The Amazon Catalog: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (jschmid.com)

Receiving the Amazon catalog in the mail seemed like an industry event. The biggest online retailer in the world mailing a catalog? For many of us that grew up in the catalog world, we felt vindicated; print is powerful.

But with all the muscle in the world, how do you think their catalog stacked up? Did they take advantage of the power of this media or did they miss the mark? Is there anything we can learn from their efforts? Let’s dig in and see … https://www.jschmid.com/blog/the-amazon-catalog-the-good-bad-ugly/

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