Wednesday, July 8, 2009

DMNews: Neiman Marcus names CMO

July 8, 2009

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Neiman Marcus names CMO

Chantal Todé July 07, 2009

Wanda Gierhart has been named SVP and CMO at The Neiman Marcus Group Inc. and will be responsible for marketing, market research, advertising, sales promotion and customer insight activities for Neiman Marcus Stores, Neiman Marcus Direct and Bergdorf Goodman. Gierhart, who will begin in her new role on August 10, will report to Karen Katz, president and CEO of Neiman Marcus Stores and EVP at The Neiman Marcus Group.
 

Q Interactive nabs Postmaster Direct

Carol Krol July 07, 2009

Q Interactive, a performance-based advertising network, announced on July 7 it acquired Postmaster Direct, a double opt-in permission-based e-mail marketing company, from Return Path. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
 

Qdoba adds mobile to loyalty efforts

Lauren Bell July 07, 2009

A group of 26 Qdoba stores, all owned by Aztec Partners LLC, is expanding its customer loyalty program into the mobile realm with a feature called Qdoba Mobile Rewards. The Mexican chain teamed with mobile loyalty company Tetherball to create the new program. Qdoba Mobile Rewards, which works in conjunction with the chain's existing, "QCard" program, offers rewards, coupons and special notifications to consumers through their phones when they opt in.
 

CMOs slash marketing budgets in 2009, direct mail takes hit

Carol Krol July 07, 2009

Seventy-one percent of global CMOs reported 2009 marketing budgets are lower than budgets they had in 2008, and more than half (51%) have reported cuts of 20% or more, according to Forrester Research in its "Marketing Budgets Suffer Significant Cuts" report released July 7.
 

SMS gets Gevalia Kaffe list

July 07, 2009

Specialist Marketing Services has been awarded management of the Gevalia Kaffe files. Buyers on this file have responded to a trial home delivery offer of two half-pound packages of coffee along with a free stainless steel coffeemaker for an introductory price of $10 to $25.
 

From the Print Edition

DMNews talks with Glenn Pingul, VP of marketing at Mixpo

DMNews talks with Glenn Pingul, VP of marketing at Mixpo

Glenn Pingul, VP of marketing at Mixpo, discusses an online video display banner campaign created for McDonald's at the end of 2008 to promote a new breakfast line.
 

Money-saving strategies for direct mailers

Thanks to the recent postage increase and economic pressure, mailers are once again in search of ways to cut costs and improve the efficiency of their efforts. Four industry experts share their best belt-tightening tactics.
 

Web Weekly

Technique: How to build the best PPC landing page

You've paid for the click and now you need to make the most of it. We asked three experts to share their secrets on how to design the best landing page so that every pay-per-click lead from a search engine turns into a buyer.
 

Today's lists and databases

FormSend Tax, Legal, Real Estate and Business Email Masterfile

New e-mail list — FormSend Tax, Legal, Real Estate and Business Email Masterfile — MetaResponse Group — This file contains individuals at their home office or small business who are actively researching and downloading tax, legal, business, and real estate forms.
 

Cash for Clunkers Prospects — ICS Self-Reported Automotive Masterfile Mailing List

New list — Cash for Clunkers Prospects — ICS Self-Reported Automotive Masterfile Mailing List — ICS Marketing Support Services — This file contains vehicle owners with model years between 1995 and 2002. It has been specifically designed to target consumers who may take advantage of the "Cash for Clunkers" bill.
 

Need $1500 Fast

New list — Need $1500 Fast — Data Lists Services — This file contains people who have applied for a payday loan advance of up to $1500 online. Suggested usage includes secured and unsecured credit card offers, debt consolidation offers, catalog card offers, financial services, sweepstakes players and business opportunities.
 

