A break from Direct marketing talk, The column may be about politics, or sex, religion, lost youth, lost love, or lost lives, but it will be something that relates to you. It will be something that relates to us all.

Were I to have access to more time, energy, and/or a statistician, I could point out the instances in my articles dedicated to the incentive promotion space. Without those, I can only speculate, but I feel confident in suggesting that they are numerous. I

Market Segmentation is defined as targeting a specific group or audience and is vital for a healthy ROI. Notice how we see more “Christian” offers on the Net these days? From Christian mortgage to Christian debt consolidation to Christ

As anticipated, this year has brought no shortage of investment activity into our space. Just last week, for example CGI Holding Corp – not to be confused with the famous dot com bomb CMGI – d/b/a Think Partnership (AMEX: THX) announced its intent to acqu

There is something fun about watching two titans clash. Think of Godzilla battling King Kong. It’s fun especially, and probably only, assuming the battle doesn’t lead to one’s own demise. Instead of Godzilla and King Kong, the two titans

As the economy continues to build muscle and the job market eases, employee performance recognition incentive programs will be ever more valuable to companies looking to hang on to top performers and improve the bottom line. The industry has plenty to …

A handful of U.S. retailers, Canadian packaged goods marketers and at least one film studio in Canada are mulling the use of MoxyCard, a CD-ROM-based gift card set to launch this spring. MoxyCard adds CD content to gift cards The credit card-sized …

STARBUCKS COFFEE CO: and RBC Royal Bank are out with a new hybrid card that blends an RBC Visa card with the re-loadable Starbucks Card. The Starbucks Duetto Visa Card, offered in Canada, gives customers the opportunity to pay, reload, earn point and …

Me guy was waiting for you girl to call. No happen. You Publisher was waiting for me Affiliate Manager to call. Yes happen! Actions getting you freaks and nice crystal and big home for chitlins.

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