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Blog Name: The Gilbert Direct Marketing Blog
Url: http://gilbertdirectmarketing.wordpress.com/
Language: English
Topics: direct marketing, catalog marketing, direct marketing consultant
Description: Direct Marketing is a complex business that is often oversimplified. Direct Marketing is a simple business that is often made more complex. So which is it? Is direct marketing simple or complex? (I’ll attempt to answer that here) ABOUT JIM GILBERT: Welcome to The Direct Marketing Blog by Jim Gilbert, CEO of Gilbert Direct Marketing. Jim has been creating direct marketing programs that drive ROI for over 25 years. Consumer or B2B - Creative, operations, or analytics - Jim Writes the unfiltered, sometimes ruthless, truth about how the direct marketing business works. Currently Jim is the CEO of a multi-discipline direct marketing agency that helps businesses enter, expand or fix their business. Jim also writes the Profitable Cataloging column for Catalog Success Magazine, teaches direct marketing at Miami International University, and is a member of the Florida Direct Marketing Association’s Board of Directors (Programming Chair) Contact him at jimdirect@aol.com, or 561-302-1719.
Popularity: 22 Followers

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Thanks for coming to my presentation at WordCamp Miami
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Why Direct Marketers Hate Beer Commercials and Branding
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