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  • Voice Lessons

    At first glance, building a word-of-mouth marketing campaign around a low-cost-to-free phone service would seem about as complex as organizing a one-car parade.

  • Happy, Happy

    We have a pat answer for anyone who wishes us Happy New Year on Dec. 31: What is happy about it? Yes, we’re paraphrasing Damon Runyon. But Runyon makes

  • DNC Registrants Ready to Renew

    The Federal Trade Commission has, for the time being, decided not to drop names from the National Do Not Call Registry after the initial five-year registration

  • The Search/Offline Alliance

    Marketers have many search options

  • Leaving Us Flat

    Through the years, Direct has received a variety of odd items as direct response promotions, including a red delicious apple sent via priority services

  • Good Deeds

    Starbucks is back again with its Cheer Pass promotion, this time spreading good tidings across the globe. For the first time, the cards are being distributed

  • Widgets? They’re Easy

    Staples has an button for you. In fact, it has several. There’s the one that’s been featured in its print and television ads since 2005. There’s also

  • Urban Refuge

    An unexpected oasis amid New York’s hustle and bustle set up shop as The Spa Experience for four days last month at Grand Central Terminal. Weary commuters

  • Clutter Cutter

    John Miller has been promoting TV programs since the 1970s when the Big Three broadcast networks constituted commercial television. But things have changed:

  • Miller Takes a Stand on Seats

    Companies have a hard enough time protecting their brand from knock-offs in the real world. But the rise of virtual worlds has opened a new front in the