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Wine DMers Ready to Uncork New Markets
Wine marketers are gearing up for another round of fights following the U.S. Supreme Court decision May 16 that found bans against direct sales by wineries
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So Why Come to Portland?
Tourism ads present a special challenge. They must sell both the sizzle and the steak in a limited space. The sizzle is the glamour and excitement of
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letters to the editor
GIVE ‘EM A REASON As a copywriter, I don’t think a communication can ever be too copy heavy. People don’t read or not read copy based on its relative
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Look Out, McDonald’s. Who Needs You?
Those phony e-mail offers are sliding in a direction I like: Food. Meals. Gourmet dinners. Somebody has recognized the universal truth: The way to a sucker’s
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Hanging Its Hopes
Best Buy is testing oversize door hangers to promote its Reward Zone customer loyalty program. A 500,000-piece trial began in April in Minneapolis (the
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RSA Locks In E-mail Effectiveness
When it comes to e-mail campaigns, little things like personalized greetings mean a lot, and big things like original photography and strong subject lines
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News briefs/directmag.com
5/17 TWO DIRECT MARKETING FIRMS shut down in 2003 by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled
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I’m Tired!
As of this writing, the finale of season three of The Apprentice is less than a week away. Soon the world will know which candidate gets the honor of
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Channel Flipping
The migration of advertising dollars from broadcast to cable continues unabated at this year’s upfront. The shift is a reflection of where TV viewers