NEW CATALOGS

| MCM staff

Modern Seed Modern design isn’t just for adults, believes graphic designer and mother of two Melissa Pfeiffer. That’s why Pfeiffer launched children’s

Gunning for Google

| Stephan Spencer

Microsoft is gunning for Google and Yahoo! Unhappy that its MSN Search is only the third most popular search engine, Microsoft has feverishly been working

Henry Schein Stock Split

| MCM staff

The board of directors at medical, dental, and veterinary supplier Henry Schein have authorized a 2-for-1 stock split.

Having His Say: Insert Media Deserve a Closer Look

| MCM staff

By placing inserts in outgoing packages, co-op mailings, billing statements, and in catalogs as blow-ins or bind-ins, marketers have been able to effectively bridge the gap between the high cost of direct mail and their ever-expanding need to put the right offer in front of prospective buyers

Eight Ways to Boost List Rental Income

| MCM staff

During the past few years, the use of rented lists has tumbled as much as 40%, estimates Stephen R. Lett, president of Bethany Beach, DE-based consultancy Lett Direct. But there is still plenty you can do to maximize the amount of list rental income you can generate; here, Lett offers eight suggestions:

Amex Delists Hanover Direct

| MCM staff

On Feb. 2 you can see the groundhog in Punxsutawney, PA, but you might not see Edgewater, NJ-based multititle cataloger Hanover Direct on the American Stock Exchange.