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A Road Map for Deflation Survival
Ah, you know the price increases you wanted me to put through in the catalog? You mean the catalog I’m looking at doesn’t already have them? Well, I took
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Licking GOOD
Easter Seals Inc. has been distributing its signature stamps since 1934, but this February 50,000 of the 15 million packs mailed out by the Chicago charity
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The Trouble With Points Programs
Of the 200 or so major points-based programs currently being run, 30% will either be shut down or merged by the end of the year, according to Gartner
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HULKamotions
If only Bruce Banner would get glad instead of getting mad, he might not turn into a scary green monster, but into a proper spokesperson for The Glad
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ALL THAT Jazz
How might Al Franken’s self-help guru/alter ego Stuart Smalley describe Chicago Direct Marketing Days 2003? It’s good enough, it’s smart enough, and doggone
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Artexpo’s Mailings Hit Big
Fine art was a hard sell after the attacks of Sept. 11, and attendance at the 2002 Artexpo showed: The art show drew significantly below the 43,000 combined
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Novartis Saves $122,000 on Sample Mailing
A mail package redesign helped Novartis Pharmaceuticals save $122,000 in postage expenses and overcome lingering concerns about possible anthrax threats
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Walk like a Winner
In January, the Promotional Products Association International, Irving TX, hosted its 45th annual PPAI Golden Pyramid Awards ceremony at PPAI EXPO in
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Holidays of Our Very Own
This past Presidents’ Day, a blizzard covered the Northeast with more than a foot and a half of snow, playing havoc with consumers’ ability to shop. I
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Brands Beware
There’s a new twist to the old marketing adage, Give away the razor and sell the blades. Renegade Web site FreeRazor.com is riding the coattails of Gillette