Chief Marketer Staff
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Agencies
Have Book, Will Travel
Eight-year-old retailer Audio Adventures began direct sales this spring, renting (and selling) mostly through a Web site, www.audioadventures.com.The
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Agencies
Polk Appeals
L. Polk & Co., Detroit, has appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court a decision that allows that state to withhold the sale of motor vehicle lists. On April
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Special Deliveries, on Target
Specialty printing posted no revenue growth last year, but industry sources say that demand for products including game pieces and high-quality direct
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Coming in next month’s PROMO
Fresh Look, New Start Fox Family Channel starts the biggest cable TV launch ever this month when it takes control of the former Family Channel. Fox is
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Agencies
DM Mergers Increase By Almost 100%
DM mergers, acquisitions and buyouts in the first quarter of 1998 grew 99% over the first quarter of 1997, according to a study released in June by DM
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Everywhere Merchants Want to Be
Visa USA will give its retail partners magic for Christmas this year, part of an aggressive slate of consumer promotions designed to drive purchases in
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Agencies
Impulse: The Sequel
Last month we wrote about 1-800-Flowers, Godiva Chocolatier and Eddie Bauer using technology from Narrative Communications Corp. to bring impulse buying
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Chicago Internet Guru Jay Gondelman Dies
Jay Gondelman, the Chicago Association of Direct Marketing’s interactive guru and partner in Visionautics Inc., died in June of cancer at 50. According
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Stuck in Test Mode
The technology-ruled interactive marketing movement is in a state of hyperactive growth. Every time one looks at it is not only larger but has changed