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Data Dilemmas
Business-to-business databases have never been celebrated for their cleanliness. For starters, B-to-B data is complex and fast-changing. Customers conduct
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Bad Boy Marketing
It’s every marketer’s worst nightmare: a promotion gone terribly wrong. Time Warner’s Turner Broadcasting System learned some hard lessons about post-Sept.
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Big Ideas for Microsites
Bill Hanekamp is a huge fan of small Web sites. Technically, they’re called microsites small, self-contained Web destinations that are separate from a
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Letters to the Editor
JUST ONE THING I think Herschell Gordon Lewis overlooks one issue in his excellent lambasting of fundraising letters that don’t work the executive directors
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Handling Calls In-House
f you’re dialing into a call center from home, chances are you may be relaxing in pajamas and slippers. And chances are the reps you talk to may be in their PJs too.
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Google’s Parking Problems
My list of the ways Google is like my hometown of Chicago comes down to one item: They both have parking problems that are rooted in history and long overdue for a solution. And in both cases, conspiracy-minded observers see a plot to keep the revenue stream open.
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Anglo-American
It doesn’t matter which side of the pond they’re on. The first stop for most consumers planning a trip is the Internet. That’s why VisitBritain, the United
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Meet the Broker: Tammy Penton
Today we meet Tammy Penton, senior account executive at Lake Group Media Inc. Penton deals primarily with business-to-business lists. She also helps devise and execute mailing strategies for consumer campaigns.
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DM Great Bob Stone Dies at 88
Bob Stone, a self-described “depression kid” who co-founded one of the great direct marketing ad agencies and created a standard industry text, died on Monday at age 88. He had been in ill health for some time.
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Interpublic Posts Net Income of $69.1 Million
Interpublic posted net income of $69.1 million for the fourth quarter, compared to a net loss of $22.9 million in the prior-year period.