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Get Off Your Duff – Take Responsibility
Despite all that’s been said about the need to learn how to market in an increasingly electronic age, there’s no disputing that hard-copy messaging will
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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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Parlez-Vous Francais?
Two new catalogs raise the question of authenticity and pretentiousness in marketing-and not a moment too soon. What with the Catalog Conference in Boston
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Campaign Targets Indulgent Dog Owners
Heinz Pet Products, St. Louis, will send out samples of Pup-Peroni later this month. While Heinz has been making the dog treats for 10 years, the campaign
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Picture Perfect
Kodak is relaunching an infomercial for the DC210 digital camera this month, after a successful test for Christmas 1997.The half-hour program will be
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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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Universal Solution
In one year, online sales for AnotherUniverse.com have grown from 3% to 25% of the catalog’s total business.Steve Milo, president of the Baltimore-based
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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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Building Custom Models for Potential Mailers
If you own a large active or inactive customer file and you’re not building custom list rental models for potential list users then you’re probably missing