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The Hornstein Methodtm is a customer relationship methodology that emphasizes trust and respect in all forms of marketing, and promotes opt-in relationships between marketers and their customers to maximize customer satisfaction, retention and lifetime value. 
 

Direct marketing has always been about conversations with people, building relationships by listening to them and responding to them as individuals.  The dialogues underpin all the behavior we motivate. Today’s marketplace is a brilliant realization and aggregation of all the qualities that make direct so powerful < and who better than Scott Hornstein to drive its
relevance to marketers trying to make sense of thousands of channels and millions of customers? I’ve known and worked with Scott for more than 20 years. He is a thought leader and, even more important, knows how to practice what he preaches. Among the many voices, his rings clear and true. 

David Sable
Chief Executive Officer
Y&R

 

Opt-In / Consensual Marketing presents a new and better way of marketing which:
  • Is far less wasteful
  • Makes more money, achieving substantial immediate and long-term incremental revenue
  • Solidifies relationships with customers so they stay longer and buy more!
 
"Consensual marketing is the wave of the future.  I don't think there has ever been a time when marketers have been more convinced that 'business as usual' isn't going to work anymore."
 
- Al Ries    
Chairman, Ries & Ries
 
The Opportunity Under Our Corporate Noses: Results of our 2011 email responsiveness survey
Call me crazy, but I think the foundation of any relationship is conversation. At a high level, it might be an exchange of ideas. At its simplest, I ask a question and you answer. Seems to me it's the basis of respect, which I believe is a component of the longevity of the relationship. We'd all like our customer relationships to last as long as possible, no? As a litmus test, we've been conducting an annual email responsiveness survey since 2001. Attached are the 2011 results, and they've never been worse. Which is crazy. What's going on? I hope you find the results, and the analysis interesting and worthwhile.

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Direct Marketing: Best Practices to Increase ROI
10/12/2011
I have had the privilege of authoring the Insight Brief entitled, Direct Marketing: Best Practices to Increase ROI for the Association of National Advertisers. If you would like a copy, please send an email to scott@hornsteinassociates.com

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