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Court TV Makes Psychic Connection with Viewers Via Stunt, Sweeps
Court TV is giving consumers a sneak peak into their future via a psychic reading stunt this week to help drive tune-in for the third season of Psychic Detectives. Consumers can get a free psychic reading from 50 psychics as part of the …
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Third Investor Firm Raises Questions About infoUSA Buyout
Cardinal Capital Management, a Greenwich, CT-based investor group, has requested documents from infoUSA regarding CEO Vinod Gupta’s proposed purchase of the Omaha, NE-based data firm.
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Disney Backs Cinderella DVD with $150 Million Push
The Walt Disney Co. has rolled out a $150 million marketing campaign this week around the release of its Cinderella Special Edition DVD. The campaign kicked off Sunday with the Cinderella Ball—sponsored by Procter & Gamble’s Swiffer Wet Jet …
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Sports as Marketing Tool: The Shoe Must Fit
If you want your brand to gain a sports-related gloss, you might be better off participating in community sports activities than by writing a check to have a pro athlete act as a spokesperson.
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A Bloody Dust Up
Which is the absolute worst promotion in U.S. history? I love the business so much, I’d really prefer not to make that call. Luckily for me, when it comes
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Data Do’s and Don’ts
If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there. Lewis Carroll Although this advice was originally intended for Alice in Wonderland,
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Beating Around the Bush
While the big boys of direct marketing are careful to avoid controversy for fear of offending even one person in their customer bases, small DMers see
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How to Keep Them Opted In
WANT TO HOLD on to your opt-ins? Then respect their channel preferences and learn how to take no for an answer. That’s the word from Ernan Roman, who
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Terminix Mailing Gets 3% Conversion
Pest-control firm Terminix Commercial has managed a 3% conversion rate from a direct mailing aimed at cross-selling existing customers new services and