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  • TAKING THE LEAD

    Anyone looking at the hefty slate of new business-to-business initiatives the DMA has cooking might think the association was making a calculated play

  • CLARIFICATION

    Hogan & Associates initially developed the Butler Roof Group marketing program profiled recently in DIRECT (Web-Based Program Boosts Response, Sept. 15).

  • JCPenney Mails Revised Christmas Book

    JCPenney sent out 10 million copies of its Christmas catalog during five weeks starting in late August. The redesigned book features merchandise grouped

  • DATA FOR DOLLARS

    On one hand, DMers have tremendous opportunities presented by the Internet and emerging technologies. On the other, they have a less-than-healthy economic

  • STUDENT MIXERS

    Travel budgets may be tight, but thanks to regional and virtual seminar and council programs, DMA members can still meet and greet on a regular basis.

  • Simply Put, USPS Is on to Something

    It’s happening like clockwork. With each Tour de France, the U.S. Postal Service comes in for a pasting for its more than $25 million sponsorship of the

  • List Business Rocked By Alan Drey Closing

    Even though moves are under way to pay back creditors, the sudden closure of list broker Alan Drey Co. in August has left a bitter taste in the mouths

  • Con Games

    It took Terri Lynn McEntire three months to save up $75 to apply for a new credit card after she emerged from personal bankruptcy. But she never got the

  • DMer Indicted in Illinois Bribe Case

    A former Illinois state legislator faces money laundering and mail fraud charges after allegedly bribing a local official in return for direct mail and

  • New Shooters at Harrah’s

    When Phil Satre resigns as Harrah’s Entertainment Inc.’s CEO on Jan. 1, a ripple effect will move direct marketing-savvy executives into several top positions.