Melissa Ward
Melissa Ward is the managing editor for Target Marketing, and she has opinions! More importantly, she's a nerd for great copy and design, a disciple of authenticity, and really loves it when marketers get it right.
Forrester’s Global Head of Events on Shifting from In-Person Summit to Paid Virtual Event
The events business has been hit hard by COVID-19, causing organizations to make decisions to either cancel events, postpone until it's safer to gather again, or make their events virtual. [...]
5 Project Management Tech Solutions to Consider
Editor’s Note: In Publishing Executive’s special report The Top Technologies Publishers Will Buy in 2018, Workflow & Project Management tools were one of the top 10 technologies publishers will buy this [...]
The Art of Learning From Screw-Ups
Mistakes, much like a table saw missing its guard, are powerful teaching tools. And while some people quietly enjoy a taste of schadenfreude when all hell breaks loose for a [...]
Honda Pops Up in the Mail Stream
In a recent mailing, automobile manufacturer American Honda Motor Co. chose to send a multi-fold self-mailer with a pop-up feature to showcase its new 2017 CR-V compact crossover SUV. Using [...]
Preservation Alliance Rises to the Occasion
This Philadelphia-based and -focused nonprofit aims to protect the region’s historic buildings, communities and landscapes, while promoting their appreciation and appropriate use. In June 2017, the Alliance hosted its annual [...]
TGI Fridays Celebrates Summer With Savings
A ubiquitous restaurant chain found in most U.S. malls, TGI Fridays focuses on providing diners with a casual dining experience that doesn’t skimp on options or savings. Let's look at [...]
HelloFresh Wants Cooking to Be Fun
Meal delivery services are as popular as ever, with busy consumers wanting to make delicious, healthy homemade meals without hunting for recipes and spending too much time in a grocery [...]
MOJO Ad Promotes Its ‘YAYA’ Research
MOJO Ad is a professional, student-staffed agency within the University of Missouri School of Journalism, and to promote some of its latest research, it sent out a YAYA Utopia package. [...]
Eastern State Penitentiary Cooks Up a Creative Mailing
America’s most historic prison, Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP), is well-known for the variety of tours it hosts throughout the year. In this particular mail package, ESP highlights a fundraising [...]
We Loved 2016
In a celebration of a great year in marketing and marketing coverage, here’s a mix of content that our audience loved and that the Target Marketing team loved working on [...]