Refine with online data

| Tim Parry

As multichannel merchants generate more online sales, they receive more data to help them understand their customers better. Take Plano, TX-based general

Nordstrom To Expand Cedar Rapids DC

| MCM staff

Seattle-based cataloger/retailer Nordstrom said on Aug. 29, it plans to expand its Cedar Rapids, IA-based fulfillment and contact centers. The expansion will coincide with the company’s updating of its direct business’ inventory systems.

Future Trends in Interactive Marketing (and the Future is Now) — Part 1

| Josh Perlstein

Nobody debates that the Internet allows for the most cost-efficient, personalized, and effective communication with consumers. Online communication can support brand building and generate sales, individually and simultaneously. Perhaps equally important, the Internet allows for communication and sales tactics to be quickly, easily, and accurately measured and optimized.

Focus Your Direct Response Marketing for Lower Costs and Higher Response

| MCM staff

The complaint is a common one among companies that depend on direct mail and direct response marketing: “I’m sick of spending a fortune to send out thousands of full-color catalogs and mail pieces only to get a measly 1% response rate. How can I cut costs and find a more practical way to get my target market to respond to my direct mail and catalogs?”

List Leaders Debate InfoUSA

| Tim Parry

Donnelley Group president Ed Mallin was unable to attend a panel discussion at last week’s List Vision conference in New York, but that didn