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Month: January 2007

  • The Offer Might Not Matter

    Two of the traditional building blocks of any strong direct response campaign have been the creative and the offer. But in an area where consumers are

  • Ready for Syndication Soon?

    RSS may stand for Really Simple Syndication (among other less-descriptive things), but there’s nothing simple about selling the automated Web feed processes

  • Let’s Make a Deal

    Grizzard Performance Group posed this question in a recent survey: You’re planning on purchasing a large item, like a TV. After much research, you decide

  • Gold Standard

    Sure, many people maintain that the older you get, the better you get. But that doesn’t mean a makeover wouldn’t hurt. Godiva Chocolatier did just that

  • Listline

    NEW LISTS GlobalSpec More than 1.5 million individuals registered to use GlobalSpec’s search services are identified on the Engineering, Technical and

  • What’s This?

    We’ve mentioned it already. But it may still be a shock when this issue of Direct arrives in your mailbox. It has the same writers as it did before people

  • Hey, Lady!

    She was born between 1946 and 1964, and her purchases probably have ranged from Hula-Hoops to minivans. She’s the baby boomer woman, and for many marketers

  • Fruit of Its Labor

    Despite an ever-growing Web and retail presence, print catalogs remain an essential part of Harry & David’s marketing mix.

  • David Takes on the Goliaths

    Retailer Dave’s Soda and Pet City made its first move into the multichannel world last month with an e-commerce site to promote the national launch of Simply the Best dog food.

  • Saving Grace

    But why do you want to save? Are you putting away pennies for a sailboat, or to pay your daughter’s way through college? Maybe you’re dreaming of taking a trip to Italy to see the village where your grandfather was born.

    All of these reasons are emotional as well as fiscal, a theme HSBC Direct is using for a new series of DRTV ads set to air this month.