Gold: Fairytale Brownies, Holiday 2011

| Tim Parry

Fairytale Brownies looked to generate $6.6 million in revenue from sales of brownie and cookie gifts from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, 2011. Fall and holiday 2011 print catalogs, the brownies.com ecommerce site, email specials and affiliate marketing were used as tools to reach that goal.

5 Tips for Cleaner B-to-b Email Data

| Mary Ann Kleinfelter

Wise marketers have discovered that cleaning b-to-b data, especially physical locations and/or email addresses is well worth it because you can save money. You can make better decisions using clean data, and you can make a better impression with customers when they see you take good care of their data. You can even personalize offers, making them more relevant and increasing sales.

How Retailers Grow Subscribers, Fans and Followers

| MCM staff

The retail experience is evolving, but are retailers changing with it? ExactTarget’s report Subscribers, Fans and Followers takes a look at how the 100 fastest-growing retail chains in the United States are seeking to build and engage consumer audiences in ongoing email, mobile, and social communications across in-store and online touchpoints.