Pico and the Search-less Search

| Brian Quinton

Search is big these days, no doubt– big in ad dollars, big in the size of the segment players, and big in its influence as a doorway to the Web. But Blinkx hopes to make its mark on search by thinking small. To prove it, the San Francisco-based company recently rolled out a search engine that weighs only 1 megabyte but does the heavy lifting of bringing Web content to users without an explicit search.

Triggers: When to Mail

| David Bancroft Avrick

For years everyone in the industry has conducted seasonal tests. The professionals know the best times to mail depending on whether they’re mailing a women

Golfsmith to File for IPO

| MCM staff

Austin, TX-based golf products cataloger/retailer Golfsmith International Holdings has filed for a proposed initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Four Key Logistics Goals

| MCM staff

For the supply chain to be effective in a multichannel operation, it is necessary for management to meet four goals:

Crosstown Traders Resurrects Home, Etc. for a Test

| John Fischer

Tucson, AZ-based multititle mailer Crosstown Traders has resurrected its Home, Etc. catalog. After a nearly two-year hiatus, the home products book hit the mail again in January.

Jeeves Bows Out, and Ask Comes In

| Brian Quinton

Jeeves has officially been served his walking papers. The Web search engine formerly known as Ask Jeeves unveiled the new Ask.com look at Search Engine Strategies New York 2006, during a keynote speech by Barry Diller, chairman and CEO of parent company IAC/InterActive Corp.

Henry Schein Selling and Buying

| MCM staff

Melville, NY-based business-to-business healthcare cataloger Henry Schein announced one day that it would sell off one business unit, then bought another company the next day.

Hanover to Be Taken Private?

| MCM staff

Just as it finally announced sales gains in some of its core catalog titles,Weehawken, NJ-based Hanover Direct received a proposal from Chelsey Direct, its largest shareholder, to take the company private