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Agencies

  • Call It What It Is

    He propose that articles about spam in the press and other media ought to be called spam as well. They’re about as prevalent and intrusive. Case in point:

  • 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

  • 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

  • Chicago Internet Guru Jay Gondelman Dies

    Jay Gondelman, the Chicago Association of Direct Marketing’s interactive guru and partner in Visionautics Inc., died in June of cancer at 50. According

  • Have Book, Will Travel

    Eight-year-old retailer Audio Adventures began direct sales this spring, renting (and selling) mostly through a Web site, www.audioadventures.com.The

  • Bride of Frankincense

    Forget that we just celebrated Independence Day. For some people, it’s never too early to start buying Christmas presents. With that in mind, Old World

  • Lou Reed Bio on Home Video

    Just months after it aired on PBS, the only documentary of rocker Lou Reed will hit home video on July 28. Fox Lorber is releasing the 75-minute video

  • Computer Resellers

    Whether they like it or not, computer resellers are being pushed to deliver products and services through new distribution programs. Channel assembly,

  • Listen to This-Free Long Distance

    A new service allows people to sign up for “free” long distance service if they agree to listen to advertising pitches over the phone. One company, Eagle’s

  • Card Sharks or Card Guppies-The Song’s the Same

    CARD DECKS ARE making a comeback. We went through a period in which almost nobody was mailing card decks. Now they’re reanimating themselves.But unlike