Family Tops List for Gift Cards Spenders: Survey

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When it comes to gift cards, some 60% of consumers said they would spend the balance on their family or spouse, whereas another 33% said they would spend the card on themselves, according to a recent survey. The survey, conducted by Find SVP for ...

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New Orleans Re-Opens as Market for Periodicals: Catalogs Still Banned

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A New Orleans mail-processing center has begun accepting standard class advertising and periodicals mailings for the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck. While some of the affected areas had been accepting these classes of mail, the most heavily affected areas, which include New Orleans and portions of Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes, were not…

Former Yankelovich Exec Launches Faith-Based Marketing Consultancy

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Craig Wood, the former group president and head of the database division at consumer research firm Yankelovich Inc., has launched the Clarity Group. The new company offers marketing consulting and CRM services to both faith-based and consumer marketers, with an emphasis on direct and database marketing. The Clarity Group (http://www.claritygroupinc.com) is based in Chapel Hill,…