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  • Start Out Small

    The way to get the best of both worlds secure, functional transactional and personalized marketing documents is to collaborate. Internal projects need

  • Artistry Trumps Clarity

    I’ve said it before. It’s time to say it again.

    Arise, ye oppressed copywriters of the world! Storm down the hallway to the art department! Hammer on the doors! Demand readable display of the copy you worked so hard on!

    Wait, I’ve got it wrong. That was yesterday. Big ad agencies don’t have art departments to turn copy into ads anymore.

  • We’ll Get That for You

    Going overseas and don’t want to burden your neighbors to bring in the post — or miss any important mail? Earth Class Mail may be the solution.

  • In a Perfect World

    An ideal direct mail offer should: Be tied to the brand and its advertising positioning in the market. Be linked to the product being promoted or sold.

  • Cats Reign

    Meow Mix has a fairly simple marketing theme, as such things go. It’s that cats should be pampered according to their taste. And the $350 million-a-year

  • WORKER’S PARADISE

    Tony Hsieh, CEO of online shoe merchant Zappos.com, asks each employee to write a 100- to 500-word description of the company’s culture every year for

  • Sticky Situations

    Think viral marketing is hard? Try antidote marketing, applying a tourniquet-or a full-body cast to a brand injured by toxic public relations hits. Plenty

  • Life Lessons

    There’s no substitute for hands-on experience. That’s why Panasonic North America is rolling out a small convoy of demo trucks full of high-definition

  • Trick Shot

    A Web site redesign helped PoolDawg.com increase online conversions by 27% and improve its search engine rankings.