Want to Retain Customers? Focus on Value

| MCM staff

The principal drivers of loyalty appear to be value, service, and product quality, while the loyalty program is less important, notes David Shepard, president of Dix Hills, NY-based David Shepard Associates. Looked at another way, a good loyalty program cannot make up for poor service, high prices, or not having a competitive product.

Firms on the Move…..

| MCM staff

ALC of New York is becoming Belardi/Ostroy ALC, reflecting the name of its three founders: American List Counsel, chairman/CEO Andy Ostroy, and president Donna Belardi. The name change will go into effect on Dec. 1.

Five Tips for Tackling the B-to-I Market

| MCM staff

The business-to-institution (B-to-I) market makes up 23% of the U.S. economy, according to Sweet Springs, MO-based list compiler MCH. Little wonder, then, that numerous companies are find marketing to institutions well worth the effort. If you

Using Your Relational Database

| MCM staff

Relational databases open up a world of marketing opportunities, according to Jim Coogan, president of Sante Fe, NM-based Catalog Marketing Economics who lists below ways to wring sales from your database.

Response Modeling Revisited

| MCM staff

Marketers are beginning to look at response modeling outside of the co-op databases, according to Chris Montana, senior vice president at Hackensack, NJ-based list services firm Mokrynskidirect.