mail order catalog

also referred to as: mail order catalogs

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 23, 2017 by Tony Hsieh · across every show →

Everything said about mail order catalog, oldest first

Jan 23, 2017
Assertion Supported
The US Footwear Market Was $40 Billion Annually When Zappos Pitched
“One was that footwear at the time was a forty billion dollar a year industry in the US. Yeah. And I'm not into shoes at all, so that was News to me. And then the other interesting fact was that at the time, mail order catalogs, those paper catalogs, that was a…”
Tony Hsieh Jan 23, 2017 ▶ 11:15 Zappos: Tony Hsieh
Jan 31, 2022
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Leatherman received zero responses from 279 of 280 early catalog pitches
“So we found a list of 280 different mail order catalogs. We got zero responses from 279.”
Tim Leatherman Jan 31, 2022 ▶ 38:11 Leatherman Tool Group: Tim Leatherman
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