About.com Interview With VR’s Social Media Manager
Our Social Media Manager, Poppy Thorpe was asked to participate in an interview for About.com’s Online Business Section. I thought the interview was full of great email marketing and social media tips that...
Avoid These Gift Certificate Blunders
In light of the looming holiday season where many businesses will offer gift certificates both online and off, I’d like to mention two specific gift certificate-related blunders (imo) that happened to me...
Complement Your Holiday Emails with Direct Mail Postcards
According to a 2010 Retail Email Guide to the Holiday Season, more than 83% of online retailers increased their email volume during November and December of last year. Because competition is high for...
Oh No You Didn’t! How to Avoid Twitter Regret
Averaging 65 million tweets per day, information flies by quickly on Twitter. Until you make that dreaded blunder of a tweet gone wrong. We’ve all done it in a moment of being in a rush, frustration or even...
Why You Should Include an Opt-In Form in Your Email Messages
Every business is focused on building their lead lists, their customer base, their email marketing lists and their social media followers. And chances are that you’re sending out email campaigns. So you might...
How #Hashtags Can Work for You!
If you use Twitter, you have probably noticed those # signs, and you might be wondering what they are. They’re known as Hashtags. These are a user-generated device that organize tweets by a topic, theme,...
Helpful Blogging Advice – Write The Way You Talk!
I’ve blogged a lot about the importance of having a blog for your business (check out my post: Start Blogging! 10 Reasons Why You Think Time Wasted Might Be Time Well Spent), but the actual writing part seems...
10 Resources to Get a Perfect 10 on Your Email Marketing
In honor of 10/10/10, here’s a list of 10 VR 10s – including blog posts, guides, webinars and resource lists – to help you get a perfect 10 on your email marketing. Top 10 Reasons You Should Use Twitter...
How to Collect Lead Info When You Give Something Free
Every business wants to get more email marketing leads right? We all need more exposure to potential and more customers to grow our businesses. One idea to get more leads in the door is to give something away for...