Chief Marketer Staff

• Agencies

  Rapp Collins Tops in Billings

  Rapp Collins Worldwide, with $1.615 billion in billings in 1997, leads the list of top 10 agencies, according to the Direct Marketing Association’s annual

• People Agency Moves

  Frank Henson named vp of the Solutions Marketing division of J. Brown/LMC Group, Stamford, CT.Christine Cervenka named director of research and human

• Big Foot

  Back in the spring of 1997, we began brainstorming and searching for the big idea that would win us the Duracell business for its fourth quarter promotion

• What’s Wrong Turns Out Right

  ABC execs thought they had a winner when they dreamed up a contest to have fans pick out the mistakes in one episode of The Drew Carey Show. But they

• Agencies

  The Mark(eting) of Zorro

  We must confess that Zorro was our first career choice. We could never understand why our parents were upset when we ran down the corridor to carve Zs

• Association News

  A Rose for IMRA Group elects new president. NAPERVILLE, IL – Rosemary Mills Luedke, president of Rose Incentives, was elected president of the Incentive

• Agencies

  Mrs. Butterworth’s hot air balloon starts tour.

  COLUMBUS, OH – Giving new meaning to the term “rise and shine,” Aurora Foods launched the “Breakfast Over America” balloon tour. It features a 30-foot

• Enjoying the Moveable Feast

  LOS ANGELES – Colby Effler & Partners, Beverly Center’s agency of record, has launched a year-long direct mail campaign highlighting the exclusive bonuses

• Creativity, Wit, Results – A Recipe for Success

  What makes a winning promotion? What goes into a campaign that builds sales and market share beyond all reasonable expectations, contributes to brand

• Agencies

  Abacus Report: Catalogs Were on a Roll in ’97

  Eleven out of 13 catalog categories experienced holiday season growth in 1997, with five segments having at least a 13% increase in dollar spending, according