It ain’t over yet

| Paul Miller

Although the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors announced that the new rates of its highly complex postal rate case will be implemented on Jan. 10,

When words aren’t enough

| Shannon Oberndorf

Pictures are worth more than a thousand words when it comes to selling-especially for online catalogers, which have only seconds to grab consumers’ attention.

New Pig, January 1998 Pigalog

| Sherry Chiger

Longtime followers of the Annual Catalog Awards are well aware of New Pig’s dominance of the industrial supplies category. Well, as one judge says, “This

McFeely’s Square Drive Screws, 97D

| MCM staff

You’d think just the name “McFeely’s Square Drive Screws” would be enough to get attention, but this Silver Award-winning catalog’s whimsical illustrated

When renting makes sense

| Mark Del Franco

As the holiday season fast approaches, names aren’t the only thing catalogers are planning to rent. Savvy mailers have found they can save money-and precious

Virginia Traditions, Volume 36

| Sophia Burke

From the succulent front cover photo of a platter of meats that “entices my appetite and demands I open the book and look further,” in the words of one

Hanna Andersson, Holiday 1997

| MCM staff

A striking cover, a highly developed merchandise line, an enviable ability to stay true to its mission and positioning, and a complete offering of impressive