Chief Marketer Staff

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  The New PMG

  One thing’s for sure: The new postmaster general has a sense of humor.”I originally thought this was an early rate implementation gala,” quipped William

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  Parlez-Vous Francais?

  Two new catalogs raise the question of authenticity and pretentiousness in marketing-and not a moment too soon. What with the Catalog Conference in Boston

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  If Your Caddy Zigs, Does Your Jaguar Jag?

  A brutal question: When was the last time national advertising for automobiles caused you to take any positive action other than stifling a yawn? Or scratching

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  Aw, Rats-Socks and Underwear!

  I’ve written in this space before about all the nifty, neat, sometimes useful but often downright odd stuff one brings back from conferences.Look around

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  Show Me the Money

  Exactly when should a list owner expect to collect list rental income from a list manager or broker?That question is being asked more than ever these

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  RadioShack Tunes in a Growth Frequency

  When RadioShack began a program to increase its revenue by 10% and its profit by 20%, prospecting for new customers as a strategy was never considered.

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  CONFERENCES: Alarms and Excursions

  Our plans when traveling to conferences are usually simple: Attend sessions, meet colleagues, send copy back to New York and sleep.At the Canadian Direct

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  Picture Perfect

  Kodak is relaunching an infomercial for the DC210 digital camera this month, after a successful test for Christmas 1997.The half-hour program will be

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  Get Off Your Duff – Take Responsibility

  Despite all that’s been said about the need to learn how to market in an increasingly electronic age, there’s no disputing that hard-copy messaging will

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  DIRECTNEWSLINE

  DM Deals Hit $38 Billion in ’97 The combined value of strategic direct marketing transactions-including mergers, acquisitions and buyouts-reached $38