MCM Awards 2008

It's not easy to be the best

In fact, it's quite hard to put forth the effort that goes into flawless catalog creative, seamless Website navigation, unique, targeted merchandise, a solid marketing plan and superior customer service. That's why the Gold and Silver winners profiled here are recipients of our industry's highest recognition: the Multichannel Merchant Awards. And we are honored to present the best of the best.

The JUDGES for the 2008 Multichannel Merchant Awards

AMY AFRICA, chief imagin.8.tion officer, Eight by Eight

BRIAN BASS, director, product development and production, eToys Direct

GEOFFREY BATROUNEY, executive vice president, Estee Marketing Group

LARRY BECKER, vice president and principal, Website effectiveness, The Rimm-Kaufman Group

MONIQUE BERGER, director of print production, The Territory Ahead

JOHN BORTA, principal, The Borta Corp.

MARK BRIDGES, vice president/director, international, Millard Group

KEN BURKE, founder/chief evangelist, MarketLive

CHRIS CARRINGTON, president, Catalogs by Lorel

KEVIN CHURCHILL, director of merchandise, Patagonia

PETER COBB, cofounder/vice president, marketing and merchandising, eBags

SARAH FLETCHER, creative director, Catalog Design Studios

LAUREN FREEDMAN, president, the E-tailing Group

MORLEE GRISWOLD, business development consultant

MARTIN GROSS-ALBENHAUSEN, editor-in-chief, Der Versandhausberater

JAMES HARKINS, vice president marketing, Solutions Catalog

JEFF HARVEY, marketing manager, Edmund Optics

JAMES KLAUS, president, Children's Wear Digest

MARY ANN KLEINFELTER, director of marketing, L-com

JULIE KOBLISKA, vice president, general manager, Copperfield Chimney Supply

ROBIN LEBO, president, Lebo Direct

MARK LEE, president, The Mark Lee Group

JOHN LENSER, president, Lenser

BARRY LITWIN, senior vice president, marketing, Newark Electronics

IAIN MAC DONALD, principal, Casa Consulting

LAWRENCE MARMON, partner, Lenser (former president, J.C. Whitney & Co.)

PHIL NIEMEYER, president, Nasco International

DON OAKES, senior vice president, creative, L.L. Bean

KIMBERLY PAINLEY, president, Kinetic Marketing Consultants

BUD REED, founder/president, Timberland Interactive

TOM ROSENBAUER, marketing director, Orvis Rod and Tackle, The Orvis Co.

JACK ROSENFELD, chairman, Potpourri Group

JACK SCHMID, founder, J. Schmid & Associates

LINDA SPELLMAN, vice president, direct response, Hickory Farms

JENNY SUPER, vice president marketing, Galls

GINA VALENTINO, owner, Hemisphere Marketing

CAROLYN WALTERS FOX, director, marketing and public relations, Country Walkers

CRAIG WINER, vice president, Garrett Wade

MARIA YOUTH, senior manager, business development, Epsilon

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MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT OF THE YEAR

[ Also won — GOLD: Print Channel | COMPUTER AND HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT | Black Box Network Services 2007; SILVER: Web Channel | COMPUTER AND HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT | www.blackbox.com ]