Jim Gilbert
Jim Gilbert has been creating direct marketing programs that drive superior ROI for almost 30 years. Fluent in consumer or B-to-B, creative, operations, and analytics, he marries the strategic and tactical sides of direct and social media marketing in a seamless fashion that gets results. He's CEO of a multidiscipline direct marketing agency, Gilbert Direct Marketing, Inc., which focuses on direct mail, catalogs, DRTV, telemarketing, print, alternative direct marketing media and social media marketing. Jim has been involved in start-ups, expansions and turnarounds, and is an expert in helping multichannel marketers get to the 'next level.' He's a former adjunct professor, teaching direct marketing at Miami International University, and is President of the Board of Directors of the Florida Direct Marketing Association. Jim loves to talk direct marketing, and has done many lectures on direct and social media marketing.
Coronavirus and Marketing Automation: Let’s Be Careful Out There
Media
I’m no stranger to writing about disaster preparedness and crisis management. I live in an area where we get hit with a hurricane every few years. And while we’re in [...]
Coronavirus and Marketing Automation: Let’s Be Careful Out There
Performance Marketing
I'm no stranger to writing about crisis management. And while we're in uncharted waters here with the COVID-19 Coronavirus, there are some things that marketers forget about doing in times [...]
Use Social Media for Followers, Fans and Viewers
In recent years, there has been a global shift all marketers had to face head on. No longer can marketers push out advertising messages and expect a traditional order path. [...]
9 Immutable Laws of Social Media Marketing
“What can I expect from social media?” “What kind of return on investment will I get?” “I tried social media and got no customers!”
eView: Social Media Rules of Engagement to Live By
In the LinkedIn group that I manage, Direct Marketing Questions & Answers, we've been discussing the zig versus zag nature of direct marketing and social media.
A Corporate Blogging Primer, Part 2
In part 1 of this series, I discussed the many ways to add value to your blog and cement your brand to your readers — essentially your customers and prospects. [...]
A Corporate Blogging Primer
When used correctly, blogs can be an excellent tool for engaging prospects and customers — especially in today's environment, when the companies we deal with are more machine than human. [...]
How to Build a Personal and Business Following on Twitter
If you're not already familiar with it, Twitter is an interesting microblogging application that allows you to send small messages — called "tweets" — to people's cell phones and Twitter [...]
5 Tips for Using LinkedIn as a Business Tool
In addition to being an exceptional tool for personal business networking, LinkedIn is also a great place to market your business. Here are five tips to help your business network [...]
Superior Product, Exceptional Customer Service
In today's social media age, it’s not enough to just build a brand and assume it'll flourish. More than ever, companies need customers to be emotionally cemented to their brands [...]