Planet Dog in the “Doghouse”
Four-year-old canine merchandise manufacturer/marketer Planet Dog is in the “doghouse.” No, the Portland, ME-based company is not in trouble. Rather,
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Catalog Copy: Waking Up to the New World of Catalogs
Montgomery Ward? Who’s he? That was a question asked at a catalog seminar a few months ago. The venerable icons of the past, such as Montgomery Ward,
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New York-based Return Path, a provider of e-mail change of address services, appointed Anita Absey vice president of sales. Before joining Return Path,
Production Page: Evolutionor Revolution?
Mechanicals. Waxers. Live type. Nonrepro pencils. If you’ve been in the industry for fewer than 10 years, those terms may mean nothing to you. But if
Operations and Management: Systems Then and Now
The catalog management software (CMS) systems on the market in the early 1980s were outgrowths of systems that catalogers had written inhouse or contracted
Three Concepts Direct Board Members Resign
The tumult continues at multititle gifts and stationery mailer Concepts Direct. On April 14, the board of directors of the Longmont, CO-based cataloger
The Top 20 Stories of the Past 20 Years
In an industry as broad as the catalog business one that encompasses merchandising, marketing, fulfillment, and what have you it’s tough to cull a definitive
Postal Retirement Costs Bill Nears Law
The law needed to keep postal rates in check for the next three years now appears to be a slam dunk. Upon its passage this week in both houses of Congress,
The ‘Breck’ of Breck’s Dies
Luther Adams “Bo” Breck, the fifth-generation Breck of the Breck
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Vernon Hills, IL-based CDW Government (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Computer Centers, has named Max Peterson vice president of federal sales.