Gold: Filson, Limited Edition Scarlet Cruiser

| Tim Parry

The outdoor apparel retailer looked to reinforce its brand heritage and quality by offering a limited, hand-numbered edition of an historic garment; sell through the production run for this limited edition Scarlet Cruiser coat. Filson

Gold: Baudville, Holiday 2011 Campaign

| Tim Parry

Baudville wanted to increase its customer engagement by positioning itself as a reliable resource for year-end gifts in addition to the other products. Baudville also wanted to secure potential customers who are shopping differently during the holiday season. Baudville featured year-end gifts on its catalog cover, its Facebook homepage and marketing emails to drive sales.

Silver: EA SPORTS, Madden NFL 13

| Tim Parry

The video game industry is seeing a shift from in-store sales to digital downloads. EA Sports looked to increase online sales with messaging via company-owned website origin.com, social media and certain retail store locations.

Bronze: New Pig PIG Grippy Mat

| Tim Parry

To promote PIG Grippy Traffic Mat Rug in a way that would increase product awareness and sales. New Pig used catalog, website and email marketing to get the message across.

Bronze: pc/nametag Spring 2012

| Tim Parry

The merchant introduced new full-color hi-def printing capability, offering the clarity of traditional four-color printing at a lower, more accessible price. pc/nametag mailed out its Spring 2012 catalog with personalized cover and editorial content, used multiple email campaigns, featured the new printing capability on its homepage, used a campaign landing page and relied on online banners.

Bronze: L.L. Bean, Free Shipping

| Tim Parry

In March 2011, L.L. Bean launched a universal free shipping policy. The campaign was communicated over a variety of channels, including its catalogs, social media, email, television, public relations

Bronze: Ulla Popken, Summer 2012

| Tim Parry

Ulla Popken looked to grow its overall business 10% year-over-year by introducing a new community site and implementing consistency across all channels.

How Filson Leverages its Heritage

| Erin Lynch

So many people have donated original photographs depicting men in Filson gear exploring the Pacific northwest at the turn of the century that they have ended up back on a newly redesigned catalog cover or in a marketing email blasts or website.

4 Ways to Prep for Your Peak Season

| Jonathan Kusnitz

Peak season is about execution. Never is it more critical for your operations to deliver products quickly, accurately, and cost-effectively than when business is booming. Whether your peak season is related to Santa, summer, or back-to-school, here are …