DMA Taps Bob Allen as Interim CEO

| Tim Parry

Maybe the Direct Marketing Association Really does Aim to cater more to its catalog members. The DMA on Feb. 4 appointed Bob Allen, former president/CEO

Deals Pick up in December

| Jim Tierney

2009 Ended Quite a bit Stronger than 2008 when it comes to industry mergers and acquisitions. Fourteen catalog-related deals went down in the last three

Movers and Shakers

| MCM staff

Miles Kimball has promoted Vicki Updike from vice president of marketing to president. The gifts cataloger’s parent company, Blyth, has also named Stan

The “BrandAbout” process

| Andrea Syverson

A three-week, pre-honeymoon trip to Australia 20 years ago ended up having a huge impact on my business life. Why’s that? The Aussies are a rugged and

BACHRACH TO BE AUCTIONED OFF

| Jim Tierney

Bachrach Acquisition, which Owns the 133-Year-Old men’s apparel cataloger/retailer Bachrach, was scheduled to hold an auction to sell the assets of the