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  • Back to the Drawing Board

    Back to the 50’s, a mail order catalog owned by Crowne Ventures Corp., Las Vegas, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 8. But this summer

  • CATALOG CAPITAL

    Experts agree: It’s difficult to generalize about how publicly traded consumer catalogs are doing on Wall Street. For one thing, direct marketing companies

  • National Semiconductor Launches Online Services

    Surprising though it may seem, it took until just last month for one of the world’s leading technology companies to jump on the electronic ordering and

  • People

    Yankelovich Partners Inc., Norwalk, CT, named Dr. Thomas E. Vasquez president/CEO. John Struck, former president/CEO, will become chairman of Yankelovich

  • DIRECTNEWSLINE

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

  • 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

  • Elvis Fans

    Despite his enduring popularity, obtaining lists of Elvis Presley’s fans is no easy task. Elvis Presley Enterprises keeps a tight grip on memorabilia

  • More Than Points

    There’s an old Washington, D.C. adage that an honest politician is one who, when bought, will stay bought. Were this true in the consumer arena, loyalty

  • Universal Solution

    In one year, online sales for AnotherUniverse.com have grown from 3% to 25% of the catalog’s total business.Steve Milo, president of the Baltimore-based

  • Building Custom Models for Potential Mailers

    If you own a large active or inactive customer file and you’re not building custom list rental models for potential list users then you’re probably missing