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  • In for the Long Haul

    There was a time when promotion was the short-term tactic marketers drew upon to push the sales needle that extra bit needed to hit a quarterly or annual

  • The Kindness of Strangers

    There’s nothing like a second chance especially at the hands of strangers. Imagine an SUV full of hipsters running into your living room, right now, and

  • Free Performs Well in E-mail: Study

    Doing an e-mail campaign? Putting the word along with the offer in a subject line is a definite plus, no matter what you’ve heard. E-Post Direct discovered

  • letters to the editor

    OUT WITH THE OLD What kind of advertising do you get when an old-school direct marketer critiques a current ad? Well, you get old-school advertising.

  • All That Pizazz

    Keynoter Paul Higham says retailers and manufacturers have opposite views of retail marketing. Higham, retired CMO for Wal-Mart Stores and now principal

  • Marketing Services

    Bestever, Inc., Rancho Dominguez, CA, appointed Christin Singleton VP-sales. Greenwich, CT-based Classic Sportswear & Promotions appointed Catherine Lief

  • Pro Awards 2OO3

    42Best Multi-Discipline Campaign 43Best Use of Event Marketing (5 Venues or Less) 43Best Use of Event Marketing (More Than 5 Venues) 43Best Mobile Marketing

  • Loose Cannon: Telemarketing Tales from the Flight Deck

    An hour into a recent flight to Chicago, the phone nestled in the seatback facing me rang. I was the only traveler in my row, so I picked up the handset.