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InfoDirect, a Mailing List Management company is seeking Full Time and Part Time positions. Current openings include:

Mailing List Locator
Seeking full time or part time person to locate mailing lists for InfoDirect to manage. Must have minimum 3 years experience locating lists for list management. Must be aggressive and creative. Relocation optional.

Mailing Lists Marketing
Looking for a part time person to handle marketing for all of its managed lists. Must be creative, imaginative, and think outside the box. Work from your home, relocation not required. Must have minimum 5 years experience in marketing.

Mailing Lists Sales
Seeking highly motivated, aggressive, full time sales executive with a successful documented track record of selling compiled and response consumer and business lists. Must have a minimum of 5 years of successful sales experience in the direct marketing industry. Excellent base salary, commissions and benefits. Relocation is optional.

Data Salesperson - National Accounts
Seeking salesperson to bring their experience and contacts to an opportunity to represent our unique data assets including online-generated consumer product usage survey information and individual-level grocery purchase data.

Excellent compensation and benefit package for the right person...if that's you, send resume to daniel@infodirectlists.com, or fax to 256-536-0705.




Ken Malek Associates, Inc. is dedicated to serving the Direct Response and E-commerce segments for multi-channel marketers. Our client base is nation and international in scope and our areas of expertise include all major specialty areas including marketing, database marketing, information systems, marketing analysis, web marketing and development, merchandising, creative, telemarketing, customer service, inventory management, finance, operations and senior management. In addition, we have experience providing placements in list management/brokerage and outside vendor service organizations.

What separates Ken Malek Associates, Inc. from other search organizations is, first and foremost, our passion for and fluency in the direct marketing industry and over 50 years of collective corporate and executive experience.

Please contact us at:
P.O. Box 383
Yardley, PA 19067
215-579-2070


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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

DMNews' Digital Insider: Urban Outfitters adds mobile commerce

July 7, 2009

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Urban Outfitters adds mobile commerce

Dianna Dilworth

As retailers are faced with a challenging recession, they are looking to digital to get in front of consumers on the mobile device, where they can extend the brand reach and collect new data. Clothing retailer Urban Outfitters is taking its mobile efforts to the next level, moving from text to mobile commerce. The retailer has teamed up with mobile services firm Acuity Mobile Acuity to expand its mobile efforts to include an m-commerce site.
 
Industry reacts to self-reg proposals on BT

Industry reacts to self-reg proposals on BT

Dianna Dilworth

The industry took a significant step in the behavioral targeting and privacy debate by releasing seven best practices principles for behavioral targeting on July 2.
 

Top mobile carriers speaking same language with latest MMA guidelines

Carol Krol

The Mobile Marketing Association announced on July 1 it has released the latest version - its fourth - of its US Consumer Best Practices Guidelines for Cross-Carrier Mobile Content Services. MMA updates the guidelines twice a year.
 

StrongMail acquires PopularMedia to offer social networking services

Dianna Dilworth

E-mail marketing services firm StrongMail Systems has acquired PopularMedia, a social media marketing company, for an undisclosed figure. Under the terms of the agreement, PopularMedia will come under the StrongMail brand and its social media tools will become part of the StrongMail suite of digital marketing offerings.
 

Interactive and digital claim most M&A activity in Q2 2009

Cara Wood

Investment bank Petsky Prunier released a trend report highlighting M&A and investment activity in the second quarter of 2009. It reveals continued slowdown for marketing, information and digital media investment volume and value. Bright spots in interactive and digital advertising were driven primarily by venture capital and corporate investments in social media, online video, mobile marketing and software-as-a-service e-mail marketing.
 

Inside Digital

Bing usage promising, but jury still out

Sara Holoubek

One month into the life of Bing, Microsoft's revamped search engine, the industry is buzzing over initial promising usage statistics and market share claims. Yet others are more cautious, suggesting that short-term usage stats do not necessarily equate with a change in consumer behavior and long-term market share gain.
 

