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  • HP Mailing Spurs 66% Conversion

    An enthusiastic response to a highly personalized mailing from Hewlett-Packard led to a 66% conversion rate. Last November HP sent out a direct mailing

  • Four Cool Firms

    Can companies that specialize in counting ever be considered ? Gartner Inc. thought so, and tagged four small firms as just that. In more scientific language,

  • Trophy Tour

    In a marquee post-season promotion, the National Basketball Association partnered with Toyota to take an arena tour of the trophy, which fans immediately

  • Get Real!

    The National Association of Realtors claims more than 1.3 million members. To hear Lois K. Geller tell it, when she moved her direct marketing agency

  • Pharma DMers Are Web-Shy

    Pharmaceutical marketers may see the Web as part of their marketing health, but many are cautious about integrating newer online tools, according to a recent survey by Medical Broadcasting Co. and CBI Research.

  • Who Likes Grocery Mail? Guys Do

    This might come as a surprise, but young people, especially men, like to read grocery store direct mail. Some 90% of men ages 18-34 who look at direct

  • Of Questionable Use

    Last month, The New York Times ran an article on questions posed to business school graduates by investment banking firm recruiters. The questions were

  • Cleanup Time

    Mailers are about to get socked with another postal increase. But this time the hit will depend on how accurate their lists are and how much they’re willing to pay to get them that way.

  • Dead Letters

    There are lots of ways for communications to go astray. On the digital side these often involve drop-offs and gopher holes in the network supporting the

  • Protect Yourself

    All businesses that collect and handle consumers’ personal information including those that do sweepstakes need to be aware of applicable laws and identify