Bear in mind that many clients pay their bills promptly and on time. But more often than not, they pay the bill well beyond the agreed upon due date.

In the local Dallas Morning News this morning, the July 16 Life At Work section featured a business productivity article with the interesting title "How tables shape power."

In his July 8, 2008 Forrester Report "Selecting The Right Enterprise Marketing Software," Suresh Vittal writes about the complexities of selecting marketing enterprise software.

Check out Bob Bly's most recent post about "'Old School' Direct Marketing on the Internet". Great responses and lively discussion from readers. Well worth the read.

My father passed away about a week ago, so I have not been able to write new posts recently. I should be able to begin writing posts in the next week or two. I know all of you understand.

This implies that the look and feel rules when it comes to productive web sites. Most design studios do understand this expression includes navigation ease and in for many of them, they do create websites targeted to the client's ideal prospect. But all of this gets at most is only 50% of what it takes to make an effective web site

In the February 28, 2008 issue of DMNews, the "Gloves Off" section entitled "Could agency pitching move online?" featured opposing points of view on the topic. Joy Schwartz states her primary point with this comment.

In the "ExpertAdvice" section of the August 11 issue of DM News, Rick Linde wrote a thought provoking article about why CMO turnover has increased dramatically over the years.

Here are some wise words from an unnamed direct marketer as a response to one of Bob Bly's posts dealing with whether "old school" direct marketers know how to use direct marketing techniques successfully online.