As Net-Results made its debut trade show appearance at ad:tech Chicago, 2009, we were extremely pleased and excited at the turnout and fantastic response to us and the growing response to Marketing Automation. Although ad:tech Chicago is regarded as the least attended in the ad:tech conference series, we were pleasantly surprised at the amount of attendees that had their hands on the latest in marketing technology strategies, tactics and tools. Read more

As we prepare for upcoming conferences, creating booth displays and print material has been on my plate for the past few weeks. I’ve selected what I think is a pretty cool image surrounding the idea of “Is Your Website Listening?” that will span most of our booth display. As our creative team was developing the files, Nathan (web and creative designer) commented that he liked the look and feel we are going for with the booth creative… and perhaps we should create a more consistent brand that reflected this image throughout our marketing materials. That comment really stopped me in my tracks. As someone who has worked for a few companies with a very strong brands and has had the notion of consistent branding hammered into her head, my heart sunk. Among all the hustle to produce content, develop a web strategy, launch campaigns, and prospect for new customers, I’ve overlooked the fundamentals of building a strong and consistent brand. Read more

At the beginning of 2009 we decided that by summer we would be ready to exhibit at various conferences throughout the US. We focused on internet/technology marketing conferences where we expected to meet a great deal of savvy marketing professionals and sales managers. We considered the shows we felt would yield the greatest return on a limited budget. Because such research takes a great deal of time and discussion with conference reps, I’d like to share the rundown of events we highly considered to help you decide your schedule. Read more