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  GO AHEAD They’re Listening

  If a tree falls in a forest and there is no speech recognition software around, does the impact of the tree on the ground make a sound?The question is

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  Foster & Gallagher Springs Up on the Web

  Foster & Gallagher, Peoria, IL, the megabig horticultural direct marketer, has been taking a slow approach to the Web, but made a major plunge in late

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  Parlez-Vous Francais?

  Two new catalogs raise the question of authenticity and pretentiousness in marketing-and not a moment too soon. What with the Catalog Conference in Boston

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  Campaign Targets Indulgent Dog Owners

  Heinz Pet Products, St. Louis, will send out samples of Pup-Peroni later this month. While Heinz has been making the dog treats for 10 years, the campaign

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  Picture Perfect

  Kodak is relaunching an infomercial for the DC210 digital camera this month, after a successful test for Christmas 1997.The half-hour program will be

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  Universal Solution

  In one year, online sales for AnotherUniverse.com have grown from 3% to 25% of the catalog’s total business.Steve Milo, president of the Baltimore-based

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  Hall of Fame

  Quick-name those people and/or companies you feel had the most influence on the catalog industry over the last few decades. Even harder, name those who

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  Just be yourself: HICKORY FARMS

  When Hickory Farms decided to launch its Web site three years ago, some thought the catalog should feature more exotic fare than the hearty staples that

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  DISNEY DIRECT MARKETING

  Michael Eisner, the high-powered CEO of The Walt Disney Co., has a simple formula for his managers: You have to achieve regular annual growth of 20% to

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  Who’s Gray and Gray?

  Michael Gray will change the name of his agency, Gray and Gray Advertising Inc., as soon as he thinks of a new name.Not that he wants to-he has little