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Nature Nonprofit Tweaks E-mail Messaging, Donations Grow by 22.52%
Clients in the News: How did small changes to an e-mail campaign help the Trust for Public Land grow donations 22.52% from 2014 to 2015? Letting donors know why they were giving. Read more:
Keep ReadingHow to Create a Content Strategy
Clients in the News: There is no shortage of content marketing experts these days, and there’s no shortage of ideas on the best ways for companies to leverage their content to achieve desired results. The problem is that these ideas are often without context–not grounded in real-world examples that can help would-be content marketers get...
Keep Reading‘Hacking’ Your Constituent Relationship Management System for Greater Fundraising Success
Clients in the News: “The report of my death was an exaggeration,” wrote Mark Twain. So, too, are all the musings about the demise of email as a fundraising medium. Email solicitations account for about one-third of all online fundraising revenue, returning $40 for every $1 spent according to a recent infographic. That amount is likely...
Keep ReadingDon’t Forget the Basics in Email Marketing
Clients in the News: Email marketing continues to deliver the highest return on investment across digital marketing channels— on average email raises $40 for every $1 spent. Here’s several important facts about email B2B and B2C marketers need to make the most of this vital channel. Read more:
Keep ReadingAAUW Supports STEM With Integrated Campaign
Clients in the News: Chapman Cubine Adams + Hussey (CCAH), a direct marketing agency, recently carried out an integrated appeal campaign for the American Association of University Women (AAUW) that was a huge win in meeting its objectives. I love hearing success stories because there are always lessons that can be useful for other marketers. Read...
Keep ReadingPutting the Science Back in Fundraising
Clients in the News: Let me just say it outright. I am not a fan of the email barrage tactic that has been so prevalent in fundraising of late. All too often there is no ask. Instead, the recipient receives what amounts to a threat that “If you don’t donate $X today, then some dire...
Keep ReadingSerendipity in the High-Tech PR World
At first glance, two of my DPR Group clients couldn’t seem more dissimilar. One, QuestaWeb, is a software provider and the other, Chapman Cubine Adams + Hussey (CCAH), a direct marketing agency. In representing them, I’ve learned much about global trade and nonprofit marketing techniques across a variety of channels. I never envisioned a scenario...
Keep ReadingFrom Working the ‘Talk Show’ Circuit to a $30K Conference Budget: How One Exec Marketed a New Line of Business
Clients in the News: Like many Washington, D.C.-based direct-marketing firms, Chapman Cubine Adams + Hussey was built on political fundraising. The 80-employee company started with direct mailings. Then it added telemarketing services. And thanks to Kim Cubine, now a principal and the president of the company, the firm is also a major player in the...
Keep ReadingMultichannel vs. Omnichannel Marketing: Is There a Difference, and What Does It Mean to You?
Clients in the News: Perhaps the only thing that changes more rapidly than technology in today’s amped-up digital environment is the terminology used to describe that technology and its impact on consumers–and marketers. One recent example is the advent of the term “omnichannel” marketing, which many struggle to differentiate from another relatively recent term–“multichannel” marketing. Read more:...
Keep ReadingSurround Sound Fundraising
Clients in the News: The growth of the Internet and the expansion of digital communications give nonprofits new ways to reach their donors and supporters. While the old techniques — direct mail and telemarketing — still work and generate many responses, they alone are no longer the “gold standard” in fundraising. Savvy nonprofits are moving to...
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