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02/01/2012
Consumer Spending to Rise This Valentine's Day, According to American Express
 
02/01/2012
hawkeye Releases 'Ten Marketing Trends for 2012' Report
 
01/20/2012
US Online Advertising Spending to Surpass Print in 2012, eMarketer Forecasts
 
01/19/2012
Super Bowl Spending Reached $1.72 Billion over the Past 10 Years, Kantar Media Reports
 
01/17/2012
Home Media Landscape Shifting to Digital Content, CEA Study Finds
 
01/17/2012
Shoppers Demonstrate Rays of Optimism, SymphonyIRI Reports
 
01/17/2012
More than Half of Retailers Testing In-Store Tablets in 2012, According to RIS
 
01/17/2012
Retail Hiring Continues to Slowly Improve, Kronos Retail Labor Index Shows
 
01/11/2012
Women's Digital Media Habits Outpaced Men's in 2011, Parks Associates Research Shows
 
01/04/2012
Brick-and-Mortar Holiday Sales Down Year-over-Year, According to RetailNext Data
 
01/04/2012
iPad Hits Three Billion Downloads in Just One Year, Still Outgunning Android Tablets, Says ABI Research
 
01/04/2012
Consumer Confidence Remains Steady in December, Discover US Spending Monitor Finds
 
01/04/2012
US Online Holiday Shopping Season Reaches Record $37.2 Billion for November-December Period, comScore Reports
 
12/28/2011
Amazon Soars; Netflix Plummets in ForeSee Holiday Study
 
12/28/2011
Final Christmas Push Propels US Online Holiday Spending to $35.3 Billion, Up 15%, comScore Finds
 
12/27/2011
Toys, Electronics, and Mall Sites, Top Online Categories for November, comScore Reports
 
12/27/2011
Facebook Was Top Search Term for Third Straight Year, According to Experian Hitwise
 
12/22/2011
iPad and iPhone Shoppers Account for 90% of all Mobile Purchases, RichRelevance Study Finds
 
12/21/2011
Heaviest Week in US Online Holiday History Pushes Season to $32 Billion, comScore Reports
 
12/21/2011
Yahoo Extends Its Facebook Integration
 
12/20/2011
US Advertising Expenditures Increased 1.5% in the First Nine Months of 2011, Kantar Media Reports
 
12/20/2011
Smart TVs Outpace 3D TVs This Holiday Season, According to Parks Associates
 
12/20/2011
Many Americans Turn to Digital Devices to Stretch Their Holiday Dollars, SapientNitro Survey Reveals
 
12/16/2011
$1.1 Billion Spent Online for Green Monday; 3rd Heaviest Day of Holiday Season, comScore finds
 
12/16/2011
National Retail Federation Upgrades Holiday Forecast, Expects Sales to Rise 3.8 Percent to $469.1 Billion
 
12/13/2011
Engaging Customers Online Creates Challenge for Advertisers, According to Forrester
 
12/13/2011
Green Monday Online Sales Grow 19% Percent, ChannelAdvisor Finds
 
12/13/2011
Most Consumers Consider Mobile Payments Safer than Credit Cards, Javelin
 
12/12/2011
DMA Appoints David Evans Senior Vice President, Content & Experience
 
12/12/2011
DMA Appoints David Evans Senior Vice President, Content & Experience
 
12/12/2011
Online Holiday Spending Approaches $25 Billion, Up 15% vs. Year Ago, comScore Reports
 
12/12/2011
Consumers to Increase Holiday Spend Despite Economic Pessimism, Auriemma Consulting Says
 
12/07/2011
Q3 2011 North America Email Trends Results: Open Rates Increase Over Previous Quarter and Year
 
12/01/2011
US M-Commerce Sales to Grow 91% to $6.7 Billion in 2011, According to eMarketer
 
11/30/2011
Cyber Monday Spending Hits $1.25 Billion - Heaviest Online Spending Day in History, comScore Reports
 
11/30/2011
Sales Are Booming, but Customers Are Less Satisfied this Cyber Monday, According to ForeSee
 
11/30/2011
Most of Holiday Budgets Will Be Spent on Electronics; Tablets Beat Out E-Readers, TechBargains Survey Finds
 
11/28/2011
Black Friday Spending Up 26% vs. Year Ago, comScore Finds
 
11/28/2011
Online Payments Shift to Credit Cards at the Expense of Debit Cards, Javelin Forecasts
 
