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  • Christenings

    Unless you’re one of the enlightened promo readers who starts by opening the back cover and reading this column first (bless you, kind sir or madam),

  • Productivity vs. Profitability

    AS ANYONE who has ever seen one of today’s call centers knows, there are a dizzying array of technology tools to measure calling productivity. Though

  • Yep, It’s an Interactive Campaign

    RC COLA HAS teamed up with the cartoon “King of the Hill” for an online contest and point-of-purchase sweepstakes.The “Who Said That?” game was promoted

  • list source

    NEW LISTS Executives at Home This 159,446-name file identifies executives at their home offices who ordered from a Williams-Sonoma catalog over the last

  • Surf Before You Fly

    SO WHAT DO you do while waiting to board a plane? That downtime could be spent checking stock quotes, sending e-mail, Web surfing-and taking in marketing

  • Stats

    SUBSCRIBER FILES COSMOPOLITAN 853,184 subscribers Direct Media Inc. Greenwich, CTELLE 391,838 subscribers HFM List Management New YorkGENTLEMEN’S QUARTERLY

  • Spicing Up Debt Collection

    Debt collectors have a tough job. On any given day, they get enough threats to make a small country go to war. Over the years, we’ve tried to create programs

  • No Gold Medals Yet

    In a mea culpa to skittish sponsors, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will include a morals clause in future contracts so sponsors can get out

  • Engaging Change

    When airline travelers discover certificates for frequent-flier miles on packs of Healthy Choice chicken Marsala frozen dinners this year, they can thank

  • Getting the Most Value From Your Marketing Database

    THE FIRST STEP in building an effective case for a marketing database is to determine the scope of your effort.Traditionally, organizations have embarked