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  • Can a Mailer Find True Happiness?

    Direct mailers have been searching for even a shred of contentment since the most recent postal increase. It may be too much to think that the postal rate cloud has a silver lining. But, like a child’s security blanket, it could at least be flannel.

    In other words, there’s hope.

  • Fashionable Fixtures

    It’s no secret that the lifestyle trend in retail has been successful. The Lifestyle Center as a retail format has transformed the American shopping experience.

  • Pitching the Crescent City

    A multichannel effort by Smithsonian magazine and the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism was set to lure thousands of travelers to

  • Campaign Index

    CONAGRA FOODS Shrek’s Quest for the Crown ConAgra Foods is running on an-pack promotion and instant-win game featuring six of its products tied to the

  • The Online Gate Is Open

    Let’s say you’re a midsize company in an industry dominated by giants and you want to play with the big boys. They’re big for a reason established brands,

  • Justly Enriched

    Thinking of starting a promotional campaign? Save your money until you know your staff is behind you. That seems to be the view, at least in part, of

  • Listline

    NEW LISTS Meritline Technology Buyers Media supply company Meritline has a list of 317,786 customers from the last 12 months. A typical sale was $72 for

  • Radio Lives

    In 1951, radio promotions pioneer Todd Storz caused legendary traffic jams in Omaha, Neb., when his local station KOWH gave clues to listeners where they

  • Talk It Up

    Any direct marketer worth his or her M.B.A. knows the importance of identifying a company’s best customers

  • Letters to the Editor

    I had an experience similar to the one Beth Negus Viveiros described in her column (Pushing the Envelope, September).