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  • Hail to the Chief

    John Greco is a presidential history buff. But he’s getting carried away with himself. He apparently thinks he is president of the United States, and

  • SEM Campaign Tracking Gets a Boost

    STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE IMPACT of a given search marketing campaign probably shouldn’t be measured solely by online conversions to a sale. A lot of

  • Turning the Periodical Tables

    BACK IN THE EARLY 1990S, I took a temporary sabbatical from writing to venture into the world of circulation. (Translation: I needed to pay the bills,

  • CORRECTION:

    An October Hot Props story referred to DreamWorks Animation rather the company’s correct name, DreamWorks Pictures. Also, Alloy Media & Marketing sent

  • Dutch Treat

    I am blessed with a wife and two daughters whom I love far more than is fiscally sound. In 2001, I broke down and took them all on a European cruise.

  • Web Keeps New Orleans Business Going

    In the old days, if a small to midsize enterprise was hit by a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina, the owner was fortunate if all he or she lost

  • A Blueprint for Change

    If you haven’t read the U.S. Postal Service’s 2006-2010 Strategic Transformation Plan, you should. It will provide as clear and concise a guide to what

  • Listline e-Newsletter 11/01/05

    Adrea Rubin Management Inc. has been tapped to manage list rentals for
    Children’s Better Health Institute. The master file names 316,034 active
    subscribers to magazine titles such as Child Life, Humpty Dumpty’s and
    Jack and Jill.

  • Visa Touts $1.5 Million Prize Pool

    Visa USA today breaks its holiday sweepstakes with its biggest-ever prize pool for a fourth-quarter promo. The Visa $1.5 Million Holiday Giveaway dangles a grand-prize of $250,000 and, for the first time, 50,000 prizes of $25 each. Cardholders are …

  • Sara Lee Sells Coffee Biz for $82.5 Million

    Sara Lee Corp. is selling its U.S. retail coffee business, including its Chock full o’Nuts, Hills Bros, Chase & Sanborn and MJB brands, to Italian firm Segafredo Zanetti Group for $82.5 million. Sara Lee, based in Chicago, will keep its global Senseo …