MCM Awards: Lighthearted Copy, Infectious Quirkiness, Define Spanx

| Melissa Dowling

A great brand is one in which customers want to be a part of, according to one MCM Awards judge. The Spring 2009 edition of the Spanx catalog exemplifies this concept, and helped the marketer of bodyshapers, foundation garments and slimming intimate apparel win a Silver in the Apparel Over $20 Million category.

5 TIPS FOR BECOMING A TWEETER

| MCM staff

Why Should You Tweet? It’s a great way of finding out what others in your field are up to; it helps you meet new contacts; you can alert people to what’s

SHARPER IMAGE CATALOG RETURNS

| Jim Tierney

Relaunched Gifts and Gadgets Merchant The Sharper Image in June mailed a 68-page gifts catalog. The company plans a total of five catalog mailings for

Damn Your Dirty Data

| MCM staff

I Keep My Postal Carrier in Good Shape with the number of catalogs she delivers to my house every day. I’m a frequent catalog shopper and a mail order