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  • 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

  • DM Growth Falls in First Quarter

    DIRECT MARKETING GROWTH flagged in the first quarter of 2006, dropping below the last two years’ robust levels, according to the Direct Marketing Association’s

  • On-the-Job Marketing

    MOST JOB-STAFFING services put marketing dollars into brand advertising. But Allegis Group is running in the other direction, building awareness almost

  • 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

  • LISTLINE

    NEW LISTS Eating Well This list names those subscribers to Eating Well magazine who requested a corresponding e-mail newsletter. Some 24,834 newsletter

  • An Eye for Success

    THIS ISSUE DIRECT INTRODUCES Pick the Winner, a new semi-regular column by award-winning copywriter and creative director Malcolm Decker. Think you have

  • Listline e-Newsletter 06/15/06

    An 89,352-name membership roster has become available from the National
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    volunteers with subscriptions Worldview magazine.

  • Pirates Brings M&M’s, Volvo On Board

    Masterfoods USA’s M&M’s brand is putting all hands on deck with an integrated marketing campaign built around one of the summer’s most anticipated films, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. The candy company is dangling movie-branded packaging, interactive games and a sweepstakes.

  • AA Scrambles to Unleash Promos at NBA Finals

    When it became evident earlier this month that the two National Basketball Association teams heading for the finals were hometown favorites based in a pair of American Airlines hubs, company officials did some quick thinking. The question for the airline’s marketers was, what promotions would fly quickly to leverage a first-of-its-kind opportunity?