Chief Marketer Staff

• Hurts So Good

  Just knowing that old John Mellencamp song makes me far too old to personally enjoy the near pain-inducing sour flavor of this kid riot-causing candy.

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  Overlays on Overdrive

  EVEN IN A narrow niche such as diabetic customers, information can provide a competitive edge. Acknowledging this, Franklin Lakes, NJ-based medical supply

• Reclaiming Salem’s Lot

  Joe Camel may be on a respirator, but RJR’s Salem cigarettes, a brand that faded from view after the industry’s price rollback in 1994, is quietly going

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  A Gem Too Good to Pass Up

  FOR THE PAST several months, a U.S. Postal Service mailer workgroup has been attempting to identify areas that could benefit most from capital investment.The

• Sessions

  Global Branding and Activation Dean Barrett, Vice President, Global Marketing, McDonald’s Corporation.Coffee Break in the Exhibit HallThe Promotion World

• Is There a Promotion Exec in the House?

  Promo’s 1998 Annual Report of the Promotion Industry shows impressive growth – up seven billion dollars, or 10 percent, from last year. This windfall

• Context vs. Content Marketing

  I love the quote, “There are two kinds of people: Those who talk a lot and those who don’t listen.”There are also two kinds of marketing that apply directly

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  Sound & Vision

  BOSTON ACOUSTICS INC., Peabody, MA, makes high-end speakers for car and home. With the rise of the PC, it hit upon a new market: computer speakers. But

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  Web Site Redux

  COMPUTER direct marketer Insight has been through a lot of changes over the past few years. Now those changes are coming together at its Web site (www.insight.com).The

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  This Month in 1992

  AS PART OF DIRECT’s 10th anniversary celebration, over the next four issues we’ll share what was making direct marketing headlines during our first decade