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Best Buy Starts Loyalty Program
Best Buy Co. Inc. kicked off its first loyalty marketing program in mid-July with a 5 million-piece direct mailing to existing customers. The campaign
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World Golf League Hits the Phones
Who said outbound telemarketing is dead? In late August, the World Golf League Inc. began calling more than 4 million golfers to offer them the WGL Premier
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New Job, New Rules
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. That’s true for our professional and personal lives at a job interview, a new client business
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Prize Inside!
Everyone knows that marketing consumer products is tougher and more challenging than ever before. The poor global economy is a given, as are tighter margins
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News briefs/directmag.com
8/5 LANDS’ END CEO DAVID F. DYER left the Dodgeville, WI-based cataloger to join clothing company Tommy Hilfiger as president and CEO. He replaced Joel
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Everybody’s an Expert
WARNING: This column is semi-serious. I won’t apologize to those who may recognize their output. Advice is cheaper than ever. And we’re proving that point
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Mailers Uneasy About Labor’s Role in Reform
Mailing industry groups hailed the latest findings of the President’s Commission on the U.S. Postal Service, but were uncertain about how willing organized
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Alloy Buys Retailer Delia’s
Marketing conglomerate Alloy, Inc. will buy retailer Delia’s Corp. for $50 million. Adding Delia’s $138 million business extends Alloy’s reach to teen
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Local Route
Once many new car buyers drive off the lot, the dealer/customer relationship is over. Saturn Corp. is looking to get more mileage out of that connection.