Determining Your Areas of Growth

| Michael I. Grant

All mailers must constantly looking to identify the best way to grow revenues. It seems like it should be pretty easy to do. But in the present multichannel environment, how do you fuel that growth or determine where to invest scarce resources to expand market share in a cost effective manner?

Live from DMA: Kenneth Cole’s Major Production

| Melissa Dowling

Chicago–Did you ever wonder why shoes manufacturer/marketer Kenneth Cole is called Kenneth Cole Productions? In his keynote address at the DMA annual conference, Kenneth Cole himself detailed how he started the company 25 years ago.

December: Not Too Late To Contact Buyer File

| Jim Coogan

When is it too late to contact your buyer and prospect files to maximize holiday sales? Thanks to the increased confidence consumers have in last-minute online shopping, you can go as close to Dec. 25 as you feel comfortable.

What Marketers Should Demand From an E-Mail List

| Turker Hassan

Working with many e-mail list brokers and mailers, we field many questions about the deliverability of a particular file. In this age of declining open and click-through rates, marketers are researching their test lists more thoroughly.

Conney Safety Products Sold

| Mark Del Franco

Nine years after buying the business, K+K America sold Conney Safety Products to private equity firm Caxton-Iseman Capital for $48 million. GMAC Commercial Finance and BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. provided financing for the transaction announced Oct. 2.