Grainger Unveils Plumbing Supplies Catalog

| Mark Del Franco

Continuing its push to delve more deeply into its product lines, Lake Forest, IL-based maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) marketer W.W. Grainger introduced a 318-page catalog devoted to plumbing products and supplies in March.

Abacus Indicator:

| MCM staff

According to the Abacus 2006 B-to-B Industry Insights Report, business-to-business marketers experienced a 9% gain in revenue over the past 24 months, spurred by a 2% increase in buyers with 13% more transactions.

When Should You Mail To Institutions?

| MCM staff

Timing is a critical element in business-to-institution (b-to-i) campaigns. In fact, it is so important that choosing when to mail will directly affect how successful you will be.

Business marketers booming

| Jim Tierney

For most of the business-to-business merchants and computer products marketers tracked by Multichannel Merchant, the third quarter reflected robust revenue