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From: herrickd@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com
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Subject: Re: Those (henious) Information Brokers; who are they?
Message-ID: <4486.28253fb1@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>
Date: 6 May 91 16:36:16 GMT
References: <8683@crash.cts.com> <1991Apr21.151853.11183@com50.c2s.mn.org> <8741@crash.cts.com> <1991Apr23.170454.19881@athena.mit.edu> <8788@crash.cts.com>
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In article <8788@crash.cts.com>, lairdb@crash.cts.com (Laird Broadfield) writes:
> In <1991Apr23.170454.19881@athena.mit.edu> seaotter@athena.mit.edu (Amazing Stace) writes:
> 
>>Laird Broadfield:
>>> Is anyone keeping a list of these folks?  [...]
> 
>>An amusing thought -- no, a necessary one: "watching  the  watch-
>>ers."  I  imagine  the US Department of Commerce might be able to
>>create such a list with a little effort.
> 
>>[stuff about Richard Viguerie's initial impetus and growth]
> 
>>Okay, so it doesn't *directly* answer Laird's  question:  I  just
>>thought it was interesting.
> 
> Actually, from what I read, Viguerie has had such success that he no
> longer limits himself to Republican and independent listings, he now
> writes down everyone he can.  As such (and even if he didn't, since he's
> so significant) he's quite an appropriate answer.  Now: What does he know?
> How large are his lists?  What percent of his line items are filled in
> over what percent of his list?  (Get the idea?  No reason we shouldn't
> accumulate our own lists of these folks....)
> 
I already commented about the general availibility of lists of these
folks published by the phone companies.

Now, what kind of data is available?  In a library near you there is
a copy of Standard Rate and Data Service.  Essentially the catalog
from the list broker of the same name.  In this tome, comparable in
bulk to the Manhattan phone directory, you will find descriptions of
a large number of lists that are available.  The descriptions are
intended to contain enough detail so one can decide whether he wants
to rent the list on the basis of the description.

I don't know if SRDS handles Viguerie's lists.

One direct mail guru advised his son to browse in SRDS and pick out
a list, then figure out what he could sell to that list.

dan herrick
herrickd@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com