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  • THE DEL POLITO LETTER

    Postal rate cases usually center on four basic tasks: defining the amount of new revenue needed to ensure break-even operation; tracing back and attributing

  • The Sher Solution

    Database marketers have a new resource available. It’s R. K. Sher & Associates, Highland Park, IL, founded by longtime industry leader Bob Sher. Sher

  • Hochberg Made SBA Deputy Administrator

    Cataloger Fred P. Hochberg, former president/CEO of Lillian Vernon Corp., was sworn in last month as deputy administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

  • Catalog Sales on Rise: WEFA

    Catalog sales continue to grow at a faster rate than total sales to consumers and businesses in the United States, according to a recently updated study

  • When the Smoke Clears

    Brad Burmaster recalls the day two RJ Reynolds sales reps visited the construction site of his new store, Light House, in suburban Chicago. The hardwood

  • GET promo to give away $164,000 house.

    DALLAS – Giving phone discounts is one thing, but giving away new house to prove your phone rates are worth having?That’s what GTE Corp. is doing in a

  • It’s a Wrap

    The annual PMA Star Power conference lived up to its title last month when both Ron Howard and Will Smith spoke to about 500 marketing executives on Warner

  • First Data Cuts Work Force by 11%

    First Data Solutions, Omaha, NE, reduced its work force by 98 employees-approximately 11%-on May 15, a company spokesperson said. The cuts were made across

  • Computer Resellers

    Whether they like it or not, computer resellers are being pushed to deliver products and services through new distribution programs. Channel assembly,

  • Listen to This-Free Long Distance

    A new service allows people to sign up for “free” long distance service if they agree to listen to advertising pitches over the phone. One company, Eagle’s