RedEnvelope Chief Executive Resigns

| MCM staff

Alison May, the embattled president/chief executive at $96.5 million San Francisco-based multichannel marketer RedEnvelope, announced her resignation on Jan. 24.

2005 a Record Year for CDW

| MCM staff

For Vernon, Hills, IL-based computer reseller CDW Corp., 2005 was a record-setting year in a variety of fiscal categories, including fourth-quarter and full-year sales and income.

The Case of the Missing Customer

| Debra Ellis

Key metrics such as attrition and acquisition rates are great performance indicators. Unfortunately, they do not identify specific customers and their value to your business. Find out what it takes to bring your missing customers back from the dead.

Bleep Your File Before You Bleep Your Customers

| MCM staff

Not all CSRs are angels, as marketing consultant Bill Singleton found out throughout his career. Find out what he says multichannel merchants should do with their databases to ensure angered CSRs aren’t slipping unsavory words into your lists to get avenge unhappy customer experiences.