Dennis Dayman shared his amazing journey through the digital revolution, ranging from startups to big companies to government service and beyond. A veteran of numerous email companies, Dennis started as "a telecomm kid", bonding lines with modems before most people had heard of online. Dennis is a widely-respected thought leader in the area of digital privacy, and an active participant in the OnlyInfluencers email community. His comments about building a successful company are priceless. Great conversation!

Matthew DunnAugust 24, 2021Campaign GeniusPrivacy, Email, Real-time, Marketing, Technology

A Conversation with Dr. Ada Barlatt of Operations Ally

Dr. Barlatt has been making quite a stir in her chosen field of email marketing! Her decades of deep data experience and expertise, with a fresh perspective and the irrepressible attitude of a "Cheerful Data Scientist", made this a standout, fun conversation. We talked about email, email and email, and also made time to traverse Blackberry and Waterloo, moving from academia to industry, the charm of Canada, and much, much more! A must-watch for any email marketing program working at scale.

Matthew DunnJuly 19, 2021Campaign GeniusEmail, Data, Academia, Marketing, Canada

A Conversation with Nick Crawford of Twist

Nick Crawford brought his British reserve and sly humor to a fun, rambling conversation about marketing, email, clients, agencies and wildlife. Nick figures he's a Hufflepuff, and it showed in his generous views on the challenges and opportunities of email marketing. We went down any number of rabbit holes in search of insight. Topics: email, work, real-time email, customers, people, business, content, view, charity, relevance, conversation, personalization, writing, being nice, relationships.

Matthew DunnJune 9, 2021Campaign GeniusHufflepuff, Marketing, Customers, Wildlife, Relationships

A Conversation with Naresh Vissa

Naresh Vissa of Krish Media & Marketing spent some time sharing his vast experience with marketing — particularly email. Author of 'Podcastnomics' and 'Fifty Shades of Marketing', Naresh has worked collaborated with some of the best direct response companies in the world. His work in other media, including online radio, podcasting and media informed his insights into email. Topics covered include email, work, people, email marketing, email list, marketing, real-time email, companies, business, seo, home, run, Stansberry & Associates, MailChimp, books, writing and more.

Matthew DunnApril 26, 2021Campaign GeniusMarketing, Podcasts, Publishing, Financial Services, Email

A Conversation with Josh Francia of Blueshift

Josh is Chief Growth Officer at Blueshift, the visionary CDP (Customer Data Platform.) He shares the journey from Blueshift customer to Blueshift team member, and his insights from a diverse marketing career in multiple industries. Connecting customer knowledge across silos, in a real-time platform, gets him excited. You'll feel the same. Topics: customer, companies, platform, data, built, email, salesforce, people, travel, crm, shift, problem, real-time email, blue, thought, marketers, cdp, maturity curve, marketing.

Matthew DunnApril 13, 2021Campaign GeniusCDP, Velocity, Real-time, Personalization, Marketing

A Conversation with Kate Barrett of eFocus Marketing

The irrepressible Kate Barrett zoomed in from the UK to share her experience and insights on email marketing. We covered email, strategy, loyalty, the perils and joys of clients, and some good-hearted arm-wrestling about AMP for Email. "For me, it's really that understanding of _why_ you're sending that email." Topics include email, people, data, customers, client, business, inbox, message, absolutely, amp, pandemic, email marketing, big, terms, loyalty, interactive, strategy, real-time email, working, marketing, and marketers.

Matthew DunnMarch 15, 2021Campaign Geniusemail, UK, Marketing, Strategy