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December 10, 2007 29 47 Issue of DMNews

Vertical Feature

The new policy push

Over the past decade, local insurance agents for home/auto policies and employee health plans have been challenged by the arrival of national direct companies, which ...

News Articles

Freeze affects mortgage DM

Mortgage Direct mailers are bracing themselves for yet another switch in marketing tactics, due to President Bush's announcement last week of a plan to freeze ...

Mandatory sales tax proposal raises debate in the industry

While the Direct Marketing Association and the Electronic Retailing Association spoke out last week in opposition of the Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act (H.R. ...

Home Depot stores get call center duties

Multichannel home improvement merchant Home Depot will close three call centers for its home services business, affecting appoximately 950 jobs.

Coke jumps into There.com

Coca-Cola has partnered with Makena Technologies to migrate its existing Coke Studios loyalty site into virtual world network There.com.

Simoniz USA

Simoniz USA has selected Christopher Morgan Fulfillment Services to handle fulfillment for two upcoming direct response television campaigns starring Billy Mays.

Delivery industry digs in for holiday season rush

To ensure that packages, letters, and cards reach their destinations in a timely fashion this holiday season, major US carriers plan to implement various strategies ...

Build-your-own robots touch down in two malls

How many boys would like to build a customized robot? A lot, according to the founders of Robot Galaxy, the latest entry in the build-your-own-toy ...

New WSJ glossy going global

Plans for the debut of Pursuits, a weekend luxury magazine from The Wall Street Journal, have stretched to global proportions.

OfficeMax and TiVo have signed Direct Impact for marketing campaigns.

Direct Impact, recently acquired by Engauge, will construct a sales database for OfficeMax, as well as provide customer analytics, modeling and strategy development. A marketing ...

Drs. Foster and Smith schedule screen time

Cataloger Drs. Foster and Smith is trying its hand at syndicated television.

Casual science fans are new circ target

December may prove an exciting time to invest in science fans, at least according to Bonnier Corp. and Scientific American.

New Briefs

Facebook

Facebook has given its users the ability to turn off its controversial new ad service, Beacon.

FTC

The Federal Trade Commission has completed its case against the purveyors of an envelope-stuffing business by settling charges with the remaining defendants.

UncleFeed RSS Portal

A categorized RSS feed search engine and directory, UncleFeed RSS Portal, has been launched by ExtraLabs Software.

AdBrite

Online ad auctioneer AdBrite has recieved $23 Million in Series C funding including investments from Sequoia Capital, DAG Ventures and Mitsui Ventures.

ID Media

ID Media has been selected to manage direct response and promotional media for Round Table Pizza.

Userplane

Userplane, a subsidiary of AOL, announced deals with Channel 4 (UK), The CW, FUEL TV and IFC to provide its social networking and community applications ...

The Chicago Association of Direct Marketing

The Chicago Association of Direct Marketing has changed the name of its annual conference from Chicago Direct Marketing Days & Expo to Integrated Marketing Expo: ...

Duly Noted

France to eBay: j'accuse!

French auction regulatory agency Council of Sales pressed charges against eBay last week, questioning its consumer protection procedures.

Calling all comments

The Postal Regulatory Commission has issued a Notice Of Request For Comments On Service Performance Measurement Systems For Market Dominant Products.

Rising rates raise eyebrows

A Congressionial hearing on credit card rates is set for December 11.

Optimized

Are digital books following the lead of digital music?

With its release of its Kindle device earlier this month, Amazon took a step towards the digitization of books.

Nailed It

DMNews spends a few minutes with Matt Gilhooley, director of online operations at Yari Film Group

Op-Ed

Picking a CRM solution

CRM's status as the hottest sector in the enterprise applications market has spurred many startup companies. Its high demand has also prompted hundreds of technology ...

The 'silent revolution' in CPG

There is a silent revolution going on in the CPG market, with marketers who once relied on mass media turning to one-on-one consumer interactions — ...

Spotlight

Ron Wiener, CEO, Earth Class Mail Corp.

Gloves Off

What is the biggest mobile roadblock?

Features

Sensitive data creates a challenge for marketers

Teva Neuroscience had a problem. In 2006, the pharmaceutical company was preparing to launch Azilect, a new Parkinson's disease treatment. But, with big-name brands already ...

Sensitive data creates a challenge for marketers

Teva Neuroscience had a problem. In 2006, the pharmaceutical company was preparing to launch Azilect, a new Parkinson's disease treatment. But, with big-name brands already ...

Technique

Tap the news for large SEM returns

Current Events offer planty of opportunities for relevant and cost effective search traffic. Our panel of experts discusses the best way to leverage today's breaking ...