Why Now Is the Time to Mail to Japan, Part 2
Why pay for translation of your catalog or
Website and then for customer service that also must by localized
for a people whose language is spoken by less than one percent of the
world
International
Why Now Is the Time to Mail into Japan
Anyone dealing with Japanese direct marketing lists, either as a user or as a list manager/broker, has surely heard about the
LEAVING HOME
Three days after Valentine’s Day, in the middle of a typical New England winter, The Boston Globe reached out and punched many of us Vermonters in the
Seeking overseas lists
The world is getting smaller, thanks largely to the Internet. But for marketers that want to mail catalogs overseas, finding mailing lists remains daunting.
A Tale of Two Databases: Marketing and Operational
In keeping with the move toward multichannel marketing, many catalogers are converting their house files into customer marketing databases, says Arthur Middleton Hughes, vice president/solutions architect for Richardson, TX-based database marketing firm KnowledgeBase Marketing. Some are using advanced techniques to increase customer response, retention, and cross-sells. In return they are seeing increased rates of retention and increased order sizes.
Airgas to Acquire Kanox
Radnor, PA-based medical and industrial welding metals conglomerate Airgas signed a letter of intent to acquire Hutchinson, KS-based Kanox, a distributor of packaged gases and welding hard goods.
ALC and Millard Launch Data Portal
Last week American List Counsel and Millard Group created an Internet-based, interactive data exchange system, DMexchange, to allow participants to exchange list order and shipping information via a secure Website.
Tips for E-mail Tests
Testing e-mail prospecting lists is in many ways the same as testing postal lists, says Don Buck, president of Milwaukee-based consultancy Buck Marketing. But e-mail testing has its own distinct challenges as well. Here, Buck offers a few suggestions to making your tests more effective.
* The first thing to do is decide what to test. Just because something is measurable doesn
TJX goes multichannel at last
Part of the fun of shopping at off-price stores is the thrill of the hunt for a great bargain, which is also part of the fun of shopping online. That’s