters known as AMA Access.

Key Marketer Considerations Revealed in Annual Multichannel Trend Report
Strategies that capitalize on reduced “noise” in the mailbox, fully leveraging higher-performing data sources and utilizing data to more effectively mine the housefile to identify new marketing opportunities are key considerations for today’s marketers. Learn about these and other trends in the latest Abacus Annual Multichannel Trend Report.

The Talent Wars: Recognizing and Rewarding Your Best Employees
With bailouts, layoffs and salary freezes dominating the headlines, marketing to your employees may seem counterintuitive. But downturns are when talented employees matter most. Learn how to recognize and reward your best employees so they don’t bolt for greener pastures when good times return.

News

Internet Marketing
Retailers reach customers through social media sites
2010-01-02 04:21:26 Baltimore Sun
Use Wikipedia as a Marketing Tool
2009-12-31 23:49:07 Inc.com
Advertising
The Year We Make Contact
2010-01-02 14:34:07 Broadcasting & Cable
A Look Ahead
2010-01-01 10:48:47 Media Post
The end of free TV?
2010-01-02 06:57:06 Omaha World-Herald
CRM and Direct Marketing
Rachael Chong: Cause-related marketing: just plain 'ol marketing?
2010-01-03 06:54:14 Huffington Post
Home and Abroad
2010-01-01 22:31:21 InternetRetailer.com
Amid Senate investigation, some e-retailers check out of membership clubs
2009-12-31 18:41:25 InternetRetailer.com
Not-for-Profit Marketing
State limits on-campus credit card marketing
2010-01-02 07:53:39 TheDay.com
Interest in homegrown charities on the rise
2010-01-03 01:20:05 Orlando Sentinel
For-Profit Colleges Target the Military
2010-01-02 18:11:05 BusinessWeek
America's Egg Farmers Launch New Incredible Edible Egg(TM) ...
2010-01-01 18:01:49 Ulitzer
Sales and Marketing
Getting your Groupon
2010-01-03 08:27:01 Hotel Interactive
Dubai to open world`s highest tower
2010-01-03 10:21:10 ZeeNews.com
Marketing Research
Loyalty to Nationally Advertised Brands Falls Among U.S. Consumers According to "Anatomy of the Recession," a New Report From Decision Analyst
2009-12-28 14:34:44 Market Wire
STUDY: YOUNGER GENERATIONS MORE ACCEPTING OF UNSOLICITED COMMUNICATIONS
2009-12-31 15:26:28 CRM Xchange
National Study Finds Americans Are Hopeful for 2010 Decade After Learning From Past Ten Years
2009-12-31 08:11:15 PR Newswire via Yahoo!
New Study Reveals Contrast of Opinion between Industry Consultants and Firm Leaders for Most Promising Markets in 2010
2009-12-29 22:11:51 ZweigWhite
Forrester: Best Of The ESPs
2009-12-27 18:11:51 Media Post
B-to-B Marketing
InfoGroup launches b-to-b data product
2009-12-08 16:13:03 DMNews.com
115 Magazine and Media Predictions for 2010
2009-12-16 23:35:49 Folio Magazine
Radware Tries Heroic Approach With Alteon Campaign
2009-12-08 19:45:52 Direct
Looking back: The top 5 mistakes of 2009
2009-12-17 12:26:33 BToBOnline
Local coverage's new level
2009-12-04 11:23:34 BToBOnline
Online business directories: an important SMB investment
2009-12-21 17:37:19 BToBOnline
Surveys Help Toshiba Scan for Satisfaction
2009-12-15 21:09:33 Chief Marketer
Branding
When the going gets tough - Canon looks to finish strong
2010-01-02 23:00:42 Sun2Surf
Mixing Realities: Connecting With China's Gamers
2010-01-01 18:43:16 Brandchannel.com
Business on Main: Survival in the 'speed dating' era
2009-12-31 20:15:18 MSN Money
Tiger's scandal cheats his sponsors up to $12-billion
2009-12-31 21:22:47 Globe and Mail
The 2010 Hot List
2009-12-31 23:56:20 Today Online
Retail
Retail space opens up as big chains shrink
2010-01-01 21:31:43 Los Angeles Times
Sluggish economy still hurting retail sales
2010-01-01 14:34:25 Las Vegas Sun
E-commerce continues to be a boon for retail chains, new report finds
2010-01-01 05:30:14 InternetRetailer.com
December retail sales seen up, tough spring ahead
2010-01-03 07:18:24 Reuters

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"The things we fear most in organisations - fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances - are the primary sources of creativity."

- Margaret J. Wheatley

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Viral' Loop, Author Adam Penenberg

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Poll Results

What's been the biggest marketing challenge of the last decade?

45%Erosion of public trust in companies
33% Consumer dependence on Web
16% Cross-generational marketing
4% Population decline of 25-44 yr-olds

Total Responses: 147

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