Bulls and Bears: Ending the Year with a Whimper
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Consumer Roundtable: Going to the Source
After conducting numerous roundtable discussions with catalog executives nationwide, Catalog Age decided it was time to go directly to the source: the
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NEW LISTS SPORTS SECTION CATALOG The more than 43,000 customers of Sports Section catalog have bought caps, jerseys, mugs, towels, pins, and other collectibles
The CRM Balancing Act
If only there were a simple answer to the question How many times should I mail my customers and prospects? But because marketers have so many influences
Catalog CRM: On the Road to a Return on Investment
Customer relationship management (CRM) solutions promise integrated systems, loyal customers, and unforeseen profits. Unfortunately, something is missing
Watch Your Language!
When it comes to breaking through to your customers’ e-mail inbox, it’s getting to be less about what you say and more about how you say it. The spam
The Sharper Image Expands Its DCs
To cut down on spiraling package delivery costs, high-tech gifts and gadgets cataloger/retailer Sharper Image Corp. has expanded its distribution center
The FAO Schwarz Saga Continues
Toys marketer FAO Schwarz, part of bankrupt parent firm FAO, may have narrowly escaped a shutdown when an 11th-hour buyer swept in just after Christmas.
Target Shutting Its Print Catalogs
Target Corp. has pulled the plug on all of its print catalogs: Marshall Field
Financial Reports: Grainger, PC Connection, Zones, Guitar Center
Grainger Grows Profit on Flat Sales Chicago-based maintenance, repair, and operating supplier W.W. Grainger (NYSE: GWW) reported a 7% increase in annual