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  • Wal-Mart Balances the Books

    When Wal-Mart Stores made its first foray into reality TV this summer, it wasn’t the result of work by the company’s marketing department: It was the

  • Qwest Tweaks a Channel at a Time

    PUNDITS SAY MULTICHANNEL marketing requires multichannel solutions. But Qwest Communications started with only one channel telemarketing when it implemented

  • Questioning the HOW of ROI

    Marketing executives don’t get it and they know it. While 60% of senior-level marketers say measuring and acting on return on investment is important,

  • LISTLINE

    NEW LISTS Priests of the Sacred Heart The names of 328,724 Spanish-speaking donors to direct mail mission appeals are available on the Priests of the

  • Magic Potion

    TOP-NOTCH WEB SITE CONTENT IS LIKE HAVING JUST THE right necklace to go with an outfit. Terrific…if you can find it when you need it. Scholastic.com is

  • Database Marketing Goes to War

    GOT A KID IN COLLEGE OR about to graduate from high school? Does he drive a hulking vehicle known more for its lumbering size than its practicality? Start

  • Negotiating Legal Waters

    IF YOU’RE IN A BUSINESS THAT wants to market to lawyers, keep in mind that it can be a daunting task. You can’t waste their time, because they make their

  • Kids want it cool and true

    There’s a lot more to kids’ marketing today than trying to keep brands relevant, hip and cool. Today’s kids want two additional things from marketers:

  • Seems Like Old Times

    Brands are making the old new again, bringing decades-old products, once popular with adults, to today’s youngsters. While licensed products from blockbuster

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    HOW LOW WILL THEY GO? Flatiron Follies (Direct Hit, May 15) was another great example of consumer resistance to marketing and the empowerment by consumers