Article: Fingerhut movin' ahead. (Fingerhut Companies Inc.) (Mail Order) (Cover Story)

Fingerhut is one of few mail order companies witnessing strong growth in the '90s. What's the key to success? This preeminent marketer is rapidly moving in new directions by mining the gold from its mammoth database.

Fingerhut's revenue growth from continuing operations exceeded 17 percent in 1993, a 15th consecutive record year. "But we know that a good track record is not enough. Changes are occurring in [mail order] at an unprecedented pace. We must be innovators as the world moves more rapidly into the age of electronic media marketing," says Ted Deikel, Fingerhut's chairman and CEO, in the company's annual report.

Fingerhut is in the midst of redefining ...

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