Get with the Loyalty Program

| Ken Burke

Creating a loyalty program that works is more critical now than ever. Case in point: The number of shoppers who defined themselves as longtime loyal customers

The Ones to Watch

| MCM staff

Every industry has its rising stars, and the multichannel marketplace is no exception. Given the complexities of operating in more than one channel, the

SENSORY MERCHANDISING

| Andrea Syverson

I was reading the latest J. Peterman catalog and came across this copy: Have you been feeling pokey recently? Not getting your Minimum Daily Requirement

Beyond the basic model

| Tim Parry

Modeling has come a long way beyond the good old recency/frequency/monetary value (RFM). Thanks in no small part to the rise of cooperative databases,

What 50 Years in Business Means for Insert Media

| Leon Henry

When you consider that there are very few insert/list brokers who have survived 50 years in business, it certainly is a testimonial to being able to earn enough to make the payroll and pay the rent every time it is due. On a serious basis, without undue modesty, it means that Leon Henry has seen a panorama of newly created media and been able to continue to promote a concept now taken for granted.

Top Eight Multichannel Strategies to Drive Sales

| MCM staff

A customer who purchases from two channels is worth three times as much as a single-channel customer. A customer who purchases from three channels (catalog, Internet, and stores) can yield five to six times the value of a single-channel buyer.

Study: Poorly Managed Customer Data Lead to Lost Revenue

| MCM staff

Businesses worldwide lose an estimated 6% of annual revenue due to poor management of customer data, according to a survey into global data quality by QAS, a division of Experian’s Marketing Services Business. In comparison, businesses in the United States admit to losing 7.3% of revenue.