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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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Smart Bombing
The 31 American Tire & Service Co. stores under Scott Hook’s oversight had participated in mass advertising programs before, but in late 1997 Hook wanted
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Coldwater Creek
Is there such a place as Coldwater Creek? The image conjures up some far-off place in the mountains, with cool streams and tall pines, a spot we would
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SIMPLY Irresistible
1. Send ‘Em One White Sock Too often, “we want you back” appeals are boring.But they don’t have to be. Take a look at what the marketing managers at Ansett
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DM DYNASTIES: Eh, Bob’s Your Father
REPORTER CALLING Neodata Systems recently was a little confused when the company operator switched him over to Bob Wientzen. Wait a second. How was the
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All Mail REVUE
Direct mail doesn’t get Tony Awards, nor does it get caricatured and hung on the wall of Sardi’s. But it has become an integral component in making a
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Hall of Fame
Quick-name those people and/or companies you feel had the most influence on the catalog industry over the last few decades. Even harder, name those who
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B-to-B Catalogers’ Market Leadership May Be Misleading
For more than two years, direct marketing stock pickers have trumpeted the advantages of buying shares in business-to-business companies rather than stock
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DISNEY DIRECT MARKETING
Michael Eisner, the high-powered CEO of The Walt Disney Co., has a simple formula for his managers: You have to achieve regular annual growth of 20% to