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  • Reel Deals

    DINOSAUR (Buena Vista Pictures) Tentative Release Date: Second Quarter 2000Starring: Voices of D.B. Sweeney, Kiefer Sutherland, Julianna Margulies, Alfre

  • Texas Gets Tough on Telemarketing

    TWO IDENTICAL telemarketing bills have been proposed in the Texas House and Senate, addressing several aspects of telephone soliciting. Most importantly,

  • Compaq Casts a Wide Net

    TO SAY Compaq Computer Corp. is stepping up efforts to snare sales through the Web might be a bit of an understatement.Within several weeks of each other,

  • War on the Home Front

    HOLLYWOOD When the dust settled from their holiday box office battle, there were two solid winners and one dud. Now A Bug’s Life, The Rugrats Movie and

  • Sweepstakes Mania Grips Lawmakers

    WITH MONICAGATE ALMOST almost out of the way at deadline, senators had time to turn to another critical national issue: sweepstakes.Two sweeps measures

  • Movin’ on Up…to the Web

    BEFORE YOU Move Inc. runs a change-of-address service for consumers that helps its clients retain their own customers. The company now has a Web-based

  • For Your Consideration: The Service Merchandise Case

    A new lawsuit in Florida is raising eyebrows among marketers operating instant win/scratch-and-win promotions in that state. Last December, Florida Attorney

  • Skilling’s Laws

    VAN SKILLING HAS engineered some major deals, and is good at playing the role of a buttoned-down CEO. But he has another side-that of a character in the

  • Rewards vs. Relationships: Which Really Builds Loyalty?

    TODAY’S CONSUMERS ARE bombarded with mail from service providers that claim to have a special relationship with them. They get thank-you notes from the

  • Data-Free Zones

    YOU’VE HEARD THIS before. The promise of the Internet for marketers is that eventually they will be able to target customers individually. One-to-one.