“We Hardly Knew You”- A Cautionary Tale.
We think you'll enjoy this posting from our friend, Bill LaPierre, whose contact info is below. I have a box of catalogs under my desk, and two more boxes in the loft of my garage, labeled “Catalogs No Longer…
The Amazon Implosion
We hope you'll enjoy the posting below on the "Amazon Implosion." It was written by our good friend, Bill LaPierre, whose contact information is provided below. TheAmazon Implosion I make no pretense at being able to predict the…
Bill’s Notes on The New England Mail Order Association Spring Conference
We think you'll enjoy Bill Lapierre's frank comments about this venerable association's annual spring conference: Here's Bill! This is my 100th posting for Datamann’s blog on catalog trends and catalog survival. I don’t know how Keven Hillstrom manages to…
Put the Odds In Your Favor-Optimize your Gross Margin
The blog posting below from our good friend, Bill LaPierre, is great advice for every business- especially e-commerce and catalog retailers in today's super-competitive environment. Time for me to be crass and talk about profits, those things that…