But architects and developers in India do receive direct mailing emphasising the advantages of asbestos products.

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The organisation is a master of such long-established communication techniques as direct mailing, phone-banking and talk radio.

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At that time, the Federal Trade Commission investigated the merger of the online-ad company DoubleClick Inc. with a traditional mailing-list giant, Abacus Direct, over concerns that Abacus would merge its lists of people's real names and addresses with DoubleClick's Web-browsing profiles.

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