Boston Proper Makes It “Sexy”
Michael Tiernan built Boston Proper, a cataloger specializing in
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Survey: Good DM Candidates Hard to Find
Almost a quarter of direct marketers surveyed by an Owatonna, MN-based headhunter are finding it
Everybody Jumps on the Metrics Bandwagon
(Magilla Marketing) JupiterResearch analyst David Daniels is spearheading an industry-wide effort to standardize e-mail metrics, starting with defining terms around delivery.
Questions, Ire Rise from Utah’s “Do Not Bid” Trademark Law
(Searchline) A little-noticed bill passed by the Utah legislature in February will let businesses based in that state enter their trademarks into a state registry and police their use as triggers for search marketing to Utah residents.
Live from AOTA 07: Microsoft Says Sender ID Helps Vs. Spam
Boston–Microsoft announced that its e-mail authentication scheme has helped it make a serious dent in the amount of spam reaching Windows Live Hotmail accounts.
Best Buy, Microsoft Partner on Vista Catalog
Best Buy and Microsoft teamed up in February to launch a catalog featuring the latter
Blair’s First-Quarter Sales Down 26%
First-quarter net sales at apparel and home decor cataloger Blair Corp. sank nearly 26%, to $76.1 million
Neiman Marcus on IPO Rumors: “No Comment”
Eighteen months ago, an investor group led by Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus took luxury goods merchant Neiman Marcus Group private in a $5.1 billion deal. Now rumors are circulating that the luxury merchant may be preparing to file for an initial public offering
Ashford.com Sold for $400,000
Private holding company Luxi Group has acquired online jeweler Ashford.com for $400,000.
Record 2006 for Jos. A. Bank Clothiers
It was a stellar fiscal 2006 for Hampstead, MD-based cataloger/retailer Jos. A. Bank Clothiers.