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  • ECHOES OF THE PAST

    Everyone needs to spruce up a bit when they get to a certain age, and the Direct Marketing Association’s International Echo Awards are no exception.

  • Healthcare DM Prognosis Looks Good

    Brand building, retention are major goals in pharmaceuticals

  • A Federal Issue

    What’s working in B-to-G direct…and why

  • California Posts Two New Privacy Laws

    One calls for disclosure on data use, the other concerns cell phone directories

  • Tour of Duty

    My most vivid memory of Bob Wientzen is from Sept. 11, 2001.

    I got him on the phone early that day, one of the two people I could reach (the other was Lois Geller).

    For a brief moment the association chief’s mask came down, and so did the reporter’s, and we connected as two human beings who were stunned by the events.

  • A Year of Change

    “All is flux, nothing stays still.”

    While the Greek philosopher Heraclitus made that observation more than 2,500 years ago, he could have been presenting an address on the state of today’s direct and interactive marketing industry, because change is the name of the marketing game.

  • A DMA Timeline

    1917 | Direct Mail Advertising Association founded; Homer Buckley named chairman
    1918 | First DMAA convention in Chicago

  • The Del Polito Letter: A Peace Offering

    OK, I’ll be the first to acknowledge that I’ve been known to stick a finger or two in the postal service’s eyes every now and then. Some of my commentaries have been…well, a bit contentious. But hey, that’s why I’m known as an industry advocate rather …

  • DIRECT Listline

    NEW LISTS OfficeMax Government/Education OfficeMax is offering separate files of government and education buyers. Some 45,389 names are on the government file and 34,174 are on the schools and education list. Products sold include office supplies, …