11/22/2011
Amazon Fires at Apple as Tablet Demand Soars for the Holidays
 
11/22/2011
Consumers to Spend Less, Pay with Cash for Holiday Gifts, According to Triton Digital Survey
 
11/22/2011
Accelerating Tablet Adoption Dramatically Shifts TV Viewing Habits, QuickPlay Finds
 
11/17/2011
DMA Releases Quarterly Business Review (QBR) for Q3 2011
 
11/17/2011
DMA Releases Quarterly Business Review (QBR) for Q3 2011
 
11/14/2011
Google Sites Lead October Search Market with 66% of Search Share, comScore Reports
 
11/14/2011
Affluent Consumers Plan to Spend $1000-Plus This Holiday Season, According to Forbes
 
11/14/2011
Explosive Growth of Social Games in the US and UK in the Past 18 Months, PopCap Study Finds
 
11/11/2011
Online Retail Spending Reaches 36.3 Billion in Q3, comScore Reports
 
11/11/2011
Dramatic Rise of Tablets as eCommerce Device of Choice, Study by Jumptap Shows
 
11/11/2011
US Mobile Search Spend to Be 22% of Online Ad Spend by End of 2012, Efficient Frontier Predicts
 
11/11/2011
Mobile Shopping Creates a $15 Billion Opportunity for Retail Marketing and Advertising in 2012, Juniper Research Finds
 
11/09/2011
DMA Expresses Disappointment with Introduction of the 'Marketplace Fairness Act'
 
11/09/2011
US Retailers Forecast 2.9% Increase in Total 2011 Holiday Sales, BDO Survey Finds
 
11/09/2011
UK Sales Worryingly Weak as Holidays Near, British Retail Consortium Reports
 
11/08/2011
US Local Digital Advertising Revenues Continue Upward in 2011, According to BIA/Kelsey
 
11/08/2011
Consumers Increase Holiday Budgets, but Continue Frugal Strategies, American Express Finds
 
11/02/2011
DMA Applauds Introduction of 'The 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011'
 
10/04/2011
US Senator Scott Brown Addresses DMA Marketing Gurus at Google Boston
 
10/02/2011
DMA Releases New 'Power of Direct' Report; DM-Driven Sales Growth Outpace Overall US Economic Growth
 
10/02/2011
SEVEN NEW DIRECTORS JOIN DMA BOARD AT ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
 
10/01/2011
DMA Releases 'Real-Time Marketing's Moment'
 
09/14/2011
DMA Announces 2011 Innovation Awards Winners
 
09/14/2011
DMA Calls on ICANN to Abandon Top-Level Domain Program
 
08/30/2011
Q2 2011 North America Email Trend Results: Key Metrics Remain Strong and Average Volume; Per Client Continues to Increase
 
08/23/2011
DMA Releases Quarterly Business Review (QBR) for Q2 2011; Marketers Cautiously Optimistic
 

ABOUT THE DMA RETAIL MARKETING COUNCIL  

The goal of the DMA RETAIL Marketing Council is to represent the interest of Multichannel Retail companies, members of The DMA, and communicate critical industry issues to its members. The council identifies topics and opportunities and develops initiatives to address them. 

 

KNOWLEDGE. NETWORKING. ADVANCEMENT. LEADERSHIP. SAVINGS 

Membership Roster - To view the roster with access to online member profiles, you must sign on as a Retail Marketing Council member.

Discount on DMA Reports/Research - Council members enjoy 20% discount on all DMA Research reports at the DMA Bookstore. In addition, Council members receive additional exclusive research offers and discounts. To take advantage of the 20% discount simply use the special discount code when you purchase any DMA world-class research reports at the DMA Bookstore. To access the discount code simply click on the Resources section found on the Retail Marketing Segment home page and then click on the Research tab. There will be a link to the code. Remember to sign on to the DMA Web site first. 

Access to Industry Knowledge and Exclusive Information - As a DMA Retail Marketing Council member you will have access to industry knowledge and best practices through numerous Council Member products and services, including exclusive content on the Retail Marketing Segment Web pages. 

Free Virtual Seminars and Exclusive Discounts - Council members enjoy free virtual seminars and exclusive discounts to conferences, seminars, networking receptions and other Council-sponsored events – all led by industry thought-leaders. Discounts can be up to $100 off the DMA member price for Council-sponsored events!

Personal Visibility - Retail Marketing Council membership provides opportunities to raise your personal visibility as a direct marketing “professional practitioner” and enhance your reputation as a trusted community leader.

