MultiChannel Integration 101

| Debra Ellis

Successful multichannel integration begins with operations. Customers receiving promotions encouraging them to cross channels expect universal service. In other words, if they can buy unconditionally from the catalog, Internet, and/or store, they should be able to return, exchange, and resolve any issue at any channel.

Can You Believe Your Customer or Traditional Market Research?

| Mike T. Davis

One of the most common objectives of market research is to find the customers’ wants and wishes, or their hot buttons. But what if traditional market research identifies the wrong hot buttons? What if conventional market research singles out hot buttons that will freeze your finger? What if standard market research uses a malfunctioning thermometer?

The Five Keys to Successful Enterprise Marketing Management

| Bill Marjot

EMM can mean many things to many marketers, but it typically consists of strategic and marketing planning, financial management, marketing resource management, data integration, information storage, campaign management, customer analytics, Web analytics, personalization, interaction management, channel management, and marketing performance.