Opinion

Dynamic ads: A vendor checklist

Dynamic ads: A vendor checklist

Mike Swartz, director of business development, Adroit Interactive

Dynamic ads are quickly becoming a necessity for forward-thinking agencies and brands. The power to target messaging in real time and optimize creative performance without the production costs and headaches is a value proposition few can ignore.
 

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The 2009 DMNews Essential Guide to Search Marketing is now available online. Click on the image or headline to read.
 

Unconventional wisdom for PPC campaigns

Damir Saracevic, dir. of interactive mktg, Catalyst Direct

When I attend conferences and chat with peers, there's consensus regarding best techniques for pay-per-click (PPC) campaign management. After all, if conventional wisdom is most sound, why not repeat it? Instead, I have four unorthodox concepts to share.
 
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DMNews: CognitiveData acquires CMS Direct

July 7, 2009

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CognitiveData acquires CMS Direct

Chantal Todé July 06, 2009

Seeing an opportunity to bring innovation to the areas of data accuracy, analytics and marketing databases for the catalog industry, CognitiveData, which was acquired by Merkle in May and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the database marketing agency, is acquiring catalog marketing services firm CMS Direct. CognitiveData and CMS have been working together since 2006, when they formed a strategic partnership. At the time, CMS began incorporating CognitiveData's data accuracy technology into its list processing and data processing environment.
 

Johnson & Quin acquires certain assets of Staples' direct mail division InteliMail

Chantal Todé July 06, 2009

Direct mail production and printing services provider Johnson & Quin has acquired certain assets of Staples Print Solutions' direct mail division InteliMail. The deal brings Johnson & Quin customers in the financial services, retail and government arenas as well as additional bindery, lettershop and affixing capabilities.
 

Urban Outfitters adds mobile commerce

Dianna Dilworth July 06, 2009

As retailers are faced with a challenging recession, they are looking to digital to get in front of consumers on the mobile device, where they can extend the brand reach and collect new data. Clothing retailer Urban Outfitters is taking its mobile efforts to the next level, moving from text to mobile commerce. The retailer has teamed up with mobile services firm Acuity Mobile Acuity to expand its mobile efforts to include an m-commerce site.
 

Compass Direct taps Regency for marketing international lists

Lauren Bell July 06, 2009

Regency Direct has been named exclusive list manager for international mail order company Compass Direct. The list has a total universe of close to 750,000 names. Regency's experience with international lists and data rules helped the company win Compass' business from former list manager List Services.
 

AM/Direct gets 1-800-Flowers.com inserts

July 06, 2009

AM/Direct, the multichannel division of Direct Media Millard, has been appointed manager for the corporate insert media properties of 1-800-Flowers.com Inc. programs. These include 1-800-Flowers.com, Plow & Hearth and HearthSong.
 

From the Print Edition

REI debuts iPhone app targeted to bicycling enthusiasts

REI debuts iPhone app targeted to bicycling enthusiasts

Dianna Dilworth

Just in time for the summer bicycle-riding season, outdoor retailer REI has launched a new iPhone app that helps consumers monitor and share their biking experiences.
 

Toolbox: Online video, e-mail, lead generation, Web site

Unleashing your Web site, what to look for in an online 
video RFP, how to weed out poor leads and e-mail tips in this week's edition of DMNews' Toolbox.
 

Web Weekly

Technique: How to build the best PPC landing page

You've paid for the click and now you need to make the most of it. We asked three experts to share their secrets on how to design the best landing page so that every pay-per-click lead from a search engine turns into a buyer.
 

Today's lists and databases

Legacy Learning System's Instructional Course Masterfile

New list — Legacy Learning System's Instructional Course Masterfile — Infomat — Description: This file contains motivated individuals who have placed orders online for comprehensive courses consisting of audio CDs, DVDs, printed materials and online support, priced from $219 to $249.
 

Sports Medicine Professionals

New list — Sports Medicine Professionals — Fred Woolf List Co. — This file contains professionals who specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, care and prevention of injuries sustained by both professional and amateur athletes.
 

