Category Archives: Direct Marketing

What is a New Customer? Are we talking about the same thing?

The number of new customers is a popular KPI request of a database provider. Believe it or not, there is more than one way to answer the question and key factors that can impact measurement. 1. Determining Original Purchase The … Continue reading

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Business Lessons Learned 1 Year into the Pandemic

It’s been one year since the world shut down and a lot has happened. I started writing this in the early days of closure and realized it would be good to share for those who may not have experienced the … Continue reading

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Email Database Check List

Looking for an easy way to make more money from your existing buyer file?  Expand your marketable universe of email addresses.  Now is the time to make sure you haven’t missed an opportunity to communicate through this budget friendly and … Continue reading

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Improve Customer Retention by Targeting Segments in Motion

The ever popular and highly predictive “RFM” metric provides a static point in time view of your customers by their purchase total and number of months since last purchase to date.  In general, more recent customers with higher dollars and … Continue reading

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Winterberry’s Annual White Paper – Vertical Market Trends in Direct Mail 2009

Cross Country Computer, along with over 300 other industry leaders, participated in the Winterberry Group’s annual white paper survey earlier this year.  A key takeaway from this report is the evident trend from mass mailings to a more targeted approach … Continue reading

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