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  • Data Bills Pile Up in Congress

    THE VERDICT ISN’T IN ON whether the wheels of legislation grind finely, but they sure do grind slowly: All the data-related bills covered earlier this

  • Monster’s Ad Short on Response-Building Elements

    This Monster.com ad is one of those you have to really work at to figure out. As often happens, the copy down below in tiny art-director type is not bad,

  • The Kindness of Strangers

    Before Hurricane Katrina, 1504 was the worst room a traveler could get in any large New Orleans hotel. I know this from personal experience: During the

  • Sunset Your Modality, Please

    DURING A RECENT INTERview, a high-level marketing agency executive said his company’s goal for a recent acquisition was to create an integrated marketing

  • Losing Track

    THE TERM TOSSING YOUR COOKIES HAS NEVER HAD AN exactly positive connotation, but for marketers it’s becoming even more of an unsavory concept. Recent

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    FACE IT, WE’RE ALL LAZY I read Beth Negus Viveiros’ Oh Bother! (Pushing the Envelope, August) while vigorously nodding my head in agreement. I thought

  • Conventional Wisdom

    MOST RETAIL loyalty programs are alike, and many are failing in their basic mission. Consumers and retailers are feeling disillusioned, but the programs

  • Borders Uses Data to Boost Service

    KEEPING 30 MILLION CUSTOMERS happy is a tall order. But Borders Group Inc. has taken on that challenge with information to back it up. Borders has been

  • The Best and the Brightest

    WHEN THE TOPIC is business-to-business direct marketing, I’m often asked about what kind of response rates to expect, about the most productive media