Customer Retention: 7 Ways to Keep Your Customers

| Geoff Wolf

As we all know, it is imperative to stop consumers and get their attention before we can influence their behavior patterns. The good news is that for customer retention, you have a real advantage with your customers

How GaelSong’s Sales Rose 14.2% in November

| Tim Parry

GaelSong had a successful November. The multichannel Celtic gifts and apparel seller finished the month with its sales up 14.2%, with just a 3% lift in catalog circulation. And that sales boost came on top of a 15.1% sales lift in November 2010.

Can QR Codes in Catalogs Lower PPC Costs?

| Brian Klais

QR codes are the ultimate shortcut, and that is what mobile consumers value most. One of the best shortcuts consumers had available until now is search, which, of course, costs marketers money to use.

Online Marketing New Year’s Resolutions for 2012

| Jim Davidson

In 2011, merchants explored ways to establish a cross-channel brand presence and user experience and examined how best to best collect data, acquire customers and communicate effectively in this quickly changing landscape. With the peak holiday season wrapping up, let

IBM: Cyber Monday Spending Increases 33%

| MCM staff

The U.S. online retail sector delivered strong growth on Cyber Monday 2011 compared to the same period last year, according to cloud-based analytics findings by IBM, based on findings from IBM’s fourth annual Cyber Monday Benchmark.

IBM: Mobile Drove 14.3% of Black Friday Online Retail Traffic

| MCM staff

U.S. shoppers took advantage of early sales this holiday driving a 39.3% increase in online Thanksgiving Day spending while setting the stage for 24.3% online growth on Black Friday compared to the same period last year, according to cloud-based analytics findings by IBM.