Here’s how: In 2020, I learned that I’m on a lot of email lists, more than I ever imagined. In 2019, I received an average of 300 emails a day. That went up to 500+ in 2020. In a way I’m not surprised. My company, Oomiji, sends out a lot of email newsletters and promotions for […]
5 business lessons we can take from the election
In many ways, an election is no different than a marketing campaign and while this election looks and was close, there was a clear winner. In the popular vote, Biden won by five million votes and the counting continues. It looks like he’ll win the electoral vote by the same tally that Trump won four […]
Time to toss the 4 P’s and reinvent the 4 C’s?
The 4 P’s of marketing (Product, Price, Place and Promotion) still get bandied about in business speak but have their roots to a time when marketers thought of consumers as shoppers who would follow their orders when presenting a product at a reasonable price, putting it in the right place and telling them where it […]
Is Ethical Data Possible?
If you haven’t watched The Social Dilemma on Netflix yet, put it on your list. It will get you to think about the role of data in society and may cause you to take steps like stop or cut back on using social media, clear your tracking data, cookies and use more private browsers. For as many […]
Responses to open-ended questions provide leading indicators to the future of work
On August 13th, we held a webinar for 99 participants from the wine industry. We presented findings from two surveys that we conducted overlaid on top of data from three other sources. Included were: Our two surveys were conducted over a six-week period from late March to early May. Our data led us to some conclusions […]
If you’re hanging on until there’s a full reopening, you’re falling behind
It’s tempting to think that a vaccine or herd immunity will soon come along and things will return to normal. We don’t have to look too far back to see that what we most recently thought of as normal changed us forever. We felt less secure after 9/11 and began to place more emphasis on […]
How to promote wine during the pandemic
I was talking to an exec from one of the largest wine importers in the country the other day about how the pandemic has thrown the wine industry off its game. There are more sommeliers out of work now than there are staffing restaurants. Most wine retail takes place at curbside pickup or delivery. Tasting […]
500+ business execs see dramatic changes for the future of work and events
“The pandemic will accelerate the demise of trade shows.”“Business no longer requires the physical presence of the two parties.”“Medical passports will be required to attend large events.”“Globalization will stall.” 530 senior business executives expressed their opinions and predictions on the future of events and work in a survey conducted by Oomiji, an intelligent marketing platform […]
What digital actions should marketers be taking now?
Oomiji provides an intelligent platform for brands to make personal connections with their customers. Now is the time for brands to install best practices into their digital marketing programs. Ill-advised or not, the opening of America has begun. We won’t know for weeks, perhaps months, whether it was the right, or a tragic decision. Now, as […]
Spent years developing your retail network only to find it closing down?
I spoke to a friend today who said he knew the owner of a company that makes garden supplies and they are laying off all their employees and stopping production. It seems unlikely that they will be able to stay in business. The problem is that they have spent years developing an extensive, national retail […]