Confessions of a Shopaholic

What makes a great catalog cover?

The Art of Commerce: American Mail-Order and Trade Catalogs, 1974-1956 is a recent exhibition of 145 mail-order catalogs dating back from the year 1874 through 1956. Unfortunately, the exhibition...

Recycling Catalogs - Out with the old, in with the new!

Catalogs.Your mailbox is brimming with them. Once you've thumbed through and shopped from all of your favorite stores, what do you do with them? Here are some practical and impractical...

Recycling Catalogs - Out with the old, in with the new!

Catalogs.Your mailbox is brimming with them. Once you've thumbed through and shopped from all of your favorite stores, what do you do with them? Here are some practical and impractical...

Catalogs are still #1

According to this recent DMA article, I'm proud to report that Catalogs are still the primary medium for multichannel merchants. This doesn't surprise me one bit. Of course Catalogs are still the...

Give, and you shall receive.

When making a decision concerning whom to do business with, ask yourself first if this particular person or company supports the same philanthropic charities that you support… or for that matter, if...

Smart People Wanted, Idiots Need Not Apply.

I won’t hire stupidity or mediocracy.Alright, my blood is boiling and I really don’t have time to write a blog in the middle of the day. I usually save this for sometime between midnight and 4...

Keeping calm yet prepared with Hurricane Ike

As business owners, not only must we think of securing our homes, but we have the added stress of securing our businesses as well. The two go hand in hand for without a place to continue conducting...

Gift for him, peace for me

My eldest daughter just splurged. Out of her very own piggy bank, with her very own hard earned money (saved from performing “mundane chores” around the house) she bought my son a Ferrari. You...

To Post It- Or Not To Post-It

There has recently been a lot of hype in the media today concerning instances where employers reject potential job candidates or fire employees based on information obtained from popular social...

Staples- yes, that was easy

Back to School.A time of unrest for parents everywhere. After enjoying an entire summer of fun and frolic, it's time to get serious and shop for everything your child needs to flourish during the...