Pay-to-Play: Google’s Free Ride is Over

| Tim Parry

Google Product Listings is being phased out in favor of Google Product Search, a commercial shopping portal built on its Product Listing Ads platform. Here’s a look at what you need to do to get your site ready for the October 1st transition.

USPS Defaults on Retiree Payments

| Jim Tierney

It appears that Congress won’t act on pending postal reform legislation this year, according to Gene Del Polito, the president of the trade group Association for Postal Commerce.

Meet the 2012 MCM Awards Judges

| Erin Lynch

Geoff Batrouney Geoff is the executive vice president, of Estee Marketing Group, a company that specializes in List Management, List Brokerage, campaign/donor analyses, Insert Media Management and Brokerage covering all aspects of …

Amazon 2Q Sales Up, Profits Down

| Tim Parry

Amazon.com said its sales for the second quarter, which ended June 30, were up 29%. But the etailer expects to have an operating loss of between $50 million and $350 million next quarter. Here’s why.

Ecommerce and Catalog Impacting Back-to-School Spending

| MCM staff

Back-to-school shopping is no longer just about going to the mall for clothing and school supplies. This infographic from the National Retail Federation explains how catalogs are still a back-to-school driver, and how ecommerce is grabbing a bigger piece of the pie.