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3 Ways to Get the Right Amount of Data on the Mailing
January 20, 2010
From Tipline
In the world of database marketing, there's no such thing as too much data. However, on the mail piece, there certainly is—as prospects can suddenly turn unresponsive and uptight if they see too much familiarity in the mail piece.
Hotlists—New and Updated Files on the Market
January 19, 2010
From Industry Centers
Find the latest lists to test—complete with names, descriptions, counts, prices and list managers'/owners' contact information—with this biweekly online feature from Target Marketing.
A List Professional Speaks: Alan Zamchick
January 4, 2010
From Industry Centers
Target Marketing took some time to chat with Alan Zamchick, vice preisdent of list management for Media Horizons Management about how he entered the list business, who his mentors were, what challenges he has faced in the industry and more.
Equifax Provides Comprehensive Marketing Solution to Major Magazine Publisher
November 23, 2009
From White Papers and Sponsored Content
Equifax Database Services, a leading provider of marketing database hosting services and a business unit of Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX), today announced a multi-year marketing solution with
Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. (HFM U.S.) to support the magazine publisher's direct marketing efforts and its list rental business.
Zimmerman Agency's Caroline Zimmerman on the Evolution of the Voucher
November 11, 2009
From Tipline
She began life after college as a school teacher before getting a job in the circulation department of a small magazine in New York City. That was when Caroline Zimmermann began to learn about direct marketing, including how much she liked it, to the point that she next got a job at a boutique direct marketing agency, where she became fascinated by both the art and the science of direct marketing—including whether or not her promotions worked.
4 Ways Database Marketing Rescues Direct Mail
October 7, 2009
From Tipline
It's no secret among direct marketers that direct mail has been having its struggles, with production and postage costs going up while response rates sink because of prospects becoming less consumerist than in any time in our recent history as a country.
Cover Story : Direct Marketer of the Year: Pegg Nadler
October 2009
From Target Marketing
Pegg Nadler loves the unknown. Where others see challenges, she sees opportunities. Where others fear change, she fears boredom. These are some of the qualities that have driven her 30-year direct marketing career, the bulk of which she's spent advancing database marketing operations at commercial and nonprofit organizations and giving back to the direct marketing community. And they're why she's Target Marketing magazine's Direct Marketer of the Year.
Three Ways to Use URLs in Direct Mail
June 2007
From Tipline
Like other misunderstood newcomers, the use of URLs in direct mail was not too long ago a novelty item that companies liked to trot out with pride for their customers, but had yet to figure out its intrinsic value. “I started seeing [URLs] in direct mail in the mid-90s. It was before the bubble, so everyone was so enamored of the idea of having a Web site, but didn’t quite know where they were going with it,” says Neil Feinstein, director of creative strategy at New York City–based True North Inc., an advertising agency that specializes in direct marketing, print and Web design.
Market Focus: Professional Photographers
June 2007
From Target Marketing
Professional photographers are a mysterious bunch: No one knows exactly how many there are (estimates range from 34,000 to 200,000); they’re both creatives and businesspeople; and they buy everything from the expected photography equipment to museum passes and cruise trips. But what’s not so mysterious about them is that they’re a great market: They’re educated, affluent, open to marketing and interested in all kinds of out-of-category products and services. Getting a Picture of the Market It’s difficult to precisely determine how many professional photographers are in the United States because many of them don’t register their businesses. Also, there’s the question of what makes a professional
Breeze Through Airport Security! (Hopefully.)
June 2005
From Denny Hatch's Business Common Sense
For Steve Brill and harried airline passengers, this could be really big On October 27, 2001, I took a taxi to Philadelphia's 30th Street Station and boarded a train to Chicago for a direct marketing convention. In the aftermath of 9/11, I was not afraid to fly. Rather, I had heard horror stories about travelers spending four hours dealing with airport security and even then missing their flights. I figured low-key down time on an overnight train was better than eight hours of high tension at PHL and ORD. While on the train, I wrote a piece for Target Marketing magazine's Web site saying