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  • It’s Time to Dumb-Up

    We in direct marketing don’t have to worry much about the dumbing-down of advertising and marketing messages. After all, we’re in the thick of it. But

  • Play It as It Overlays

    Google earned kudos in September 2006 for enticing video-sharing site YouTube away from its rivals and into the Googleplex. But almost immediately the

  • THE CONVERSATION MATURES

    High-tech marketing is all grown up. From a marketing perspective, this means companies like Cisco have to be everywhere for their customers.

  • George Lois Direct

    George Lois knows something about getting results.

    His

  • Where Do DMers Draw the Line?

    Direct marketers are always looking for that next great lead-generation tactic that will be a something that will be absolutely irresistible to a prospective

  • Victoria Mag Gets Boost From Grieving Readers

    Victoria magazine, the women’s shelter book that’s being revived this fall, has gotten responses ranging from 15% to 20% to its first mailing. This was

  • Keeping the Lanes Busy

    James Simone, general manager of Brunswick’s Woodhaven Lanes bowling center in Queens, NY, credits the company’s e-mail marketing program with helping keep lanes busy that previously were often dark.

  • Ready for Their Close-up

    This winter, Earth Class Mail will be the subject of a new documentary TV series called

  • Cluster Bombing

    Does this sound familiar? You work for a retailer with a large catalog and Internet business. Your bosses figure out that not all customers are the same when it comes to brand loyalty, and that their purchase behaviors reflect this disparity.

  • Rolling Strikes

    Brunswick Bowling and Billiards has turned an offer of an hour of free bowling in return for e-mail contact information into a database of almost half a million e-mail addresses.