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  • Wish You Were Here

    As the economy made its barely perceptible turn to recovery, brand marketers continued to shift spending from media advertising to promotional marketing

  • Vicious Cycle

    Spring is finally here, the war is over and the economy is starting to show signs of life (albeit mixed ones) for the first time in almost three years.

  • Double Standard

    We’re all familiar with the marketing mix: advertising, consumer promotion and trade promotion. Brands can, and do, spend money on all three. However,

  • INSIGHT FROM IMIwww.imi-research.com

    The numbers tell the story Research and consulting firm IMI International has begun sending us excerpts from its research initiatives. Watch for new of

  • Delivering the Goods

    It’s nearly a decade since Alison Glander founded Global Sales Development, a consultancy to radio stations. Since 1994, the company has been acquired,

  • Unicco Mailing Gets 11% Response

    A Boston-area provider of outsourced maintenance netted an 11% response to a mailing earlier this year designed to get chain retailers to use its services.

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  • CRM: One Size Just Doesn’t Fit

    CRM software is expensive. CRM software demands a learning curve. CRM software requires a team of technicians, both for installation and for operation.

  • letters to the editor

    MORE SERVICE WOES Loved the Op-ed (Pushing the Envelope, May 1). I was amazed at how little service was available at some retailers, too. After one baby

  • Watch the SKIES

    This isn’t another Chicken Little story. I won’t tell you that the privacy sky is falling. That we will be regulated, consumers won’t trust us and our

  • Tools of the Trade

    A new study paints customer relationship management as sort of a corporate stepchild: It’s there, but it’s not necessarily loved, according to a study