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IN THIS ISSUE
 Naughty or Nice, Holiday Shoppers Plan to Shop Earlier, Spend Less
 Live From DMA09: It's Martha's World, We Just Live In It
 Live From DMA09: Clicks Aren't The Web Metric to Watch
 The Happy Marriage of Direct and Digital
 Live from DMA09: Best Western Checks Into Transpromo
 Live From DMA09: Pike Back On DMA Board As Part Of "Reform Block"
 Twitter Helps Ford Drive Sales
 Boy, Does That DMA Swing!

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This Week's Stories

Naughty or Nice, Holiday Shoppers Plan to Shop Earlier, Spend Less

By Michael Kahn

Consumers plan to shop earlier, spend less and give to fewer people this year. Those were among the most telling findings in Performics' latest monthly survey of shopper attitudes. Read how you can adjust your strategy to better align with stockings that will be a little bit stuffed come December.

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Live From DMA09: It's Martha's World, We Just Live In It

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Martha Stewart has a simple goal for her company: omnipresence. "Of course, it helps to have a 'Martha" or a 'Rachel' or an 'Oprah' at the helm," she said with a smile at DMA09 during a keynote address on Monday. Read about the domestic diva's recipe for success, which includes a healthy dollop of direct marketing.

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Live From DMA09: Clicks Aren't The Web Metric to Watch

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Folks who like to click on Web banners are a dying breed, which means clicks aren't the best metric for marketers to live by. Gian Fulgoni of comScore talked to attendees at DMA09 on Sunday about the dangers of relying too heavily on clicks and cookies.

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The Happy Marriage of Direct and Digital

By Rick Milenthal

Mass advertising is no longer the Holy Grail, and CMOs no longer settle for vague assurances of ability to measure success. What's the reality in today's marketing world? The union of direct and digital marketing.

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Live from DMA09: Best Western Checks Into Transpromo

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Marketers must find smarter ways to cut down on waste and better utilize their dwindling marketing budgets. This, says Liz Miller of the CMO Council, could include using onserts instead of inserts. In conjunction with InfoPrint, the CMO Council ran a test early this year to see how transpromotional documents would work for Best Western.

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Live From DMA09: Pike Back On DMA Board As Part Of "Reform Block"

By Richard H. Levey

The Direct Marketing Association proxy battle drama concluded on Sunday, when Gerry Pike, the dissident board member who launched a reform-based proxy campaign, was re-elected to the DMA’s board during the organization’s annual business meeting.

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From the Big Fat Marketing Blog

Twitter Helps Ford Drive Sales

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Think you can't sell a car on Twitter? Think again. Ford's Scott Monty shared with DMA09 attendees how his company is using the microblogging service to help persuade buyers to drive American.

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Boy, Does That DMA Swing!

By Beth Negus Viveiros

What does Benny Goodman have to do with DMA09? And where are all the Stormtroopers? Beth Negus Viveiros ponders these questions on the Big Fat Marketing Blog.

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