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  • Reader’s Digest Backs Off Sweeps

    IN A DRASTIC CHANGE for a company often credited with the creation of the sweepstakes offer, less than 10% of Reader’s Digest magazine’s acquisition and

  • direct listline

    New Lists TechTV TechTV, the 24-hour cable television network dedicated to technology, reaches 30 million U.S. households. TechTV’s master file has been

  • Supreme Court Won’t Hear TransUnion’s Case

    The Supreme Court has refused to hear TransUnion LLC’s arguments that sale of consumer information generated from credit data is protected by the First

  • FTC Settles with Firm over Inaccurate Reporting to Credit Agencies

    A California firm and its owner have settled with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that it furnished inaccurate consumer information to credit

  • Vanity, All Is Vanity

    WHEN MY WIFE TOLD ME she had entered a subscription in my name for Vanity Fair, I wasn’t at all surprised. Vanity Fair has spectacular editorial content

  • Eight Years and Counting

    WELL, HERE WE ARE near the end of another congressional session, and for the eighth consecutive year we’re facing the prospect of no meaningful postal

  • PROMO 100 Catch-up

    Time does not stand still in the world of promotion marketing agencies. No sooner does a magazine compose a list of the 100 best agencies than those shops

  • Long Live the King

    Although next month marks a quarter century since Elvis Presley last swiveled his hips, marketing behind the King of rock n roll will be in full swing

  • Botanic Garden Boosts Direct Mail Response

    The Chicago Botanic Garden got a 51.95% response rate to a series of early bird mailings designed to stagger spring renewals more evenly throughout the

  • BASF Builds Farmer Loyalty Program

    FOLLOWING a promising 6% response to a spring test mailing, BASF is rolling out a larger drop this month, encouraging companies to participate in its