Once Upon a Time
This column, my last on systems for Operations & Fulfillment, is about transitions. In the months to come, I’ll be writing on applications, but I want
Operations & Fulfillment
Alloy cuts its loss
Alloy Lessens Loss New York–Generation Y marketer Alloy (Nasdaq: ALOY) shaved off $7 million in losses for the quarter ended Oct. 31. Alloy reported
NCOF: The conference exclusively for direct-to-customer operations & fulfillment management
Click here for more information on NCOF, being held on April 29-May, at the Opryand Hotel, Nashville, TN.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Call to Contact
Some people may still call them call centers, but theyre sporting more than telephones these days. A transition from call centers to full-fledged contact
SUPER MODEL
Oh, to sashay down a catwalk affecting an attitude of supercilious cool as the paparazzi gape in hushed reverence at your warehouse, which is absolutely
Smarter, Not Harder
Lack of consumer confidence and a slowdown in spending have begun to hurt catalogers. After years of double-digit growth, in recent months many companies
opinion & response
Offer Article Generates Response Your October cover article Making Them an Offer is overdue and welcome. For many years I’ve worked in direct mail and
Alloy Acquires Dan’s Competition Catalog
Teen apparel mailer Alloy in early October acquired Mount Vernon, IN-based Dan’s Competition, a cataloger of BMX biking equipment and related apparel
Apocalypse, Now
After terror came out of the sky on that beautiful September morning, we kicked into what has become, in our nation, predictable response mode outpourings
It’s in There
Dream on, about the warehouse infrastructure that you’d love to have but can’t afford, about the new systems that you’ve been told will save you money