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  • CREAM of the CROP

    THE 21ST ANNUAL John Caples International Awards was the show that almost wasn’t.Last year’s bash left the organization broke, without even enough money

  • Credit Card Crackdown

    A BILL TO AMEND the Truth in Lending Act to require more disclosures in credit card solicitations has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives

  • DM AD Penetration in U.K. at All-Time High

    DIRECT MARKETING’S penetration into the U.K. ad marketplace is at an all-time high, Colin Lloyd, chief executive of the U.K. Direct Marketing Association,

  • Sweepstakes, Keepstakes, Or Sleepstakes?

    Much of promotion is waste. Take couponing. More than 90 percent of all coupons are delivered by FSIs, which achieve a reported 1.4% redemption rate.

  • Retailer Realities

    Got a question for retail buyers that you’re too shy to ask? Promo Edge’s Retail Research Center polls buyers nationwide with your questions, and we print

  • Baby, Won’t You Drive My Car?

    EVERYONE KNOWS young people respond to peer pressure. General Motors has been applying that maxim to make college kids aware of their vehicles since 1991.The

  • Sweeps Operators Beware: The Law is Watching

    Past editions of this column have discussed the possibility of greater government scrutiny for the promotion marketing industry. While I could not pinpoint

  • United’s Taste Test

    United Airlines has proven that the way to a passenger’s wallet is through his stomach.The Chicago-based airline found that it could earn another $2.4

  • Media Mix

    IT’S LITTLE WONDER that our media-rich world drowns out the impact of a single ad or direct response piece. Integrated marketing, which uses a number

  • DIRECT Wins Neal Certificate

    DIRECT WON a certificate of merit for best single issue of a magazine in the 45th Annual Jesse H. Neal Editorial Achievement Awards competition. The certificate