Dirmark was established in 1985 but our history extends back to the mid-60's via the company's founder. Over the years Dirmark has grown into one of the leading providers of list and telemarketing information in the country. M.E. Newton began his direct marketing career in 1964. His job experience includes employment with D&B, NBL, MDR and in 1984, establishing Dirmark. In additional to his employment history, a few of Mr. Newton's accomplishments include: • Mail order pioneer: Established and coordinated numerous mail order programs. • Profile development: While at NBL, assisted in the development of new modeling and profiling tools not previously utilized. • Founded SDMA: Established and was president of the S.E. Direct Marketing Assoc., whose membership grew to over 500 firms and was finally incorporated into the DMA. The primary purpose of the SDMA was to educate local businesses and vendors about the DM industry. • DMA speaker: Spoke on numerous occasions at DMA meetings. Subject content would center on mailing list, telemarketing list, database analysis, modeling and profiling, response analysis, and dealer programs. • Round table: Has participated on numerous discussion groups to share his expertise of list information with other industry experts such as Ed Burnette, Edwin Mayer and Rene Ganam, just to mention a few. • Lobbyist: Lobbying for DMA (Direct Marketing Assocation) issues in Washington D.C. How does all this information help you? You are receiving over 35 years of direct marketing expertise when requesting information from us. At Dirmark we are not order takers! Your account executive is a direct marketing consultant who understands that a successful DM campaign involves much more than a list. This philosophy has enabled Dirmark to grow into on of the country's leading providers of DM information. Hopefully you will consider Dirmark for your next list.