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Ryan Chatelain

 
Ryan Chatelain is a former Direct Marketing News reporter.
 

Recent Articles

Magalogs catch on with fashion retailers

October 01, 2010

In an e-mail, Harper's Bazaar editor Glenda Bailey describes the spring's hot fashion trends — prints, soft tailoring and bold and pastel colors.
 

Case study: Yankee Candle rolls out effort to thwart abandoned carts

October 01, 2010

Yankee Candle Company, a designer, manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of scented candles, wanted to convert abandoned shopping carts on its e-commerce website into sales.
 

Two of the travel industry's largest hotel companies face off on their direct marketing prowess

October 01, 2010

Travelers often believe that once you've seen one mid-priced room, you've pretty much seen them all. To unearth the subtle differences from one loyalty program to the next, you must dig deeper still.
 

Q&A with Jeff Gooding, Ace Hardware's director of consumer marketing

October 01, 2010

Ace Hardware's Jeff Gooding, director of consumer marketing, on how the hardware purveyor uses measurable marketing
 

Q&A: Geoff Lewis, CEO of Topguest

September 15, 2010

There's no shortage of geolocation apps these days, but relative newcomer Topguest aims to stand out for travelers.
 

Dun & Bradstreet agrees to sell QED assets to MCH

September 10, 2010

Database company MCH Strategic Data said September 10 that it will acquire key assets of Quality Education Data (QED) from Dun & Bradstreet's MDR division. Dun & Bradstreet purchased QED, MDR's largest competitor, in February 2009. In May 2010, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit alleging that Dun & Bradstreet had gained a monopoly on K-12 education data.
 

New technology at heart of Ford integrated campaign for 2011 Edge

September 09, 2010

Ford is driving potential buyers to its website to learn more about its 'MyFord Touch' technology in an integrated marketing campaign promoting the 2011 Edge sports utility vehicle. The effort is leveraging direct mail, e-mail, TV, print, online, out-of-home advertising and social media.
 

Netflix strikes streaming deal with Nu Image/Millennium Group

September 08, 2010

Netflix said September 8 that it has reached a long-term deal to stream movies from independent film studio Nu Image/Millennium Group.
 

Private-sale e-commerce sites ride a second wave

September 08, 2010

After not hearing much over the summer about new private-sale e-commerce websites, all the rage earlier this year, exclusive-bargain online shops are gaining steam again.
 

Baby carrot growers target snackers with integrated effort

September 03, 2010

The baby carrot industry is conducting an integrated marketing campaign to convince consumers that the vegetable isn't just for health nuts. The $25 million campaign playfully uses the tag line, "Eat 'em like junk food."