Nearly 7,500 direct marketers from 53 countries gathered in London May 9-11 for the International Direct Marketing Fair (IDMF) and Internet World show. For the first time, the two shows were presented concurrently at Earls Court Exhibition Center.
Failing to adequately differentiate your customer base will hinder your company’s database marketing efforts, says Jeff Hassemer, director of product strategy at the data management solutions division of marketing solutions provider Abacus.
When it comes to defining data for identity theft bills, the Direct Marketing Association says lawmakers on Capital Hill aren’t on the same page. Which is why John Greco, president/CEO of the DMA, says his group needs to help lawmakers understand what is and what isn’t data that would cause a security breech.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it: We’ve all heard that adage. But sometimes it’s tough to tell whether something is broken until it’s far too late for
You might not think that adding something as simple as a barcode label to a carton or a pallet would make a huge difference in your operations. But applying
Offering unique product is crucial to success in today’s multichannel selling environment. And the only way to ensure that nobody offers the same merchandise
Alex Tabibi, chairman/CEO of Pets United, has a lofty goal: He wants his company to be the Wal-Mart of the Web. Unfortunately for him, Walmart.com is
Barry Schwartz admitted that he’s not a direct marketer. But in his May 10 keynote address, Schwartz, a psychology professor at Swarthmore College and
It’s been less than a decade since the word came into use to describe selling through more than one medium. But the complex new world of multichannel
At a special luncheon on the closing day of ACCM, the winners of our annual Multichannel Merchant Awards (formerly the Annual Catalog Awards and the Annual