Catalog Design

Catalog Costs: How Low Can You Go?
March 29, 2021 at 5:19 pm

Direct mail is experiencing a long overdue resurgence for retailers, hastened by the pandemic. Increasingly crowded ads on social media and Google, full email inboxes, SMS dings all day long ... while the much-maligned mailbox remained emptier as credit card offers dwindled and in-store postcard coupons were recycled. Itโ€™s not surprising that many e-commerce brandsโ€ฆ

Amazon to Mail Holiday Toy Catalog for First Time
November 8, 2018 at 4:02 pm

Amazon.com is dropping its first-ever printed holiday toy catalog to millions of customers starting this month, according to a report on CNBC. The catalog features 70 pages of cozily-clad kids surrounded by toys such as action figures, board games and Barbies, as well as high-end items such as Bose audio gear and PlayStations. The bookโ€ฆ

Report: Amazon Planning Holiday Toy Catalog
July 6, 2018 at 11:42 am

Amazon.com is planning to publish a holiday toy catalog in an effort win the toy business that has come up for grabs after the demise of Toysโ€œRโ€Us, according to a report in Bloomberg. People familiar with the strategy told Bloomberg that the catalog will be mailed to millions of U.S. households and handed out at Whole Foods locations, the groceryโ€ฆ

Sears to Bring Back its Iconic Holiday Catalog
October 26, 2017 at 11:47 am

This week, Sears announced it's bringing back its iconic holiday catalog. The department store chain hasn't had a catalog since 2011. CNBC reports Sears has "reinvented" the 120-page gift guide, which includes holiday decor, home furnishings, games and toys, appliances, apparel and more. There will also be a digital version available on the retailer's appโ€ฆ

Direct Mail 101: A Complete Overview of Mail Formats
August 7, 2017 at 11:22 am

This week, Sears announced itโ€™s bringing back its iconic holiday catalog. The department store chain hasnโ€™t had a catalog since 2011. CNBC reports Sears has โ€œreinventedโ€ the 120-page gift guide, which includes holiday decor, home furnishings, games and toys, appliances, apparel and more. There will also be a digital version available on the retailerโ€™s app [โ€ฆ]

Framebridge's Direct Mail Simplifies Customer Experience
July 19, 2017 at 8:14 am

Framebridge, a national custom picture framing service, puts the customer at the center of this direct mail campaign. Mailer Name: Framebridge Date Mailed: April 2017 Based in Washington, D.C., Framebridge was founded in 2014 by Susan Tynan. Itโ€™s an e-commerce alternative to the traditional brick-and-mortar framing stores that dominate the market. The front cover of [โ€ฆ]

HON's B2B Catalog Supports the New Workplace
July 5, 2017 at 8:17 am

Office workspace company HON used a direct mail brochure to provide some thought leadership to its dealers. Mailer Name: The HON Company Date Mailed: February 2017 The HON Company is a designer and manufacturer of workstations, tables, desks, chairs and storage solutions. It sells them through dealers as well as online retailers. This B-to-B direct [โ€ฆ]