Posts Tagged ‘Word of Mouth’

Targeting Female Shoppers

Monday, May 17th, 2010

A recent cover story by Marketing Magazine in its April 19, 2010 edition focused on the female consumer, specifically in relation to the amount and type of communications that are being directed at them.

As the headline notes, “if women hold so much buying power, why aren’t marketers doing a better job of communicating to them? Kristin Laird outlines the key ways companies can meet the needs of female consumers”.

PMA Integrated Marketing Conference

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Dan Hunter, Partner, IMI International, has been asked to speak at the annual PMA Integrated Marketing Conference on March 23, 2010 on Shopper Marketing ROI & Metrics.

During his presentation, Dan will deliver consumer-validated insights, case studies and best practices in order to make your shopper marketing program succeed in a measureable way.

SMCC: Social Media Measurement

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

IMI International and the Sponsorship Marketing Council of Canada (SMCC) have partnered again for an exciting Breakfast Forum on March 25, 2010 to share more on 2010’s hot topic, social media.

Tim Bishop, Business Development, North America, will be speaking about social media measurement plus providing the latest insights and experience on how to measure ROI (and as a hint, it’s not about friends, fans or retweets…).

Canadian Sponsorship Forum

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Don Mayo, Managing Partner of IMI International, is again one of the leading conference speakers for the Canadian Sponsorship Forum.

Attendess will be the first to learn insights focused on actual in-market effectiveness, impact of brand activations and recent Vancouver 2010 Winter Games observations.

Shopper Marketing Forum

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

The Shopper Marketing Forum has invited Dan Hunter, Partner of IMI International, to moderate a morning session during its upcoming conference on March 11, 2010.

The panel topic, “What Will Appeal to Tomorrow’s Shopper: Learn from Representatives Across All Sectors of the Shopper Marketing Industry” is sure to create an active discussion regarding the future of shopper marketing.

Measuring & Optimizing Experiential

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Experiential Marketing Forum (EMF) members continue to learn with IMI International as part of the forum partnership to keep members abreast of the latest insights, research and methodologies in the industry.

This month’s topic is “How to Measure & Optimize Experiential Marketing” which is a three-step process.

Winning in an Economic Decline

Friday, January 15th, 2010

IMI International’s ConsumerTrack™ Insights Team recently completed its latest study, Winning in an Economic Decline.

This module provides a look into how consumers are thinking, what tactics will work the hardest for you and how brands have utilized these to their advantage.

New Experiential Marketing Insights

Friday, December 4th, 2009

As part of a continued commitment to sharing relevant insights with leading experiential marketers around the world, IMI International is regularly providing Experiential Marketing Forum (EMF) members with research articles.

The newest articles focus on experiential optimization and evaluation, including “Optimizing Experiential Interaction Time to Impact Purchases” and “Mass or Experiential – the Cost Per Impact is Equal”.

2009 Word-of-Mouth Summit

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

If there was one overarching lesson from the 2009 WOMMA (Word-of-Mouth Marketing Association) Summit in Las Vegas, it was said that to succeed in WOM, you first have to listen.

Before delving into a WOM campaign, you must first invest in a listening campaign. Once you are in touch with the consumer, the conversation can begin. Social media is an excellent tool to develop the two-way conversation.

Defining Sponsorship Success & ROI

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Many next generation sponsorship marketing practitioners attended the Sponsorship Marketing Council of Canada (SMCC) offices for a two-day Fundamentals of Sponsorships Marketing course that delivered an intensive primer on November 11 & 12.

This two-day seminar was a must-attend course for managers involved in sponsorship marketing as part of their integrated marketing communications programs. Attendees were exposed to an expert team of leading Canadian sponsorship marketing practitioners.