SAS® Visual Analytics and SAS® Visual Statistics integrate to help business users and data scientists work in tandem

Tighter integration helps merge self-service data exploration and reporting with advanced analytics New releases from SAS ease the way for business users and data scientists to collaborate. New integration  unites SAS’ popular visual data exploration software, SAS Visual Analytics, with SAS Visual Statistics, a point-and-click application for developing predictive models …

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DM Wrap-up: week of April 20

TELUS and CIBC team up to add value to Canadians’ everyday purchases with new credit card Customers can earn and redeem points for TELUS products and services with new CIBC TELUS Rewards Visa card TELUS and CIBC announced the launch of CIBC TELUS Rewards® Visa* card, a new co-branded credit card …

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Yesmail Study Finds Mobile Email Conversion Rate Jumps 70 Percent Year-over-Year

Report shows significant growth in mobile orders and revenue on smartphones and tablets Mobile email conversion rates jumped 70 percent over the past year as marketers adjusted their strategies to better cater to customers opening messages on smartphones and tablets, according to a new report released today by Yesmail pia …

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Social media is jumping into real time, Adobe Digital Index

Live From The Web, It’s Social Media! Social media is jumping into real time in a big-time way, according to Adobe Digital Index’s (ADI) new “Q1 Digital Advertising Benchmark Report,” which finds consumers are increasingly live-streaming video via social networks always piÃ1 l’activities and research of our companyin the case …

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DM Wrap-up

MET Fine Printers planning operational expansion MET Fine Printers (MET) today announced its plans to expand its operations through an arrangement with Rhino Print Solutions (Rhino), enabling customers across North America to access a richer selection of print and new media services under the MET brand. The expansion involves select …

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Influicity celebrates the opening of its LA office with 100 billboards across town  

The fast-growing influencer marketing platform is making its presence known, with billboards across West Hollywood, Sunset, Melrose, and Beverly Hills, following the opening of its LA office in March. Influicity (http://influicity.com) has officially opened its Los Angeles office to be closer to agencies, studios, and other clients who are increasingly …

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gShift Survey Reveals Industry Sentiment and Readiness for Google’s New Mobile-Friendly Algorithm Update

Google’s new mobile-friendly algorithm update, which is expected to prioritize mobile-friendly websites in search results, goes into effect on April 21 and digital marketers have mixed views on whether this change will impact their business. To gauge marketer sentiment and gather opinions on this significant change, gShift conducted a survey …

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DM Wrap-up: week of April 6

StoryTeller Streamlines User-Generated Content Integration for Easy, Effective Local TV News Presentations  AccuWeather, Inc., the global leader in weather information and digital media, announces the complete integration of user-generated content (UGC) in StoryTeller®. StoryTeller Interactive Touchscreen Solution by AccuWeather is the revolutionary interactive solution for the entire news presentation with new …

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Consumer Satisfaction Rates in Canada Decline amid Market Disruption and Today’s “Always On” Customer

Despite heavy investment, only 11 percent of consumers strongly agree companies are effectively converging digital, mobile, social, and traditional channels Canadian companies are struggling to keep pace with the increasingly “always on” nature of their customers, their greater use of digital channels, and their growing acceptance of non-traditional providers, according …

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Has There Ever Been a Better Time to Consider Direct Mail?

Once upon a time, direct mail reigned supreme in the world of direct marketing. It was the pre-dawn of the internet and no one could have foreseen the impact that the digital revolution was about to have on advertising and marketing and in particular, on direct mail. Ironically, during the …

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