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Tami Jones Raving NEXT

Best Practices in Email Marketing – Part I of II

By Tami Jones / Comments Off on Best Practices in Email Marketing – Part I of II

A crash course for building a solid framework for success Whether you’ve just started your email marketing program or have been at it for years; if you’re increasing your frequency or changing providers, there’s a lot to know about delivery, open rates and permissions. What was the rule of thumb a decade ago, has changed.…

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Ghostbuster

Ghostbusters for Promotions Past

By Tom Osiecki / Comments Off on Ghostbusters for Promotions Past

We all have ghosts. Ghosts of promotions past we wish we never met. After years in casino marketing, I have my own special ghosts. I take full responsibility for my ghosts. Take the Groundhog Day promotion. A brilliant concept, I thought. We got our guests to swipe at the kiosk and select whether the Groundhog…

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Welcome To Reputation Management

Welcome to Reputation Management

By Justin Shank / Comments Off on Welcome to Reputation Management

Whether you’re the only game in town or smack dab in the middle of a highly competitive market – reputation matters. Liken to the days when word-ofmouth ruled the marketing world, social media can be the all-mighty maker and breaker of your online reputation. By creating a culture at your organization that values online reputation…

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What David Bowie and Casinos Have in Common

By Christine Faria / Comments Off on What David Bowie and Casinos Have in Common

The other day I watched “David Bowie: The Last Five Years.” At the end, I turned to my husband of almost 30 years and confessed. See, when I was in high school, I was really into modern-rock, and Bowie’s album “Let’s Dance” (1983) was a staple in my record collection along with Adam Ant, the…

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Asking the Right Questions About Variable Printing

By Tami Jones / Comments Off on Asking the Right Questions About Variable Printing

As a savvy marketing director, your goal is to get your variable mailers printed for a competitive price and with a provider that gives you excellent service, right? And the more you know about your printing options, the more you can compare apples to apples on pricing, print time and flexibility from different vendors. That’s…

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Business People

What Is the Middle Man Costing You?

By Mark Astone / Comments Off on What Is the Middle Man Costing You?

Double-check where your digital dollars are going It is safe to say you are running some sort of digital advertising as part of your overall advertising plan (if not, maybe we should talk). What I love about digital is it can be highly targeted to your gamers and a gaming audience. The challenge is having…

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Jerry Epstein

The Raving Engagement Laboratory: The Results Are In!

By Jerry Epstein / Comments Off on The Raving Engagement Laboratory: The Results Are In!

How a casino-specific gamification promotion was adapted to an industry conference, and what marketers can learn from that In the months leading up to Raving’s 20th National Indian Gaming Analytics & Marketing Conference and Raving NEXT this past January, the team here at Engaged Nation had been noticing a trend developing, based on our conversations…

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Tami Jones

The State of Direct Mail

By Tami Jones / Comments Off on The State of Direct Mail

Despite increasing costs and new technology, it’s still a casino marketer’s bread and butter I know I’m a little late, but keeping in the spirit of the State of the Union address, I can confidently say that the State of Direct Mail is STRONG. According to Raving’s 2nd Annual Indian Gaming National Marketing Survey released…

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Fly Fishing

Make the Transition from Linear Marketing to Loyalty 360

By Nicole Barker / Comments Off on Make the Transition from Linear Marketing to Loyalty 360

Why fly fishing is the answer to embarking on this new adventure There is a difference between linear marketing and managing the customer experience. Linear marketing is a means of designing an offer path for the customer. In Acquisition mode, we sign the customer up for a loyalty card. We guide the customer towards Retention…

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Gold Stars

Using Gamification to Actively Engage Employees and Increase Profitability

By Jerry Epstein / Comments Off on Using Gamification to Actively Engage Employees and Increase Profitability

Have you ever passed a team member doing their job and was not completely satisfied with their performance? In these moments, many of us might think how nice it would be to have the time to tutor our team members on a regular basis. Yet with so much on our plates, there is barely time…

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