ALC and Millard Launch Data Portal
Last week American List Counsel and Millard Group created an Internet-based, interactive data exchange system, DMexchange, to allow participants to exchange list order and shipping information via a secure Website.
Data & Analytics
Six Steps for Profitable Custom Modeling
Faced with new customer types from search and affiliate programs, lower direct-buyer conversion rates, and higher overall costs, multichannel marketers are continually evaluating new strategies and techniques to maintain and improve acceptable levels of success. In the quest for the
Four Tips for Profitable Multichannel Prospecting
We all know that it’s less expensive to keep a customer than to find a new one. But to grow a business, prospecting is arguably as important as retention.
To help you find new customers profitably, Mark Traverso, vice president of list management, new business, and e-commerce at Pompano Beach, FL-based Lighthouse List Co., and Michele Volpe, vice president for Novato, CA-based list firm Media Source Solutions, offer some suggestions:
Polish Your Data Dictionary
As the saying goes, Cleanliness is next to godliness. And in direct marketing, data cleanliness leads to improved profitability. But because data hygiene is about as exciting as, well, dental hygiene, too many marketers give it only cursory attention.
And that, says Brent Bissell, president of Minneapolis-based consultancy Direct Target One, is a costly oversight. Poor hygiene results in an inconsistent data dictionary
Shining some light on California’s Shine the Light law
On Jan. 1, California’s Shine the Light law California Civil Code 1798.83 (SB 27) went into effect. The law requires direct marketers, regardless of where
10 tips to boost rental income
For most list owners, list rental income has been on the wane during the past few years. In fact, according to some estimates, the use of outside lists
Shining Some Light on California’s “Shine the Light” Law
On Jan. 1, California’s “Shine the Light” law, known formally as California Civil Code 1798.83 (SB 27), went into effect. Essentially the statute encourages direct marketing companies to offer a transparent way for customers to opt out. Most catalog and Internet retailers already have privacy policies that offer just that. Direct Marketing Association members who are in compliance with its membership rules are, in fact, already in compliance with the statute.
If you wish to err on the side of caution in doing business with California residents, Todd Miller, a consultant with San Rafael, CA-based list and marketing services provider Lenser, offers the following suggestions:
Measuring Incremental Vs. Overall Response
When measuring the effectiveness of a promotion, the focus should always be on the incremental order activity that is generated by the promotion, according to Jim Wheaton, a principle with Chapel Hill, NC-based database solutions firm Wheaton Group. The overall order activity during the promotion
Postal Rate Hike May Be Lower Than Expected
For months mailers and pundits have whispered that a double-digit postal rate increase was all but inevitable in 2006. But new rumors put the increase at something like 6% for next year, followed by a 4%-5% hike in 2007.
Seasonal Planning: How to Prepare for Your Next Major Mailing
“Chance favors the prepared mind,” said scientist Louis Pasteur. And while chance does play a part in the success of any marketing venture, you can nudge the odds in your … Continue Reading →