A special issue of the First Annapolis Navigator devoted to sub-prime lending issues is now available. This issue contains a main article highlighting the fallout in the mortgage sector and the spill-over into credit cards plus two additional articles: Prospect Marketing in a Risky Environment and Improving Collections to Defend Against the Credit Crunch. You must register with First Annapolis to request the Navigator.

In an article titled 'A Referral Service That Ensures Someone Actually Makes a Sale', Bob Tedeschi writes for the New York Times about TrialPay's 'new marketing method that relies on a web of business relationships to give consumers free goods, as long as they buy something else from a long list of well-known online stores.' [Note: Glenbrook recently published a briefing about TrialPay.]

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