Lists and Prospecting: Does the List Industry Need an Ethics Code?
Thanks to the recession and several company closings, the list industry’s reputation has taken a beating in recent years. For instance, Uni-Mail List
Report: Miles Kimball on the block
Gifts and housewares cataloger Miles Kimball is reportedly being auctioned off by Chicago-based investment bank Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, according
FedEx rates to go up Jan. 6
FedEx Corp. on Nov. 20 announced that its air and ground rates will increase on Jan. 6. FedEx Ground rates will rise an average of 3.9%. Air/express list
UPS to increase rates Jan 6
United Parcel Service on Nov. 8 gave parcel shippers two months notice for its annual rate hike, which is set for Jan. 6. While the 3.9% base rate hike
LIVE FROM MTAC: USPS pushing legislation to shore up rate freeze
The U.S. Postal Service needs congressional legislation passed to make a potential rate freeze until 2006 a reality. In addressing the Mailers Technical
LIVE FROM MTAC: Confirm mail tracking plan takes shape
The U.S. Postal Service
T. Shipley, Reliable HomeOffice Catalogs Sold to Flax
Here today, gone tomorrow: On Sept. 17, just 13 months after buying the T. Shipley and Reliable HomeOffice catalogs, B2B Brand Group sold them to San
Postal Forum Report: Some Good News
Some encouraging news about postal rates: In his speeches at September’s National Postal Forum in Boston, Postmaster General Jack Potter promised that
HP Mails First Catalog With Compaq
In mid-September, Palo Alto, CA-based Hewlett-Packard mailed its first catalog since merging with Houston-based Compaq Computer Corp. in May. The 32-page
Pence Retakes Coldwater Top Spot
Dennis Pence, the founder of women’s apparel cataloger/retailer Coldwater Creek, reclaimed the CEO position in late September. He replaced Georgia Shonk-Simmons,