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  • Need an Endorsement? Ask Henry VIII’s Agent

    Celebrity endorsements ain’t what they used to be. If you’re old enough you remember when Arthur Godfrey and Dinah Shore could endorse almost anything,

  • And the Mail Just Keeps Coming

    It would seem most marketers are aware that the World Trade Center towers are no longer standing. Not true, according to the U.S. Postal Service. The

  • Sunny Days for Sale

    Maura Regan not only knows how to sell Sesame Street, she knows how not to sell it. Regan, Sesame Workshop’s vice president and general manager of global

  • Time Out

    First, the Bad News: Spending on Event Marketing Fell in 2006. The average spent per company dropped to $685,598 from $795,147 in 2005, according to PROMO’s

  • Low Tech’s the Ticket

    For all the millions spent on television advertisements last holiday season, comparatively low-tech channels proved most effective in persuading shoppers to patronize specific retailers.

  • Hey, Lady!

    She was born between 1946 and 1964, and her purchases probably have ranged from Hula-Hoops to minivans. She’s the baby boomer woman, and for many marketers

  • ID, Please

    Collette Vacations had a powerful marketing tool at its fingertips: A database of customer satisfaction survey responses, which also held information

  • Yahoo! Strikes Out Again

    Remember how it was in college? You were too busy partying in the dorm or frat house to fight your way through Dante’s

  • Back to Print

    Here’s a hot tip for marketers who want to stay in touch with their customers. Take a page from the past and try a customized magazine. Though more costly

  • What’s This?

    We’ve mentioned it already. But it may still be a shock when this issue of Direct arrives in your mailbox. It has the same writers as it did before people