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  • Playing the Game

    Spending on games and contests may be flat, but consumers don’t seem to notice. They are too busy posting photos, developing videos and singing jingles.

  • Rx for Direct Mail Headaches

    Direct mail is still considered one of the most economical means of communicating key messages to customers. However, those involved in direct mail production

  • Oh C’mon Group Hug!

    I sat at my desk last night wondering what the heck I was going to write this month to commemorate Direct’s 20th anniversary. Should I do something pithy

  • Letters to the Editor

    SOME FONTS CAN BE DEPRESSING After reading Richard H. Levey’s article Mad Money (August), I just have to say that my mail is replete with starbursts and

  • E-mail’s Future? There’s More on the Way

    What will e-mail marketing be like in five years? First, readers should keep in mind I’m the guy who predicted in the late ’90s that AOL was going down

  • A Steady Clip

    The Sunday paper is still many consumers’ go-to resource for their weekend dose of The Family Circus. But when it comes to getting coupons to feed their

  • They’ve Got the Power

    Today’s consumer is in control. But you already knew that. What you also need to know is how to market in a world of constant experimentation, new metrics

  • Wonder Web

    Can you define convergence? It sounds like one of those vague buzzwords businesspeople like to use. But it does mean something that devices and platforms

  • Hoop Dreams

    The NBA boasts one of the biggest fan bases in the U.S. But it is now part of a global market, thanks to the foreign-born stars on its teams and events