Putting Customer Lifetime Value to Work for Your Company

| Dan Roitman

Is your marketing campaign focusing solely on dollars spent versus dollars earned? If so, you could be leaving out a very important part of your business plan: the customer lifetime value. Here are a few tips on how crosschannel merchants are putting the lifetime value to work.

5 Tips to Turn Showrooming Consumers into In-store Customers

| Larry Freed

The proliferation of mobile devices brings many benefits and opportunities, but it also has given rise to an unprecedented challenge for retailers: that competition can be ever-present and just one click away. So, as a retailer, how can you vanquish this third wheel and tap into the power of mobile to keep your shoppers engaged and loyal to your brand?

How to Excel in the Holiday Season Ecommerce Frenzy

| Scott LiPera

The best laid plans at times fall short without timely feedback loops using real-time data paired with rapid decision-making. Even top Internet Retailers struggle to map adequate bandwidth, resources and skillsets at critical holiday season. Many ecommerce companies have found an answer, they partner with knowledge processing outsourcing companies (KPOs).

Most Online Holiday Promos Will Start by Halloween

| Jim Tierney

Nearly 62% of online merchants will start their holiday promotions by Halloween, up from nearly 53% last year, according to Shop.org’s eHoliday survey conducted by BIGinsight. Many of those promotions will center on free shipping and online offers. This article also looks at holiday surveys conducted by Bronto and Litle & Co.