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Data Mining a Non-Profit File for High Value Donors and Planned Givers

  Data Mining a Non-Profit File for High Value Donors and Planned Givers   Presented by Perry D. Drake and Rhonda Knehans Drake at the SAS 2004 Data Mining Technology Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada A non-profit organization needed to identify best donors in order to focus planned giving activities against the donors most likely to […]

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The Importance of New List Placement in the Merge/Purge Process

The Importance of New List Placement in the Merge/Purge ProcessBy Perry D. Drake The following article, written by Perry D Drake, appeared in Target Marketing TM Tipline, August 11, 2004. It provides direct marketers with some guidelines regarding common list testing mistakes. When prospecting for new customers, many marketers make a very important mistake in

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Best Practices
Your Path to World-Class Direct Marketing

Best PracticesYour Path to World-Class Direct Marketing Perry and Rhonda Drake of Drake Direct provided input for the following article that appeared in the September 2003 issue of Target Marketing Magazine. In this article you will find out about the best approaches to database hygiene, predictive analysis and web-supported customer service. World-class direct marketing doesn’t

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How to Move Beyond Exhaustion of Your Acquisition List Options

How to Move Beyond Exhaustion of Your Acquisition List Options Presented by Perry D. Drake and Rhonda Knehans Drake at the NCDM 2002 Conference, Orlando Florida Perry D. Drake and Rhonda Knehans Drake of Drake Direct and Jeff Grill of the romann group disucssed analytical options for acquiring new and profitable prospects including a real-life

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Top Ten Most Common Mistakes Made By Direct Marketers Regarding the Use of a Customer Database

Top Ten Most Common Mistakes Made By Direct Marketers Regarding the Use of a Customer DatabaseBy Perry D. Drake The following article, written by Perry D Drake, appeared in DM News, July 22, 2002.Compiled from Perry’s new book “Optimal Database Marketing,” it provides direct marketers with a listing of the most common mis-uses of a

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Key Considerations in Building a Marketing Database

Key Considerations in Building a Marketing DatabaseBy Rhonda Drake The following article, written by Rhonda Drake, appeared in the April 2002 issue of Proof,a newsletter of the Direct Marketing Club of New York. This article reveals key considerations that any direct marketer mustconsider when contemplating outsourcing the build of a marketing database. Building a marketing

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