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  • The New List Business

    Good news. The list business lives. Of the vendors who responded to our 2007 list use survey, a whopping 68% said their commission revenue has risen this

  • Sleep on It

    Perhaps you have children leaving for college for the first time this month. Have you given a lot of thought to the sheets they’ll be sleeping on? Peggy Allen and Ronda Pierson have.

  • Staying in Character

    You may not instantly recognize Brand X Canned Ham. But slap Shrek or Bart Simpson on the label, and the product is instantly an old friend. Recognizable

  • Getting In

    If you have any doubts about how thoroughly geeky I can be and believe me, I can provide testimonials from family and friends please consider the nerd

  • Buyers Aware

    A lot of business buying has switched from response-based to search-based. That is, when businesspeople consider a purchase, their first stop is the Internet

  • How Soon is Now?

    The commercial potential of the Web once appeared boundless. It took an implosion of dot-coms who might have caught Wall Street’s fancy, but never had

  • Hire Standards

    If you have online marketing experience, get your resume in shape. The headhunters may be comin’ a callin’. A recent report by The Creative Group shows

  • Get to KnowPDMA

    WHAT Philadelphia Direct Marketing Association MEMBERSHIP More than 535 members, including ad agencies, marketing firms, vendors and end users. Roster

  • Try It

    Everybody likes to get something for free, especially when it’s useful. Not surprisingly, product sampling achieved the highest growth rate among consumer

  • SACKED

    Celebrity athletes have taken some serious hits lately, getting caught in any number of unflattering situations. And marketers who’ve chosen them as sponsors