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"Ernan Roman pioneered the linking and sequencing of different communication tools to achieve high purchase impact. He demonstrates the impressive results of integrated direct marketing and points to where today's marketing thinking and practice are heading." -- Philip Kotler J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University Sales and marketing are undergoing a trial by fire-the fire of customers' demands for highquality products and services and for targeted, relevant communications. Ernan Roman's revolutionary process, Integrated Direct Marketing (IDM), is now accepted as the most effective go-to-market strategy for today's competitive and fast-changing market conditions. Since publication of his landmark book in 1988, Roman has been the leader of the rapid development and acceptance of IDM as the marketing strategy of choice. This completely new and expanded work shows how companies, large and small, have used IDM to keep ahead of the changes that are transforming the sales and marketing industry. This book: Positions Integrated Direct Marketing as a proven multimedia strategy that delivers exceptionally high return on marketing investment. Explains how businesses can synchronize advertising, direct mail, telemarketing, and field sales to maximize the strengths of each medium for unparalleled productivity. Demonstrates Integrated Direct Marketing's success in generating double-digit response, increasing the quality and quantity of leads, decreasing the cost of sale and time to sale, and increasing average order and overall profitability. Integrates the database to drive the marketing process, meeting the specific needs and preferences of individual customers andprospects. Explains the creative process of developing mutually supportive multimedia campaigns that cut through the clutter to deliver consistent and powerful sales messages.

FLAP COPY] "The serpent in the Garden of Eden knew it first. Marketers caught on centuries later. Women are the ones to reach."--Bernice Kanner Not too long ago, legendary adman David Ogilvy chided his peers for talking down to women. He berated those who ignored women or discounted them, misconstruing men's higher paychecks to mean greater spending clout. And he was right. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, women--who comprise just over 51 percent of the U.S. population, making them the largest consumer segment in the country--control "six trillion dollars in buying power annually. Statistics show that women make 88 percent of all U.S. retail purchases. Some experts even predict that, by 2020, women will control most of the money in America. Now, noted marketing expert Bernice Kanner takes an eye-opening look at the way female spending power has forever changed the advertising/marketing landscape. "Pocketbook Power reveals how industry professionals are responding to the female-dominated marketplace, marrying compelling demographic and statistical information with tales of canny approaches to product development and positioning, and of marketing prowess. As the roles and attitudes of women evolve, they're creating extraordinary opportunities for savvy marketers who can come up with new ways to reach them. Kanner provides a detailed road map for selling to women, highlighting a myriad of approaches and techniques organized around different market segments, from health and apparel to finance and technology.