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Agencies

  • People

    Total Response Inc., Indianapolis, hired Julia Pekarek as account manager.Wendy Z. Vagnoni was named creative director at DMW Worldwide/Philadelphia.

  • Bill Would Cut Virginia Spam

    VIRGINIA BECAME THE first state to pass legislation controlling unsolicited commercial e-mail (“spam”) late last month, when its House of Delegates unanimously

  • Entering the Orderzone

    HARDWARE GIANT W.W. Grainger, Chicago, has teamed up with six partners in an attempt to become a one-stop cybershop for the less glamorous items it takes

  • SMARTEN UP!

    AMERICAN CONSUMERS CAN hold all a direct marketer could want to know about them in the palms of their hands. All it would take is the acceptance of smart

  • Celluloid Heroes

    AUTHOR Arnie Bernstein managed to tie together Chicago, the movie industry and direct marketing in his recently published “Hollywood on Lake Michigan.”Bernstein

  • Sweepstakes Mania Grips Lawmakers

    WITH MONICAGATE ALMOST almost out of the way at deadline, senators had time to turn to another critical national issue: sweepstakes.Two sweeps measures

  • War on the Home Front

    HOLLYWOOD When the dust settled from their holiday box office battle, there were two solid winners and one dud. Now A Bug’s Life, The Rugrats Movie and

  • Movin’ on Up…to the Web

    BEFORE YOU Move Inc. runs a change-of-address service for consumers that helps its clients retain their own customers. The company now has a Web-based

  • For Your Consideration: The Service Merchandise Case

    A new lawsuit in Florida is raising eyebrows among marketers operating instant win/scratch-and-win promotions in that state. Last December, Florida Attorney