REORGANIZATIONS

| Paul Miller

Three years ago, the founders of Genesis Direct were convinced that they could create a new business model – buy up dozens of small catalogers and, thanks

PRODUCTION

| Shannon Oberndorf

What a long, strange trip it’s been for Rio Grande’s production process. Up until five years ago, the business-to-business gems and jewelry tools cataloger

PROSPECTING

| Peter Girard

In their continuing search for new names, some catalogers have turned to self-reported databases. Typically generated by mass-mailed consumer surveys

A fishy title

| MCM staff

Most catalogers strive for a catchy title, but “Bite Me?” A Catalog Age staff member picked up this offbeat gem from the Bite Me Live Bait Co. while on

Production horror stories

| Moira Pascale

This month’s questionWhat was your worst production nightmare?Unlike their larger counterparts, small catalogers often have limited time and resources

Restoration Hardware, Fall 1998

| MCM staff

At first, the inaugural issue of retailer Restoration Hardware’s catalog confuses several of the judges, since despite the title, only a few of the catalog’s

S&S Primelife, 1999

| Laura Beaudry

Right on the money!” exclaims a judge about the cover of the S&S Primelife catalog of recreational products for the senior healthcare market. “If you