CATALOG AGE TOP TEN
Marine Products Catalogs It’s finally fishing and boating season for parts of the country that endured a long winter. Boaters are spiffing up their crafts,
MCM staff
from the editor’s files
DID YOU KNOW? An employer needs 50 days on average to fill a vacant position. The average cost of recruiting a new employee is $4,588. Industrial engineers
People News
Mt. Laurel, NJ-based Roosevelt Paper Co. announced that Jeff Goldberg joined the outside sales staff at the company’s Richwood, KY, facility. Goldberg
THE RIGHT MODELER FOR THE JOB
In addition to selecting a modeler who will take a creative approach, you should seek a person who will be a teammate in the creative development process.
List Watch: Getting What You Paid For
Children’s Wear Digest had been renting a particular list regularly for several years. But then over the course of a year, results from the list went
Getting Personal…with Fran Philip
Fran Philip is senior vice president of Freeport, ME-based L.L. Bean’s home goods catalog, L.L. Bean Home, and its women’s apparel title Freeport Studio.
talking heads
Everybody’s going to go wireless. Wires are expensive, and so are the infrastructure, the support personnel, and the office space. Wireless technology
USPS May Spread 15% Rate Hike Over Three Years
Washington–The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service may scrap its plans for a flat rate increase of up to 15% next year for one that would still raise rates
Financial Reports
Downers Grove, IL–It
Study: Consumers Spent $3.5 Billion Online in March
Cambridge, MA–Total spending online spending increased from $3.4 billion in February to $3.5 billion in March, according to the most recent online retail