Marketing strategies and tactics are often defined by Segment (B2B or B2C), Channel (Email, Direct Mail, Social, etc.) or Industry. However, one of the most important categories to understand is Target Audience and one of the most commonly marketed target audiences are High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI’s)… also known as millionaires, rich or wealthy. HNWI’s have $1,000,000+ [...]
View Post4 Key Objectives from the Three-Year Strategic Plan of the San Diego Tourism Authority

As a trusted organization for promoting tourism in San Diego and California, the San Diego Tourism Authority (formally called San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau or “ConVis”) recently announced details about their three-year strategic plan. At Anderson Direct Marketing, we support many local and national businesses with their hospitality-related marketing campaigns, so I was excited [...]
View Post hospitality, hotels, HSMAI, San Diego, SDTA, strategy, tourismGoogle Analytics: Avoid Three Common Mistakes and Maximize Your Tracking Ability
Google Analytics: Avoid Three Common Mistakes and Maximize Your Tracking Ability As a full service interactive agency, one of the most basic needs that our clients have is to track the performance of their websites by utilizing a solid analytics tracking system. Because of this, ADM has facilitated the setup and analysis of data from [...]
View Post best practices, data analysis, direct marketing, Full Service Direct Marketing Agency, Google Analytics, interactive, project planning; return on marketing investment; project management; marketing campaign planning, strategyFull Service Marketing Agency Defined

Hang around the marketing world long enough and you’ll likely hear some pretty interesting terms and phrases. For example, have you ever heard the term “full service marketing agency” and wondered what it means exactly? A full service marketing agency, also known as an integrated marketing agency, is an agency that has the capabilities of [...]
View Post analytics, communications, creative, data, data analysis, Full service marketing agency, interactive, interactive marketing, online marketing, production, project management, ROI, social media marketing, strategySEO vs. SEM. The Same Thing?

Everyone loves a refresher course and besides, no one wants to get left out of the acronym fun. Let’s take a minute to explore the differences between SEO and SEM. Are they the same thing? In short, the answer is “no!” Think of SEM (Search Engine Marketing) as a broad, overarching term that includes [...]
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