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  • The Zoo Story

    AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS about as long as an Asian elephant’s gestation period Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo is back in the mail with a 125,000-piece membership

  • Black or White?

    Welcome to Pick the Winner, a new semi-regular column in Direct. Take a look at the two creative packages and guess which one pulled best. Then go to

  • Still Frustrating After All These Years

    WELL, THE LATEST RATE CASE is under way, and that means sometime in late spring or early summer of 2007 new postage prices will go into effect. The U.S.

  • Shed No Tears for Blue Security

    THE ENTIRE DIRECT MARKETING industry should stand up and applaud the mid-May demise of anti-spam concern Blue Security. And not just because the company’s

  • The Age of Anxiety

    Want a free 42-inch flat screen Sony TV? Want all kinds of goodies for evaluating Dunkin’ Donuts against Krispy Kremes? How about a $1,500 Kmart Gift

  • Right-Time Marketing

    Here’s some news from ExactTarget that may change the way you send your e-mail. A study shows the highest average open rate in 2005 was on Fridays. But

  • TIMELINE

    June 1, 2006 THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP, affirming the importance of direct marketing, announced it will combine its Draft and FCB units to create the Draft

  • Getting Through

    E-MAIL WASN’T SUPPOSED TO BE THIS COMPLICATED. With four authentication standards to understand, multiple accreditation sources to choose from and seemingly

  • Click Fraud Has Radiator.com Boiling

    CLICK-FRAUD TROUBLES HAVE given industrywide prominence to a handful of small search marketers unaccustomed to the spotlight: Lane’s Gifts & Collectibles,

  • Security Leads Global IT Priorities

    What are corporate decision-makers focusing on in information technology? Online security and data protection first, followed at some distance by online