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U.S. Launches Armed Services Campaign
A $1.7 million direct response effort touting the armed forces was begun in June by the U.S. Defense Department. All the ads in the mostly print effort
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Survey: The Whys Behind the Buys
DM purchasers are more special than anyone may have suspected, according to this year’s survey of consumer attitudes by Yankelovich and Direct. For example,
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A Boiling Pot of Stew-art
A season or two ago on the late, lamented Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a character wondered whether Martha Stewart was a demon. matter-of-factly said Anya,
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Congress Mulls Postal Reform Bill
A reform bill that would give the U.S. Postal Service greater authority to make business decisions and create a new oversight agency was introduced in
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Scholar Athletes
No kid is looking forward to hitting the books next month, but Northfield, IL-based Kraft Foods is hoping to build some excitement for the return to school
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Direct Mail: Opt Out, Screen Out, Throw Out
Response Rates Are Down! proclaimed a recent full-page ad by one of the largest mailing list companies in the United States. Its bold tag line confronts
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USPS Blasted for Its Sports Sponsorships
The U.S. Postal Service has wasted millions of dollars in sports sponsorships despite a corporate loss of $675 million last year, the Citizens Against
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E-mail at Tiger Mountain
The Wildlife Conservation Society hopes that people who love tigers will pounce at the chance to get e-mail about them. WCS, which operates urban zoos
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Career Busters- Feedback: Facing the Blind Spots
I am so frustrated at work, Peter moaned to his wife. The only time I hear from my boss is when there’s a major problem. Would it kill him to give me
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List Rountable: Howdy, Partner
The spirit of this year’s Direct List Roundtable was decidedly one of camaraderie. While the conversation was lively, the participants all list brokers