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  • Leather and Laces

    A QUIRKY MAIL OFFER from software manufacturer Symix generated giggles, interest and more than six times the number of prequalified leads expected. The

  • 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

  • Read All About It

    Business-to-Business Internet Marketing Barry Silverstein, president/founder of Lexington, MA agency Directech, has written “Business-to-Business Internet

  • Go North-With the USPS

    THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE has teamed with Canada Post Corp. to create a cross-border service for U.S. mailers.Canada Admail will guarantee delivery to urban

  • 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

  • Accelerated Growth: HOWARD KATZ, VICE PRESIDENT OF CIRCULATION

    Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover, or at least its name. Take Boston-based Fast Company, for example: One can’t discuss the business magazine

  • Coming in next month’s PROMO

    Promotion Comes to Detroit The big three automakers discover brand management as they lean on promotion to compete with megastores like CarMax and AutoNation.

  • Save Your Soul! Win Cash Prizes!

    Sure, everyone hears about the best promotions. The best promotion of the year, the 100 best promotions of all time, I believe there’s even an award for

  • Hands Off

    WATCH OUT, SPAMMERS. E-mail list security is under the magnifying glass. An effort is under way within the list community to protect e-mail lists from