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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
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Just be yourself: HICKORY FARMS
When Hickory Farms decided to launch its Web site three years ago, some thought the catalog should feature more exotic fare than the hearty staples that
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Hall of Fame
Quick-name those people and/or companies you feel had the most influence on the catalog industry over the last few decades. Even harder, name those who
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Who’s Gray and Gray?
Michael Gray will change the name of his agency, Gray and Gray Advertising Inc., as soon as he thinks of a new name.Not that he wants to-he has little
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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.
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CRIME: Fatal Mail Order?
Marvin Patrick Sullivan, a former mental patient, is accused of killing Millbrae, CA police officer David Chetcuti with a rifle that may have been built
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DISNEY DIRECT MARKETING
Michael Eisner, the high-powered CEO of The Walt Disney Co., has a simple formula for his managers: You have to achieve regular annual growth of 20% to
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Back to the Drawing Board
Back to the 50’s, a mail order catalog owned by Crowne Ventures Corp., Las Vegas, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 8. But this summer
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Troubles Not Over for AFP
American Family Publishers Inc. must have thought it was out of the woods. In March, it settled lawsuits by 31 states and the District of Columbia by