American Humane Association

New management — American Humane Association — Trinity Direct — This file contains donors to a nonprofit membership organization that aims to protect children and animals from cruelty, abuse, neglect and exploitation. Average donation is $16.00.
 

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InfoDirect, a Mailing List Management company is seeking Full Time and Part Time positions. Current openings include:

Mailing List Locator
Seeking full time or part time person to locate mailing lists for InfoDirect to manage. Must have minimum 3 years experience locating lists for list management. Must be aggressive and creative. Relocation optional.

Mailing Lists Marketing
Looking for a part time person to handle marketing for all of its managed lists. Must be creative, imaginative, and think outside the box. Work from your home, relocation not required. Must have minimum 5 years experience in marketing.

Mailing Lists Sales
Seeking highly motivated, aggressive, full time sales executive with a successful documented track record of selling compiled and response consumer and business lists. Must have a minimum of 5 years of successful sales experience in the direct marketing industry. Excellent base salary, commissions and benefits. Relocation is optional.

Data Salesperson - National Accounts
Seeking salesperson to bring their experience and contacts to an opportunity to represent our unique data assets including online-generated consumer product usage survey information and individual-level grocery purchase data.

Excellent compensation and benefit package for the right person...if that's you, send resume to daniel@infodirectlists.com, or fax to 256-536-0705.




Ken Malek Associates, Inc. is dedicated to serving the Direct Response and E-commerce segments for multi-channel marketers. Our client base is nation and international in scope and our areas of expertise include all major specialty areas including marketing, database marketing, information systems, marketing analysis, web marketing and development, merchandising, creative, telemarketing, customer service, inventory management, finance, operations and senior management. In addition, we have experience providing placements in list management/brokerage and outside vendor service organizations.

What separates Ken Malek Associates, Inc. from other search organizations is, first and foremost, our passion for and fluency in the direct marketing industry and over 50 years of collective corporate and executive experience.

Please contact us at:
P.O. Box 383
Yardley, PA 19067
215-579-2070


Or visit our website:
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Monday, July 6, 2009

DMNews: Industry reacts to self-reg proposals on BT

July 6, 2009

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Industry reacts to self-reg proposals on BT

Industry reacts to self-reg proposals on BT

Dianna Dilworth

The industry took a significant step in the behavioral targeting and privacy debate by releasing seven best practices principles for behavioral targeting on July 2.
 

USPS high-density decrease approved, questions of cap on decrease raised

Cara Wood

Commercial and nonprofit mailers of US Postal Service Standard Mail high-density flats, mail pieces delivered to each address on a delivery route, will enjoy new minimum per-piece price decreases of 0.1 cent. The decreases kick in on July 19. In addition, mailers will see decreases to the pound price element that match the Standard Mail Saturation rate. The Postal Regulatory Commission approved the rate on July 1, potentially setting a new precedent on how to address a rate decrease in a period of deflation.
 
Sonny's Bar-B-Q taps Engauge to invigorate brand, boost online presence

Sonny's Bar-B-Q taps Engauge to invigorate brand, boost online presence

Lauren Bell

Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q has signed Engauge as its new agency of record, replacing seven-year incumbent AdPartners Inc.
 

DMCNY announces 2009 Silver Apple Awards winners

Lauren Bell

The Direct Marketing Club of New York (DMCNY) has named its 2009 Silver Apple Awards winners. The Silver Apple Awards honor leaders in the direct and interactive marketing industry who have at least 25 years' experience, have shown a commitment to volunteerism and who have made significant contributions to the growth of the industry.
 

NY Blade gets the ax

Lauren Bell

The New York Blade, a 22,000-circ gay and lesbian paper, has suspended publication. The Blade, sister title to the New England Blade — which shuttered its print edition in October 2008 — and HX Magazine, was distributed for free around New York City on a weekly and bi-weekly schedule, depending on time of year.
 

