31 Dec 2001
| by RACHEL BARNES
at both ends of the scale. Some are wary of
spending too much; others can get carried away. "Budget ...
Alex Bennigsen, CEO of full service agency The Pepper Corporation. "But
this shouldn't get in the way ...
of
Pepper's own campaigns was for a client to get the most from her team.
"Otherwise you run the danger ...
31 Dec 2001
| by STEPHEN GREENE, creative director, The Interactive Agency
. Honda
Grip, wet, hard, leather, passion. Just some of the choice words you get
from Honda ...
. Still, it's lovingly produced with some
great typography and illustrations. Somewhat unfortunate ...
brown, checked slippers - a fine example of octogenarian chic
sure to get a laugh.
3. Client e ...
31 Dec 2001
| by MELANIE MAY
or ten-week
training, while others ask if they can get away with half a day. Some
talk about call ...
per cent felt this was actually happening.
For some, the benefits of improving the level ...
expect organisations to get our names right and banks to know exactly
what accounts we have ...
31 Dec 2001
| by HOWARD BARKLEY, managing director of River
with a brand until they get a better offer.
This is why direct marketers need to think of new ways to 'intervene'
with customers. Intervention marketing has always existed in some form
or other, from ...
31 Dec 2001
| by PETER CRUSH
easier.
But take a look at what some direct marketers have been up to recently
and the picture ...
people who really look forward to Christmas
but yet again get really naff gifts like kipper ties ...
- an area some still criticise for not being as
dream-inducing as they used to be.
"The one thing ...
31 Dec 2001
the information. They would simply tick 'no' to some forms of
direct marketing - similar to the MPS - and be far ...
channels vary greatly; for some
people, the very notion of being a statistic on a database is extremely ...
't get to the point of opting out. As marketers, we
should adopt responsibility to ask consumers how ...
31 Dec 2001
| by JAMES WHELAN
swelling customer database do it?
Response cards to its promotions have helped to make some changes ...
ruled
out. "I do want to grab a larger share of the younger audience and we're
starting to get more ...
starting a direct mail campaign?
It has to stand out from the crowd. This means it needs to get ...
31 Dec 2001
| by HOLLY ACLAND
marketing, but most would agree that the
concept is little more than fantasy at its purest level. One-to-some ...
that you get wrapped up in
your own cleverness. You have to keep asking: is it working?"
Evidence ...
they are interested in buying the
product introduce some sort of caveat such as 'when my firm floats ...
31 Dec 2001
| by MELANIE MAY
some years ago and has become the accepted norm for
basic personalisation. Colour digital printing, however, heralded as the
next advance, has still to take off. According to some, though, if only ...
quality is now comparable
with litho and in some cases is superior," he argues.
John Hardwick ...
31 Dec 2001
| by MELANIE MAY
at Harrison Troughton Wunderman, is currently helping NABS
raise its profile by getting together a group ...
, but some agencies are making cuts in
these areas thinking they can make things more economical ...