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IN THIS ISSUE
 How to Earn Customer Loyalty
 Offer or Creative – Which Has the Stronger Pull?
 Analytics Help San Jose Mercury News Pull in the Right Readers
 Top-10 Infomercials Featuring Billy Mays
 To Young Adults, Twitter’s for Friends, Not Brands

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How to Earn Customer Loyalty

By Guy Maser

There's a saying in the business world: Customer acquisition is an investment, but profitability is built on customer retention. And with the economy in its current state, it's more important than ever to keep the customers you have. Here's what GlobalSpec found in a recent survey of its customer base.

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Offer or Creative – Which Has the Stronger Pull?

By Ron Jacobs and Paul Kuzma

What works better in a down economy, a crackin' offer and incentive, or innovative creative that builds the brand positioning? We offered a taste of Ron Jacobs and Paul Kuzma's thoughts in the June/July issue of Chief Marketer. For their full arguments, read on.

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Analytics Help San Jose Mercury News Pull in the Right Readers

By Richard H. Levey

Newspaper readers, if one believes what one reads in newspapers, are rare birds. And they're getting rarer all the time, much like print editions of papers themselves. Despite this, the San Jose Mercury News is not willing to spend $200 apiece to gain new subscribers. Instead, they're going the analytical route.

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From the Big Fat Marketing Blog

Top-10 Infomercials Featuring Billy Mays

DRTV lost Billy Mays Sunday. Here's one man's ranking of the Top 10 infomercials that feature the iconic pitchman.

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To Young Adults, Twitter’s for Friends, Not Brands

Consumers 18 to 24 have come to embrace social networks but have yet to include Twitter in that hug, according to new research from the Participatory Marketing Network, a trade association promoting social marketing.

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