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DSW’s E-zine Way to Loyalty

Shoe retailer DSW Inc. is using a monthly e-newsletter to connect with its 4.5 million active loyalty program members. In the past, we’ve done a traditional

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The Honest Listmaker

A.J. Liebling, who wrote for the New Yorker for almost 30 years, was known mostly for his articles on boxing, food, the press and World War II. But buried

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A Boy Named Sue

News item: The nation’s largest class-action law firm, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, was recently charged with kicking back more than $11 million

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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

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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

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The AOL Meltdown

WHEN AN AOL executive asks bulk e-mailers to stop sending e-mail, should they comply? Maybe, but not immediately, judging by the actions of some marketers

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Marketers Feel Data-Challenged

ONE THING YOU CAN SAY ABOUT marketers is that they’re hardly satisfied with themselves. It’s especially true about their customer data systems. In a recent

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An 89,352-name membership roster has become available from the National
Peace Corps Association. This organization serves Peace Corps staff and
volunteers with subscriptions Worldview magazine.

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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.

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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?