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Personalized URLs: Beyond the Hype

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There is a lot of hype surrounding Personalized URLs these days, but what is the reality behind the hype? Do these applications deliver on the promise? "Personalized URLs: Beyond the Hype" addresses this question.

Personalized URL applications have a wide variety of uses, including sales prospecting, customer surveying, event registrations, information dissemination, and obtaining customer and user feedback. But while they have generated a lot of success, they have generated a lot of disappointment, too—primarily because of a lack of realistic expectations.

This reports provides a no-nonsense look at the role of personalized URLs and 1:1 printing in increasing the effectiveness of companies' marketing programs. It looks at key application categories, best-in-class case studies, lessons learned over time, and best practices for optimizing their use. Special emphasis is placed on the need to change the way marketers evaluate the cost-effectiveness of print marketing. Report concludes with best practices and strategies for success.

Section 1 looks at the basic nuts and bolts behind personalized URLs, including basic structure, differences between templated and custom applications, and the role played by digital (toner- and inkjet-based) printing technology. Section 2 looks at the primary differentiating factors between personalized URL software solutions and the variety of pricing models used by 1:1 services providers. Section 3 looks at the role of databases, including the use of personalized URLs to turn mailing lists into prospecting databases and the critical need to focus on relevance, not personalization. Section 4 looks at case studies from five classifications of personalized URL applications: lead generation, direct sales / cross-sells and upsells, event registrations, information dissemination, and customer retention and loyalty. Section 5 looks at how to evaluate the success of personalized URL campaigns using a variety of types of campaign metrics, including conversion, cost per sale, and return on investment. Section 6 looks at best practices for personalized URL campaigns. Section 7 draws final conclusions and provides references for more information.

Enterprise icenses come with a FREE "best practices" white paper that can be used as a giveaway or incentive for self-promotion purposes.

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