Catalog Analysis: Preplanning Merchandising
During the past two months we talked about squinch, or square-inch post-mailing analysis, to help merchants and the creative team understand what is selling
During the past two months we talked about squinch, or square-inch post-mailing analysis, to help merchants and the creative team understand what is selling
Last month we began our discussion of the merchandising functions of or square-inch analysis, which helps the merchants and the creative team determine
This month, we’re going to begin looking at a number of the pre- and post-merchandise analyses, systems, and flow charts that you can use to improve your
Typically a catalog has dollars invested in inventory, equipment, furnishings, buildings, and certainly labor. But a cataloger’s most-prized asset in
Last month we discussed the cost of getting a customer, a key measurement for the “front end,” or the prospecting side of the business. Now, we look at
Last month we discussed the cost of getting a customer, a key measurement for the front end, or the prospecting side of the business. Now, we look at
Do you measure how much it costs you to acquire a customer? The number of catalogers who dont constantly amazes me. Internet pure-play marketers tend
Welcome to Catalog Age’s new column, “Catalog Analysis,” which focuses on the often-neglected analytical and measurement side of the catalog business.
Despite the widespread consolidation and increased competition in the catalog industry today, new catalogs enter the mailstream every month. But those
Despite their differences, catalogs and retail have always had a close relationship. After all, cataloging sprang from the retail sector in the late 1800s