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  • Wake Up Call

    Don’t get so smug the next time you have a good promotional idea. Chances are consumers won’t get it. A new survey by research firm IMI International

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    I’ve frequently said to people

  • The Power of Tower

    THE PASSING OF A ONCE-GREAT retail chain tends to evoke both pity and awe, like the sinking of the Andrea Doria. So it wasn’t surprising that the news

  • I Saw the Light

    Talk about inspiration: Every one of this year’s Market Leaders created a groundbreaking campaign, or made some other contribution to the promotional

  • Basket Case

    After running small business and online operations for Hewlett-Packard and AOL, Dave Deasy wanted to make his own run at being an entrepreneur. He’s the

  • Putting a Price on Naughty or Nice

    Santa Claus’ load would be lightened considerably if he ditched the toy-making elves and chose his gifts from Neiman Marcus’ Christmas Book.

  • Bear Necessities

    Procter & Gamble is hosting an upscale public restroom in New York City’s Times Square this holiday season where it is putting rolls of its Charmin Ultra

  • An Anti-Ad Complaint Straight From Booby Hatch U

    AS THE OLD SAYING GOES: If you’eve taken an intellectually bankrupt position in a debate but want to stack it in your favor, change the definitions of

  • The Future’s in the Mail

    IF THERE’S ONE CONSISTENT aspect of direct mail strategy you can count on, it’s this: Everything changes. As consumer and donor tastes shift

  • Judge Won’t Overturn Spamhaus Ruling

    A FEDERAL JUDGE IN Illinois recently denied anti-spam blacklisting group The Spamhaus Project’s motions to dismiss an $11.7 million default judgment against