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Word: ratalahti (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...gurus of the direct-mail copywriting trade are the Sonoma, Calif., team of Bill Jayme and Heikki Ratalahti. Over the past 20 years, they have used their wiles to help launch more than a score of publications, including Bon Appetit, Smithsonian and Mother Jones. Jayme and Ratalahti's marketing packages, which cost $30,000 to $50,000 each, share four characteristics: an irresistible envelope, a personalized typewritten letter, a brochure intended to give an as yet nonexistent product an aura of legitimacy, and a response card. Jayme and Ratalahti know that people do not read direct-mail pitches carefully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Contents Require Immediate Attention | 11/26/1990 | See Source »

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