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  • Market Research Spotlights Web Commerce

    Internet watcher Forrester Research Inc., Cambridge, MA, launched a service April 28 called On-line Retail Strategies to focus on Internet selling.The

  • On the Move

    Paragren Technologies, Reston, VA, has named Anthony Agresta director of product management; James Stafford director of sales consulting; Suzanne Porter-Kuchay

  • GOOD DEAL

    Direct mailers are still pinching themselves to see if the events of the week of May 11 actually happened.On Monday, the Postal Rate Commission recommended

  • Parlez-Vous Francais?

    Two new catalogs raise the question of authenticity and pretentiousness in marketing-and not a moment too soon. What with the Catalog Conference in Boston

  • If Your Caddy Zigs, Does Your Jaguar Jag?

    A brutal question: When was the last time national advertising for automobiles caused you to take any positive action other than stifling a yawn? Or scratching

  • Aw, Rats-Socks and Underwear!

    I’ve written in this space before about all the nifty, neat, sometimes useful but often downright odd stuff one brings back from conferences.Look around

  • Show Me the Money

    Exactly when should a list owner expect to collect list rental income from a list manager or broker?That question is being asked more than ever these

  • America’s Business

    For as long as any of us can remember, direct mail has been under attack for what many see as violations of privacy. We’ve become notorious for what the

  • RadioShack Tunes in a Growth Frequency

    When RadioShack began a program to increase its revenue by 10% and its profit by 20%, prospecting for new customers as a strategy was never considered.

  • CONFERENCES: Alarms and Excursions

    Our plans when traveling to conferences are usually simple: Attend sessions, meet colleagues, send copy back to New York and sleep.At the Canadian Direct