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  • Farewell, Alan Drey

    The social highlight of last year’s DMA fall conference, at least for me, was the Sunday morning brunch thrown by Alan Drey Co. The minute I walked in

  • Web-Based Program Boosts Response

    A Web-based system allowing roof installation dealers to customize mailing programs has helped Butler Roof Group gain trackability and response for its

  • Follow the Money

    In August, the Securities and Exchange Commission required 695 publicly traded companies to certify that their annual and quarterly reports were accurate.

  • Lending Leverage

    SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY you can never have too much of a good thing. But when you’re not able to maximize that good thing, it can be frustrating. Countrywide

  • Learning to Like Your Database

    I was in the office one Saturday morning trying to catch up on some paperwork when the phone rang. I answered without checking caller ID, figuring it

  • As Good as It Getsfor FedEx

    Unlike United Parcel Service, Federal Express has not spent millions of dollars in rates and classification proceedings before the Postal Rate Commission

  • Mags Face Decline in Renewals

    A surge in subscription marketing programs that don’t require subscribers to pay up front is having an unanticipated consequence on magazine publishers.

  • Talbots Returns to TV, Debuts Men’s Catalog

    After a yearlong hiatus, The Talbots Inc. has returned to television with an ad schedule valued at roughly $3 million. While the spots are general image

  • Legislation Lurks

    Is there a wolf outside the door? While predictions of significant privacy legislation have been lurking for years, some believe it’s all just huffing

  • Pointed Encounter

    Quill Corp. plans to rake in 35% of its sales online by the end of the year. That’s quite an impressive figure considering the Web site accounted for