Alloy.com conducted an analysis of their marketing strategies and competitors to provide recommendations. They analyzed direct competitors dELiAs and mXg who have larger databases and more touchpoints. Alloy's differentiation strategy focuses on catalogs, newsletters, events, contests and brand awareness through advertising. The recommendations include using catalogs, online ads, emails, events and contests for customer acquisition, retention and reactivation. The analysis shows the marketing investment and average cost for each strategy. It also provides a customer lifetime value analysis showing a cumulative net present value profit over three years.