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Vesdia Corp. has signed a number of high-profile retailers for its coalition loyalty programs and is readying a first-quarter push for its newest program, Fundraiser Rewards. Vesdia’s coalition programs add partners Avis Rent a Car System, Hickory …

TRILEGIANT LOYALTY SOLUTIONS: has partnered with Destination Rewards, Inc. to offer hotel reward cards and travel and entertainment cards to the financial services industry. TLS is a Richmond, VA-based provider of loyalty and incentive programs for a …

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The start of the new year is a good time to put your direct marketing efforts on a strict regimen of data hygiene. By some estimates, up to 30% of those customer names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail lists you

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Del Monte Foods is running an online instant-win game to promote its Carb Clever line of canned fruit. P-O-P supports the online game San Francisco-based Del Monte launched Carb Clever in November (Nov. 10 Xtra). The Win a Vacation Every Year for Life …

TimeMug, LLC an emerging coffee tumbler manufacturer, will soon give those on the run “time” to go with their favorite morning drink. The Bridgeport, CT-based company has added a timepiece to the traditional coffee mug, opening the doors to marketing …

The number of young hipsters using text messaging is rising as fast as y cn rd ths. And at least one cellular company hopes to hang on to those lucrative texters—and prompt them to text even more—by launching a loyalty program in conjunction with …

American Express Launches Rewards Card for New Yorkers Expanding its portfolio of specialty credit cards, American Express launched the IN:NYC card that rewards account holders for eating, drinking and enjoying the nation’s largest city and cultural …

Spam accounted for 77% of all e-mail traffic in 2004 and virtually all unsolicited e-mails transmitted failed to comply with the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, according to MX Logic Inc., a Denver based e-mail security and tracking firm.