LISTLINE 

NEW LISTS Eating Well This list names those subscribers to Eating Well magazine who requested a corresponding e-mail newsletter. Some 24,834 newsletter...

It's in the Cards 

SURE, BLOGS, E-MAIL AND SEARCH ARE GREAT. But for continuity card publisher IMP, nothing beats the tactile appeal of good old-fashioned direct mail. ...

The Zoo Story 

AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS about as long as an Asian elephant's gestation period Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo is back in the mail with a 125,000-piece membership...

Still Frustrating After All These Years 

WELL, THE LATEST RATE CASE is under way, and that means sometime in late spring or early summer of 2007 new postage prices will go into effect. The U.S....

Now Hear This 

SOME MAY THINK OF BLOGS AS just a place for the Internet-savvy to rant and rave. But for longtime public relations and technology executive David Copithorne,...

Late to the Table 

OF THE TOP 130 restaurant chains in the United States only seven, or 5%, have loyalty programs. I've always known it's not a big number, says Tim Cusick,...

Right-Time Marketing 

Here's some news from ExactTarget that may change the way you send your e-mail. A study shows the highest average open rate in 2005 was on Fridays. But...

Messy Brand Building 

Back in the 1980s I was part of the team that built IBM's first catalog on the Web. Very few catalogers or retailers had Web sites then, so How do you...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

CLUELESS ABOUT ADVERTISING Wanna know why ads like Illy's three coffee cans with the one-line caption/headline (The Makeover Maven, May) will always fail?...

The Age of Anxiety 

Want a free 42-inch flat screen Sony TV? Want all kinds of goodies for evaluating Dunkin' Donuts against Krispy Kremes? How about a $1,500 Kmart Gift...

Getting Through 

E-MAIL WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THIS COMPLICATED. With four authentication standards to understand, multiple accreditation sources to choose from and seemingly...

On-the-Job Marketing 

MOST JOB-STAFFING services put marketing dollars into brand advertising. But Allegis Group is running in the other direction, building awareness almost...

An Eye for Success 

THIS ISSUE DIRECT INTRODUCES Pick the Winner, a new semi-regular column by award-winning copywriter and creative director Malcolm Decker. Think you have...

TIMELINE 

June 1, 2006 THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP, affirming the importance of direct marketing, announced it will combine its Draft and FCB units to create the Draft...

The Honest Listmaker 

A.J. Liebling, who wrote for the New Yorker for almost 30 years, was known mostly for his articles on boxing, food, the press and World War II. But buried...

Security Leads Global IT Priorities 

What are corporate decision-makers focusing on in information technology? Online security and data protection first, followed at some distance by online...

The AOL Meltdown 

WHEN AN AOL executive asks bulk e-mailers to stop sending e-mail, should they comply? Maybe, but not immediately, judging by the actions of some marketers...

AIG's Homegrown Solution 

WHAT HIGH-PRICED system did American International Group buy in 1998 when it needed a way to shovel leads to commercial insurance brokers in the United...

DM Growth Falls in First Quarter 

DIRECT MARKETING GROWTH flagged in the first quarter of 2006, dropping below the last two years' robust levels, according to the Direct Marketing Association's...

ATTENTION, PLEASE 

DIRECT TALKED recently with Rob Norman about the current state of direct marketing media buying. Norman is director, interaction at Group M Worldwide...

Shed No Tears for Blue Security 

THE ENTIRE DIRECT MARKETING industry should stand up and applaud the mid-May demise of anti-spam concern Blue Security. And not just because the company's...

Canadian Telemarketers Face Jail 

A Canadian telemarketing operation that allegedly defrauded businesses on both sides of the U.S. border is now in trouble on both sides of that border....

Caught Up, or Just Caught? 

ANYBODY ELSE AROUND HERE miss Walter Cronkite? How about Huntley and Brinkley, or Harry Reasoner? Or, for that matter, who misses the 7 o'clock network...

Anderson Ad Wooden Win Any Response Awards 

ONE OF THE COMPOSITIONS IN A RECENT AVANT-GARDE MUSIC concert was a single long deconstructed chord lasting about 10 minutes. When it had been performed previously, it was reported that cries of “I confess! I confess!” had risen from members of the audience. But this time the composition received a standing ovation. How come?...

I Am Your Monkey, Walt Disney 

I'M JUST AS CYNICAL AS THE next gal. But when it comes to my kids, I'm as big a pile of manipulatable mush as you'll ever find. My oldest son Jacob is...

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