Chief Marketer Staff
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PRIVACY PENDULUM
In May, during a commencement speech, Vice President Al Gore called for an “Electronic Bill of Rights” to allow Americans to protect their privacy.In
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100G prize marks Gund centennial.
EDISON, NJ – Any Teddy Bear can make you happy, but it takes a special one to make you rich.In celebration of 100 years of business, plush toymaker Gund
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Drawing Heavily on China
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA – The Disney feature film Mulan, provides the theme for a new Web site sweepstakes that offers hundreds of prizes, including a $500
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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.
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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
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More High-Tech, Still High-Touch
Marketers spent $748 million on in-store services in 1997, including $172 million on loyalty card programs, funded mostly by retailers. Promotion is the
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U.S. Bank Mailing Succeeds Despite Low Response
Once upon a time there was a direct marketing campaign that didn’t get any response.What-no flurry of telephone calls? No BRCs returned? Nothing.Not that
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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
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Wild Lobbies
ATLANTA – Holiday Inn is giving kids and families the world this summer – all 360 degrees of it.Building on its kids-eat-free promos, the lodging giant
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Conspiracy Revealed: Intrigue-ing DM Campaign
He cover for the Oldsmobile Intrigue/”X-Files” movie direct mail piece was a plain brown envelope, which makes sense, given the television show’s bent