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  • DB Suits Clothiers

    CONNECTICUT-BASED upscale men’s clothing retailer Richard’s of Greenwich has seen sales increase 20% annually since 1995, when it adopted the database

  • No Gain, Some Pain

    Food and drug retailer American Stores Co. posted lower second-quarter profits versus last year as aggressive promotional spending against to supermarket

  • NEW LISTS

    Direct Sales Inc. The 90,000 individuals listed responded by phone to a Direct Sales mail piece offering a chance to win various prizes. Everyone on the

  • TOYS IN THE BANDWIDTH: PHIL POLISHOOK, VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING

    When it comes to being an Internet-based category killer, many hear the call but few are chosen. One of the latter is eToys (www.etoys.com), which a year

  • Finding the Prize

    Finding a premium wasn’t such a big deal 10 years ago. You handed your parameters to the manufacturers’ premium sourcing departments, they knew how to

  • Mag Sweeps Settlement

    American Family Publishers, Jersey City, NJ, and New York State Attorney General Dennis C. Vacco concluded an $800,000 settlement that will compensate

  • FLYING IN THEIR OWN FORMATION

    There aren’t many frequent flyer programs in which the top redemption option is to stay on a Caribbean island belonging to the man who owns the airline.

  • Wall Street Weak

    IN JULY, THOUGH I hardly belonged in their company, I found myself at a dinner with several investment analysts. All exuded what Mark Twain called “the

  • PromoXchange Debuts: A Cyberspace Tool for Marketers

    This month PROMO Magazine introduces a first-of-its-kind electronic system that enables brand marketers and their agencies to plan and execute marketing

  • WATCH YOUR BACK-END AND QUALIFY LEADS

    IGNITING SALES WITH DIRECT marketing strategies is more challenging than ever before. Survival means not just generating response, but building confidence