The C is for channel

| Mark Del Franco

For years recency, frequency, and monetary value (RFM) was king. Even catalogers that shied away from lavish database models segmented their buyers according

Gardening sector in bloom

| Sherry Chiger

It’s a fertile period in the gardening market, as the sector has enjoyed significant growth in terms of active buyers during the past 12 months. New York-based

The Second Time’s a Charm: Advice on Prospect Reuses

| Todd Miller

If lately you have observed poor performance among your co-op database balance models, the older, lower-dollar portions of your continuation lists, or the tightest possible selects from marginal lists, it is time you consider prospecting reuses.

Erwin: ClarityBlue Deal Will Advance Experian’s Offerings

| Tim Parry

The acquisition of marketing database solutions provider ClarityBlue by information solutions company Experian will allow it to obtain consumer information in more high-tech fashions and to get databases up and running in less time, says Rick Erwin, Experian

Recency: The Underrated Metric

| Michael Greenberg

One of the simplest and most powerful metrics is customer recency. You may have a lot of data at your fingertips, but a good start is to really understand the insights available by delving into how recency changes over time.

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.