Micro Warehouse sold
To hear Jerome York tell it, the pending acquisition of $2.22 billion computer cataloger Micro Warehouse by an eclectic group of investors is little more
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In search of CRM
It’s the buzzword among marketing proselytizers, visionaries, and MBA-types. But even catalogers that recognize the term `customer relationship management’
All in the family
This month’s questionWhat are the benefits and drawbacks to working in a family business?It’s said that the family that plays together stays together.
Executive Greetings greets changes
When San Francisco buyout firm Behrman Capital became the majority shareholder in $110 million Executive Greetings in September, it announced that the
STRATEGIES: Cost-cutting 2000
Tips for a more profitable new yearFor many, a new year is a time for new resolutions. And often enough, those resolutions have a money-saving bent. But
WEB ORDERING: Taking stock of ‘Net orders
Offering real-time inventory status onlineAccording to the Catalog Age 1999 Consumer Catalog Shopping Survey, more than 60% of online shoppers cite “convenience”
Watch out! They’re stealing our workers
We recently had an employee leave us to work for a larger catalog company. We replaced that individual with someone from another catalog. Around the same
ACQUISITIONS: ADDING TO POTPOURRI
CVI purchase doubles Potpourri’s number of titlesThe dictionary defines “potpourri” as a combination of incongruous elements, but multititle catalog mailer
MARKET TRENDS: Not computing – Computer mailers cool to consumers
More than 60% of U.S. consumers will own personal computers by the end of 2000, compared to 53% this year, according to Ziff-Davis’s annual Technology
Pet pick-me-ups
Many catalogers are touting gifts and accessories designed to commemorate the New Year, from Y2K survival kits to year 2000 champagne flutes. But for