Research

Beauty Industry Report "It's about time" by Mike Nave
January 2005, Beauty Industry Report

Sales & Use Tax Nexus: A Brief Q&A
October 2005, Sales Tax Solutions, LLC

Product Diversion: The World's Greatest Fakes
Name an American brand. Any brand, and any kind of product. Clothing, computer chips, car parts. Just name it and we’ll tell you something about it. It’s probably being counterfeited in China as we speak.
August 2004, CBS News

Understanding Channel Conflict
As retailers and manufacturers recognize that their role is to serve empowered consumers together, channel cooperation will replace channel conflict in the electronic marketplace.
May 2002, Adam G. Southam

Managing Channel Conflict
Adam Southam discusses the five methods of managing channel conflict in his keynote speach at the International Quality & Productivity Center's Managing Channel Conflict Conference
May 2002, Adam G. Southam

Partner Relationship Management
Research summary from several analysts
May 2002

Channel Conflict Commentary by the Meta Group
How the Internet plays into Channel Conflict for Consumer Goods manufacturers. May, 2002 Meta Group

PRM will maximize value to end-customers
PRM will enable organizations to integrate and better collaborate with their indirect channels with the goal of delivering enhanced business value that end customers will recognize
April, 2002 DestinationCRM.com

How PRM differs from CRM
A concise discussion on the differences between Partner Relationship Management and Customer Relationship Management.
March 2002 Donna Troy, Partnerware

Forrester Report: The Future of the Web
The Web is part of a steady progression toward greater efficiency, lower transactions costs, and more directconnections with customers.
March 2002 Forrester Research, Inc.

Multi-channel Consumers Spend More
Multichannel shoppers do spend more, DoubleClick found. Consumers that either browsed or purchased in all three transaction channels spent $995 on holiday shopping, compared with consumers who browsed or purchased in two channels ($894) and consumers who only used one channel ($591)
January 2002 Internet.com

CRM/PRM strategies can involve many IT vendors
Many enterprises are using mutliple vendors to provide the ideal CRM/PRM solutions
January 2002 Mario Apicella InfoWorld

CRM Adoption to be lead by small business in 2002
Small and mid-sized businesses will drive enterprise market CRM solutions in 2002
January 2002 Heather Harreld InfoWorld

Customer Relationship Management Strategy
CRM is business strategy. This article discusses the craft in detail
December 2001 Bob Lewis InfoWorld

Channel Management & CRM spending a Priority in 2002
Even though Global IT spending will fall by up to 5% in 2002, an increase in CRM, PRM and Channel Management spending is expected
October 2001 David Legard, Meta Group Inc.

Channel Management Update
Much of the hype surrounding e-commerce was fuelded by the potential for manufacturers to eliminate the middleman and sell direct to customers. It doesn't work!
October 2001 Heather Harreld InfoWorld

Channel Cooperation Pays Off
Channel conflict is crumbling but not enough.To snare
almost $300 billion in 2005,manufacturers and retailers
will create collaboratives to ynchronize their marketing,
operations,and sales efforts and to serve customers.
May 2001, Stephen K. Zrike Forrester Research, Inc.

Avoiding Channel Conflict
Managing channel partners-distributors, resellers, retailers, and dealers-is a tricky business. Channel relationships are complex and vary greatly from industry to industry
April 2001 Tom KaneshigeLine 56 Magazine

Channel Conflict vs. Channel Cooperation
January 2001 Adam Southam Showcase International

Channel Conflict Crumbles
Selling on the Web is not just for retailers.As retailers
and manufacturers recognize that their role is to serve
empowered consumers together,channel cooperation
will replace channel conflict.
March 2000, Lisa Allen Forrester Research, Inc.

Battle over Buyers
February 2000 Patricia Seybold Business 2.0 Magazine