OrderTrust Shuttered

| MCM staff

OrderTrust, a direct marketing services provider based in Lowell, MA, has ceased operations and terminated approximately 60 employees. A small staff remains

Our First Time

| MCM staff

SHERRY CHIGER, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR The name of the catalog escapes me it was 20 years ago, after all, back when I was in college but I’d mailed away for

Lip Service

| Rama Ramaswami

You may like your VOIP with a dash of CRM, but most contact centers go for the online meat and potatoes, as our special benchmark report reveals

Systematic Thinking

| Jeff Kline

I have been actively involved in development and implementation of order management systems and warehouse management systems for over 20 years. I have

FOOL’S GOLD

| Lawrence Dean Shemesh

Dot-com fever unearthed some pockets of pure gold ore, but many prospectors were left with only a few shiny rocks. The Forty-niners just may have a few things to teach the Ninety-niners

Sticker Shock

| Richard Sawyer

Pay up or lose: An in-depth look at the soaring costs of electronic customer relationship management

PRIME TIME

| MCM staff

Facing the clock is a constant in every employee’s life, but it doesn’t have to be the same clock face for everyone. Developing an optimum schedule ensures that a facility can operate at peak efficiency