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Agencies

  • Join the Club

    Hoping to offset sagging catalog sales, Damark International Inc. is investing more resources in membership clubs sold primarily by inbound telemarketing.In

  • Calling Capitol Hill

    With the 1999 legislative season in full swing, lawmakers in 18 states are considering legislation requiring telemarketers to maintain do-not-call lists

  • Dialing for Dictators

    Supporters of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet are using telemarketing to raise money to pay for his legal fees and other expenses he has accrued

  • The Phillips Upgrade

    Phillips Publishing Inc. has expanded its database marketing capacity at its 50-station inbound call center in Potomac, MD, as part of a three-year automation

  • The Art of Renewals

    THERE IS A legend among circulation directors about a renewal pitch done by Mad magazine back in its heyday.Although Mad did not try to acquire subscribers,

  • Playboy’s Online Libido

    PLAYBOY’S LAWSUITS against Netscape Communications Corp. and Excite apparently are more than mere trademark disputes. At stake may be leadership of the

  • Stocking the Mailbox

    TWO RECENT creative packages used foodstuffs to try and cut through the mailbox clutter.Boston’s Direct Response Group developed a campaign to generate

  • PCH Blind-sided by Latest Lawsuits

    PUBLISHERS Clearing House has been slapped with two new lawsuits over the wording of its sweepstakes offers. Both came as a shock.In February, Indiana

  • B-to-B Computer Products Lead Gain

    SHOWING impressive fourth quarter earnings that exceeded many analysts’ predictions, business-to-business computer products catalogers and marketers provided