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  • Adding the U.K. to the Data Pool

    THE STEADY TAKEOVER of the U.K. DM industry by America continues-but it’s not just about dollars flooding in to buy upBritish suppliers. The U.K. market

  • Peel Out

    We were asked by Wrangler to promote its sponsorship of the Dale Earnhardt Number One race car. It seemed easy enough until we started to peel back the

  • The Two Lives of Marvin, the Deli King

    Last month, I had to shoot a photograph in the rustic part of Connecticut for a promotion. It was a cool and beautiful Saturday.At lunch I drove around

  • Coming in next month’s PROMO

    Product Sampling Chart Make room on your wall for the sampling planner for 1999 programs. Learn about the major sampling programs for the upcoming year

  • The Good Guys Get Some

    The Coupon Information Corp. recently awarded its Gold Medallion to IRS Special Agent Paul Deery and Assistant United States Attorney Paul Sarmousakis,

  • Son of Gorditas

    Picture this perfect promotion. You are working with a major fast food chain to move drinks and a new product, you get to use the most hyped movie of

  • A Flinty Look at the Future

    Try to predict the future. Does yours look more like the Jetsons or the Flintstones? If you think Jetsons, think again. Sure, everything is automated

  • Automobile Owners

    A NEW SURVEY of women who buy or lease cars indicates widespread disenchantment: Only 57% of the women polled by Good Housekeeping would choose the same

  • The Xoom Boom

    XOOM INC., San Francisco (www.xoom.com), runs a Web community with a difference: Unlike most such communities, like GeoCities and Tripod, a large part

  • Have You Hugged Your Printer Today?

    IN THIS AGE of camera-ready art, or direct-to-plate printing, it’s easy for a print house to accept a passive role in a card deck’s preparation. However,