New car lovers list available

Worldata has begun managing the 64,000-name list of auto race enthusiast available through the SportsFanReview.com. Races such as NASCAR, Indy 500, Busch series, stock car and dragster are discussed and attended by the consumers on this list. SportsFanReview.com highlights significant details about national and international games, college and professional teams and features blogs and opinions about sports, along with general news of wins, losses, championships and player information.
 

From the Print Edition

Next week's issue: CRM special issue

Cara Wood

In the July 13 issue of DMNews, we're focused on just one thing: CRM. Whether it be loyalty, engagement or customer relationships, CRM is at the forefront of the growth and innovation that the industry relies on during the downturn. This first-ever special issue of DMNews will take a closer look at every facet of the CRM and database space, including software, privacy, loyalty, retail, data collection, e-mail programs, social media and more.
 
Spotlight conversation: The evolution of CRM

Spotlight conversation: The evolution of CRM

Dianna Dilworth

Janet Rubio, chief insights officer at Engauge, discusses the evolution of CRM.
 

Web Weekly

Technique: How to build the best PPC landing page

You've paid for the click and now you need to make the most of it. We asked three experts to share their secrets on how to design the best landing page so that every pay-per-click lead from a search engine turns into a buyer.
 

Today's lists and databases

Babies and More! At E-mail Address

New e-mail list — Babies and More! At E-mail Address — Lighthouse List — This file contains respondents to a family health survey answering questions about pregnancy and other specific family health issues. Information on baby products was also included in the survey.
 

Gourmet Food Mail Order Buyers

New list — Gourmet Food Mail Order Buyers — Dataline — This file contains buyers who have purchased gourmet food items from leading catalogers either directly from the catalog or online. Purchases include specialty food and beverage products, such as bakery items, fruits, nuts and cheese, coffee and tea and gift baskets.
 

Zencore Plus Potency Buyers

New list — Zencore Plus Potency Buyers — Impulse Media — This file contains buyers of Zencore Plus, a natural herbal supplement that enhances male sexual performance. These male buyers are, on average, more than 40 years of age.
 

Classified




InfoDirect, a Mailing List Management company is seeking Full Time and Part Time positions. Current openings include:

Mailing List Locator
Seeking full time or part time person to locate mailing lists for InfoDirect to manage. Must have minimum 3 years experience locating lists for list management. Must be aggressive and creative. Relocation optional.

Mailing Lists Marketing
Looking for a part time person to handle marketing for all of its managed lists. Must be creative, imaginative, and think outside the box. Work from your home, relocation not required. Must have minimum 5 years experience in marketing.

Mailing Lists Sales
Seeking highly motivated, aggressive, full time sales executive with a successful documented track record of selling compiled and response consumer and business lists. Must have a minimum of 5 years of successful sales experience in the direct marketing industry. Excellent base salary, commissions and benefits. Relocation is optional.

Data Salesperson - National Accounts
Seeking salesperson to bring their experience and contacts to an opportunity to represent our unique data assets including online-generated consumer product usage survey information and individual-level grocery purchase data.

Excellent compensation and benefit package for the right person...if that's you, send resume to daniel@infodirectlists.com, or fax to 256-536-0705.




Ken Malek Associates, Inc. is dedicated to serving the Direct Response and E-commerce segments for multi-channel marketers. Our client base is nation and international in scope and our areas of expertise include all major specialty areas including marketing, database marketing, information systems, marketing analysis, web marketing and development, merchandising, creative, telemarketing, customer service, inventory management, finance, operations and senior management. In addition, we have experience providing placements in list management/brokerage and outside vendor service organizations.

What separates Ken Malek Associates, Inc. from other search organizations is, first and foremost, our passion for and fluency in the direct marketing industry and over 50 years of collective corporate and executive experience.

Please contact us at:
P.O. Box 383
Yardley, PA 19067
215-579-2070


Or visit our website:
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