E-commerce systems update

| Ernie Schell

When it comes to managing e-commerce, multichannel merchants have a wide variety of solutions to choose from. Options range from stand-alone e-commerce

BLOGGED DOWN

| MCM staff

Although the benefits of corporate blogs frequently make news in the business and mainstream media, survey respondents hadn’t yet embraced the technology

Seeking SEM stats

| Heather Retzlaff

Advertisers in the U.S. and Canada spent $5.75 billion on search engine marketing (SEM) in 2005, a 44% increase over spending in 2004, according to a

INHOUSE VS. OUTSOURCE

| MCM staff

Managing the various components of an SEM campaign tends to be an inside job, according to survey participants. Of those with SEM campaigns or planning

From partner to rival

| MCM staff

Toy manufacturer Hasbro sees the Internet in much the same way many business-to-consumer catalogers regarded it a decade ago: as a new sales opportunity.

Claiming your inheritance

| Liz Kislik

I believe in giving people the benefit of the doubt. I also believe in facing difficulties as quickly as possible. Both of these beliefs can help you

Thoughts that count

| Sherry Chiger

As I write this it’s the day after my birthday. Among my gifts was a plastic gadget from my daughter that allows me to make omelets in the microwave.

Paradise found

| Jim Tierney

The name Wayside Technology Group probably doesn’t ring a bell. But if you are a software professional or a longtime follower of the catalog industry,

Is infoUSA taking over the world?

| Tim Parry

InfoUSA, is seems, is on a mission to consolidate the list management and brokerage industry. The Papillion, NE-based proprietary database compiler announced

WHO’S ON SEARCH?

| MCM staff

More than one-third 37% of respondents to our survey said they engage in pay-per-click or pay-per-call advertising. Of those, 78% were business-to-consumer