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  • Epsilon Restructures; DiGuido Out

    Epsilon Inc. fired a highly visible executive last month and shook up its corporate structure. Al DiGuido, CEO of Epsilon Interactive, was ousted. And

  • Do You Know About SIFE?

    Once again it’s time to play “Figure out the ad.” You do have time for that in your busy day, don’t you?

    Whenever I see an ad headline like this one for an organization called SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise), I think of Robert Di Niro in the movie “Taxi Driver.” Are you talkin’ to me?

  • Web Site Offers Designer Bags for Rent

    Kara Richter had one goal in mind when she co-founded From Bags to Riches in 2004: bringing high fashion to people in the not-so-high income brackets.

  • Magical Thinking

    JUSTIFICATION IS THE name of the game when it comes to determining a direct marketing budget. It’s no longer good enough to make generalizations about

  • Just for You

    TODAY MORE THAN EVER, consumers and business prospects alike subscribe to the age-old direct marketing principle WIIFM: What’s in it for me? Personalization

  • Google Aims for Main Street

    EVERYBODY’S CHASING SMALL businesses. On the user side, research suggests that anywhere from 50% to 80% of all online searches may have a local intent

  • LISTLINE

    NEW LISTS Stamats Business Media E-mail Several e-mail lists have been released by Stamats Business Media. Buildings magazine has the largest count with

  • If You’re Going

    There are worse places to be than San Francisco in October. So stop worrying, and relax on the flight by reading this issue of Direct. We hope you’ll

  • From the Big Chair

    BY THE TIME THIS article sees print, Howard Draft will be one delighted chairman. Or a very disappointed one. It all hinges on the review Wal-Mart is

  • Ring True

    Want to turn that phone call into a sale, and maybe even into an ongoing relationship? Follow these pointers: Don’t remind prospects that you’ve already