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  • Sweepstakes, Keepstakes, Or Sleepstakes?

    Much of promotion is waste. Take couponing. More than 90 percent of all coupons are delivered by FSIs, which achieve a reported 1.4% redemption rate.

  • Retailer Realities

    Got a question for retail buyers that you’re too shy to ask? Promo Edge’s Retail Research Center polls buyers nationwide with your questions, and we print

  • Baby, Won’t You Drive My Car?

    EVERYONE KNOWS young people respond to peer pressure. General Motors has been applying that maxim to make college kids aware of their vehicles since 1991.The

  • FedEx Says Shut Down USPS

    FEDERAL EXPRESS president/CEO Frederick Smith sent a jolt through a congressional subcommittee meeting recently when he suggested Congress seriously consider

  • Sweeps Operators Beware: The Law is Watching

    Past editions of this column have discussed the possibility of greater government scrutiny for the promotion marketing industry. While I could not pinpoint

  • Rates Up For Canada Admail

    RATES FOR THE U.S. Postal Service’s Canada Admail went up between 1.5 cents and 7.4 cents, according to the March 1 Federal Register.The USPS said the

  • United’s Taste Test

    United Airlines has proven that the way to a passenger’s wallet is through his stomach.The Chicago-based airline found that it could earn another $2.4

  • Media Mix

    IT’S LITTLE WONDER that our media-rich world drowns out the impact of a single ad or direct response piece. Integrated marketing, which uses a number

  • DIRECT Wins Neal Certificate

    DIRECT WON a certificate of merit for best single issue of a magazine in the 45th Annual Jesse H. Neal Editorial Achievement Awards competition. The certificate

  • Fulfilling Work

    IN PHYSICAL circles, the out-of-control assembly line is a staple. Lucille Ball’s conveyer-belt misadventures represent its high point, and shows ranging