Q&As

THE POSTAL RATE COMMISSION recently dismissed a mailer’s attempt to recover postage costs for a time-sensitive mailing that was delivered late-but not

MAYBE IT’S BECAUSE people are getting short shrift from HMOs. Or maybe patients are tired of hearing doctors tell them their conditions are hopeless,

OLD-FASHIONED PAPER mailers reported mediocre results for 1998’s third quarter, according to a survey by Edith Roman Associates.A third said mailing results

Dole Food Co. has traded in the pig for a pack of wild animals that will keep the brand running all year. The company this month kicks off a one-year

TWO IDENTICAL telemarketing bills have been proposed in the Texas House and Senate, addressing several aspects of telephone soliciting. Most importantly,

TO SAY Compaq Computer Corp. is stepping up efforts to snare sales through the Web might be a bit of an understatement.Within several weeks of each other,

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

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

VAN SKILLING HAS engineered some major deals, and is good at playing the role of a buttoned-down CEO. But he has another side-that of a character in the