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USPS Kills Auto Day Mail Program
Under fire from the Newspaper Association of America and even some local mailers, the U.S. Postal Service shelved plans last month to launch its Auto
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THE DEL POLITO LETTER
Postal rate cases usually center on four basic tasks: defining the amount of new revenue needed to ensure break-even operation; tracing back and attributing
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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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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
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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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Columbia House Starts a Positive-Option Club
Columbia House has introduced “Play,” its first music club to operate on a positive-option basis rather than the negative option most often used by such
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Everywhere Merchants Want to Be
Visa USA will give its retail partners magic for Christmas this year, part of an aggressive slate of consumer promotions designed to drive purchases in
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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
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Kemmler’s Law
Moments before becoming the first man ever to go to the electric chair, William Kemmler complained about his press coverage. “I’m bad enough,” he said.
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Sampling Continues to Stretch Out
The only thing harder than trying to sum up 1997’s sampling programs in a single story is trying to put a value on the category. Programs can range from