Author

Chief Marketer Staff

  • Pencils, Pensand PDAs?

    Nearly every family with school-aged children buys clothing, shoes and three-ring notebooks during back-to-school season. But some retailers and several

  • National List Month

    Someone should declare August National Mailing List Month. Why August? Because that’s when the list business comes together for its annual tribal rites.

  • Ken Magill Joins Direct

    Ken Magill, founding editor of iMarketing News, has been named editor-at-large for Direct and Multichannel Merchant effective Aug. 1. Magill will cover

  • Crowded Field

    The National Hockey League reached a tentative agreement with its players’ association July 13 that puts players back on the ice after a 301-day lockout

  • DM Hiring on the Rise

    The direct marketing job market is opening up again. Seventy percent of DM businesses plan to add staff during the third quarter compared with 66% that

  • 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

  • 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

  • Ashley Furniture Goes Country

    Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. is taking country music by storm with an ongoing scratch-and-win game that highlights the County Music Association Awards.

  • 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