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Direct-mail firms prepare to update mailing lists more frequently (BizJournals) Keith Lawson has been preparing his business and his clients for months. While it may not garner the same national attention as an increase in the price of stamps, upcoming changes at the U.S. Postal Service will have a big impact on direct-mail marketers nationwide. San Jac warns about financial aid ads (The Pasadena Citizen) San Jacinto College's financial aid office has received several reports of direct mail marketing aimed at San Jacinto College students, which mentions San Jacinto College without permission. SAY NO TO THE GAS COMPANIES (Randy Cohen via Yahoo! News) Natural-gas companies in our area can drill in one spot and extract gas more than a mile away by using "horizontal" drilling. US email spam giant is shut down (Channel 4) A web firm blamed for more than half the world's email spam has been closed down in the US. Internet companies pulled the plug on McColo, based in California's Silicon Valley, after investigators amassed a mountain of evidence that it was a junk mail hotbed. Keeping score with credit card companies (The Monterey County Herald) WASHINGTON - Fewer consumers are getting courted for credit cards. According to Mintel Comperemedia, a marketing research firm based in Chicago, 1. Allura Designs Creates New Direct Selling Company (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Leading U.S. producer of fused dichroic glass gems to market stunning jewelry and gifts directly to consumers through independent consultants, creating a compelling new home business opportunity for women nationwide. Honeymoon all planned, but wait! No plane tickets (Pioneer Press) Cell-phone companies often get static for their complicated service plans and unexpected rate increases. But for ruining a honeymoon? That's the complaint of Nicole and Chris Rice of Roseville. Consumers' credit card limits slashed as companies reduce risk (Arizona Daily Sun) WASHINGTON -- Cecil Bello has stumbled into a new corner of the credit squeeze. The 32-year-old management consultant has had the limits reduced on three of her credit cards. ABC, Paradise Trailways team for The Pink Bus (Metro Magazine) ABC Companies and Hicksville, N.Y.-based Paradise Trailways have teamed up with The Pink Bus to support the Maurer Foundation for Breast Health Education. CEO of VerticalResponse, Inc. Janine Popick Wins Stevie(R) Award for Best Entrepreneur of the Year (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) VerticalResponse, Inc., the leading provider of self-service email marketing, direct mail solutions and survey tools, took home the Award for "Best Entrepreneur of the Year" from the Stevie Awards for Women in Business on Friday, November 14. Presented by Infiniti, the 2008 Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an international competition recognizing the accomplishments of outstanding women ...
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