| Stopping the Junk Mail Deluge Can Be Done
Junk mail, paper catalogs and unsolicited credit-card offers clog our mailboxes. Consumer Reports shows some ways to stop the mailbox deluge and get to the mail you need to read. Homeowner Rachel Skinner said she cringes every time she takes a pile of catalogs out to be recycled. More than 53 million trees are used to produce paper catalogs each year. "I can get close to 20 catalogs a day. I get furniture catalogs, lots of children's clothing catalogs. I get bed and bath catalogs," Skinner said. "I'll get four different catalogs from one company." Consumer Reports, however, says it is possible to opt out and choose not to receive catalogs in the mail – and even to end those seemingly endless credit-card solicitations. "The Direct Marketing Association, which includes companies that send you catalogs, must take you off of their mailing list if you sign up for their Mail Preference Service,'" Urvashi Rangan, with Consumer Reports, said.
Web site trying to eliminate flood of catalogs
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Catalog Choice, the relatively new Web site designed to eliminate millions of catalog mailings, says its plan is working.
The Direct Marketing Association, the trade group for many of those catalog companies, says it has more trustworthy solutions for people who want fewer catalogs.
Either way, consumers seem to be benefiting.
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Guthy-Renker Wins 'Infomercial of the Year' for Sheer Cover
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's largest direct response television company, Guthy-Renker celebrated several wins at the 17th Annual Electronic Retailing Association Awards Gala in Las Vegas this week. Recognizing the best in the electronic retailing industry, the ERA honored Sheer Cover with "Best Long Form" Infomercial of the Year and Proactiv Solution with "Best Short Form," "Best Short Form Health & Beauty" and "Best Live Shopping On-Air Guest" for Proactiv co-creator Dr. Kathy Fields. This marks the eighth consecutive year that Proactiv Solution has been nominated at the award ceremony and the third year for Sheer Cover. "We're honored to be recognized for delivering top-quality productions as this further solidifies our status as the most successful and most awarded infomercial company," said Alex Kushner, veteran marketing executive with Guthy-Renker.
Business in the Burbs: Reader's Digest enters print partnership with ...
Reader's Digest Association, based in Chappaqua, said yesterday that it has entered into a multiyear partnership with Williams Lea, a London-based company that provides printing and direct-marketing services worldwide. Williams Lea will take over the promotional printing operations of Reader's Digest's direct-mail business in 19 countries throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, the Asian Pacific region and Latin America, RDA said. RDA estimates that the outsourcing will reduce its costs by $130 million over the first three years by improving business processes and allowing RDA to get better prices on print products. "Williams Lea is one of the largest global players in the printing field, and as such we will use their resources, skills and contacts to get better prices on everything to do with printing - paper, ink, printing itself," said William Adler, vice president of global communications, in an e-mail.
Alter-G Forging New Relationships
MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Alter-G, Inc., developers of the G-Trainer anti-gravity treadmill, today announced advisor relationships with world-renowned industry experts and an expanded partnership with Woodway, a standards-setting treadmill manufacturer. Alter-G's anti-gravity treadmill, the G-Trainer, enables users to reduce their effective body weight during exercise and has caught the interest of industry experts, including: Dr. Saxena has treated dozens of Olympians (including gold medal winners) and Olympic Trials qualifiers, numerous professional athletes, and many top high school athletes. "The G-Trainer is a valuable tool for my patients to maintain their competitive edge and conditioning during injury recovery and rehabilitation," said Dr.
Foreclosure fight
You might have to start out at Mcdonalds or Wal mart and then work your way up. This is not a free world. Know what happens if I quit making my payments ? I loose my house too, and my credit becomes trashed. I work so this does not happen. I lost a good job but I looked and found another one so I could keep what I had. I had to give up extras like cable internet, and other "extras" for awhile till I got back on my feet. Get out and look for a job. This whole article shows nothing to me but what happens when you have a houseful of people that won't work. " .
Restoration Hardware, Inc. Company Profile - View Restoration Hardware ...
About Restoration Hardware, Inc. Retailer of Home Furnishings, Functional & Decorative Hardware & Related Merchandise Restoration Hardware, Inc. Executives Gary Friedman [Chairman, President & CEO] Bonnie Orofino [Chief Mdsg Officer] Chris Newman [Cfo, Secretary & Senior Vice President] Ian Sears [Cmo & General Manager] Ken Dunaj [COO] .
Groups stand with Muslims in Quran flap
Rex Duncan, R-Sand Springs, refused a gift of Islam's holy book earlier this week, saying, "Most Oklahomans do not endorse the idea of killing innocent women and children in the name of ideology." Other lawmakers joined him in refusing the gift, offered by the Governor's Ethnic American Advisory Council as part of the state's centennial celebration. "Today, I'm an American Muslim, speaking for our brothers," said David Bernstein, executive director of the Jewish Federation. "Hateful words inevitably lead to hateful actions," he said. Also represented at the press conference, .
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