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  • Call It What It Is

    He propose that articles about spam in the press and other media ought to be called spam as well. They’re about as prevalent and intrusive. Case in point:

  • NEW LISTS

    Ziff-Davis-ZD Net ZD Net is a Web-based source for computing and Internet information. The file supplies the names of 600,000 subscribers to this service.Cost:

  • When the Smoke Clears

    Brad Burmaster recalls the day two RJ Reynolds sales reps visited the construction site of his new store, Light House, in suburban Chicago. The hardwood

  • Tools of the Trade

    Marketers use several terms-ROI, profitability, lifetime value and RFM-as if they are synonymous. They aren’t. Each has its own special use in database

  • Words of Wisdom, 1998 Style

    There’s a reason we keep buying those little books with clever sayings. You can get a ton of wisdom in just a few sentences. But there is no reason to

  • DEMOGRAPHICS

    Dustin Hoffman gave us our first image of a man raising a child in “Kramer vs. Kramer.” But it was the image of Michael Keaton at home that gave the concept

  • USPS Kills Auto Day Mail Program

    Under fire from the Newspaper Association of America and even some local mailers, the U.S. Postal Service shelved plans last month to launch its Auto

  • GET promo to give away $164,000 house.

    DALLAS – Giving phone discounts is one thing, but giving away new house to prove your phone rates are worth having?That’s what GTE Corp. is doing in a

  • It’s a Wrap

    The annual PMA Star Power conference lived up to its title last month when both Ron Howard and Will Smith spoke to about 500 marketing executives on Warner

  • P-O-P Gains, But Girds for Tobacco Withdrawal

    Marketers last year spent $13.1 billion on point-of-purchase displays, an increase of 5 percent above 1996.Some segments had growth rates that exceeded