Flying High

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Sure, Duncraft has felt the pinch of the recession. But unlike many direct marketers, the Concord, NH-based seller of birding products is actually doing

Sears Gets Social With the DIY Market

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Sears is showing its “softer side” in more than just ad slogans: It's getting into social marketing in a big way, first with two back-to-school initiatives designed to get high schoolers and incoming freshmen engaged

CATALOG

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Helpful Hints THE METRIC SYSTEM Remember the good old days, when figuring out a catalog's ROI simply meant looking at the sales resulting from the actual

Ready, Fire, Aim—Wrong!

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Sure, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. But isn't it a better idea to get it right the first time? That's where a strong marketing plan comes

WEB

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Let's Go to the Video According to a recent comScore study, Americans watched 21.4 billion online videos in July, an increase of 88% over the same month

See You in San Diego?

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

AT THE END OF SUMMER, KIDS HEADING BACK TO SCHOOL start to experience a strange combination of dread and excitement. It's the same for folks in the direct