List and Data Strategies: Spring-Clean Those House Files!

| Tim Parry

Catalogers could never afford to waste paper and postage mailing to old or incorrect addresses; with the new postal changes, keeping your list as clean as possible is more important than ever. And once the Postal Service’s stricter address standardization rules go into effect in August, unkempt lists will be even more costly.

Listings

| MCM staff

New lists Eastern Mountain Sports Catalog Buyers A retailer of outdoor gear and apparel, Eastern Mountain Sports recently launched a catalog, which has

Co-op Databases Step Up Modeling

| Jim Coogan

The co-operative databases have sharpened up their modeling with a new generation of models for catalogers. New modeling initiatives from the co-ops are capable of producing better response and bigger list universes for catalogers.

DMA to List Industry: Cover Yourselves

| Tim Parry

Responding to a recent article in the New York Times that accused list firm/data services provider infoUSA of questionable practices, the Direct Marketing Association issued a reminder to its members to follow DMA guidance regarding the use of marketing data.

Quick Tip: Test a Catalog Via Bouncebacks

| Jude Hoffner

We at Lenser recently had several clients begin the planning process for launching a second or third catalog title, seeking to extract ever more value out of their housefile and eager to present the market with an attractive new brand.