 

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Phone: 212.768.7277, ext. 1479

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DMA Webinar: Increase Customer Loyalty While Earning Extra Revenue
pdf of webcast

USPS Proposes to Revise Standards on Folded Self-Mailers and Unenveloped Mailpieces

DMA & Coalition of Mailers to Fight Postal Rate Increase
Mailing groups across a wide spectrum of the industry are forming a coalition to fight the Postal Service's first-ever exigent price increase, Jerry Cerasale, the Direct Marketing Association's senior VP for government affairs, confirmed.

What Larger Retailers Are Doing Right and Wrong
By Chad White, email experience council. Retail Marketing Council Members Only
Council Member Only

Executive Summary of Retail Email Unsubscribe Benchmark Study
By Chad White, email experience council. Retail Marketing Council Members Only
Council Member Only

Send to a Friend Benchmark Study
By Chad White, email experience council. Retail Marketing Council Members Only
Council Member Only

Retail Email Subscription Benchmark Study
By Chad White, email experience council. Retail Marketing Council Members Only
Council Member Only

Executive Summary of Animation in Retail Emails Report
By Chad White, email experience council. Retail Marketing Council Members Only
Council Member Only

EEC's "7 Tactics for Driving Traffic to Stores with Email”
DMA's Email Experience Council's recent report on retail email marketing.
Council Member Only

Retail Factoids --- Did You Know…
Selected industry statistics from DMA's Channel Integration and Benchmarks in the Retail Industry Report.
Council Member Only

Marketing Budget Allocations in 2008
From DMA’s Channel Integration and Benchmarks in Retail Industry Report. January 2008.
Council Member Only

Effectiveness Ratings of Targeting in Different Channels
From DMA’s Channel Integration and Benchmarks in Retail Industry Report. January 2008.
Council Member Only

Effectiveness Ratings of Different Models of Customer Segmentation
From DMA’s Channel Integration and Benchmarks in Retail Industry Report. January 2008.
Council Member Only

DMA Quarterly Business Review (4th Quarter of 2007)

Email Marketing Statistics

Unleashing the Potential of Transactional Messages
Best Practices for Integrating Transactional E-Mails Into Your Marketing Platform
Council Member Only

Plan

CA Supreme Court Says ZIP Code is Personally Identifiable Information
The Supreme Court of California ruled that state law (the California Credit Card Act) prohibits businesses from requesting and recording ZIP codes from consumers prior to credit card transactions, including requests for use in marketing.

New Rules for Testimonials & Endorsements
Recording (Feb 26, 2010)

Orientation To DMA Guidelines & the Laws for Marketers
Recording (Jan 29, 2010)

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Supports Motion to Dismiss the USPS Proposed Rate Increases
"In addition to not meeting the criteria set forth in the law, the exigent rate case is simply a bad business decision.” – Sen. Collins

DMA asks PRC to Dismiss the USPS Request to Increase Rates
The Postal Service seeks to raise prices by an average of 5.6 percent — more than ten times the current rate of inflation — claiming as “exigent” circumstances the recession of 2008-2009 and electronic diversion of First-class mail.

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Recording of DMA February 2010 Webinar Addressing Potential Expansion of FTC Powers

The Affordable Mail Alliance
Call the Postal Regulatory Commission: tell them to reject unfair rate hikes: 202 789 6800 if they don't pick up, be sure to leave a message!

DMA Strongly Opposes USPS Rate Increase Request
“We question the need for a rate increase at this time…the increase is not in the public interest, and ultimately, would have a devastating effect on any economic recovery.”

USPS Files Exigent Rate Case
If passed rates will increase on Jan 2, 2011 by as much as 23%

Recording of May 20, 2010 DMA Regulatory & Legislative Update: Colorado Tax Reporting Law, USPS Exigent Rate Case...
DMA Councils and the Government Affairs team conduct a webinar on the Colorado Tax Reporting Law, USPS Exigent Rate Case, and other timely issues.

DMA Analysis of Boucher-Stearns Privacy Discussion Draft
DMA’s Analysis of the Boucher-Stearns Privacy Discussion Draft is intended to guide DMA members in assessing how this legislative proposal would potentially impact their business practices and bottom lines.

Do Not Mail

State Do Not Mail Registry Bills – 2008

Postal – 2008 Postal Rate Increases

DMA Introduces Significant Enhancements to Mail Preference Service

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Privacy

DMA Environmental Resource Center

DMA Politically Direct newsletter

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