Author: Robin

Lautman Thoughts

On Being Less Bland: An Essay on How to Avoid “Beige-ing”

Recently, Pantone released their 2025 color of the year, Mocha Mousse, that can only be described (by this designer) as the visual equivalent of a sad trombone.  (It is noteworthy...
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Saving Cost, Saving Time: Simple Strategies to Streamline Your Direct Mail Program

If there’s one certainty in direct mail fundraising, it’s that costs will rise — from postal increases to the price of paper and more! As stewards of the funds that...
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Lautman Takes Home the Gold! (And Silver…and Bronze…)

  Lautman Maska Neill & Company, on behalf of Heifer International, the National Park Foundation, The Human Rights Campaign, Doctors Without Borders, JDC  and the ACLU, was honored at the...
Lautman Speaks

CRM Migration Case Study

This session gives you a front-row seat to the before, during, and after of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation’s eCRM (email/fundraising platform)migration. Feel the pain of their disconnected systems before...
Lautman Speaks

Emergency Fundraising

If you’re a fan of the show Big Brother, you’ll know about the catchphrase, “expect the unexpected” — which is exactly what’s needed to be successful with emergency response fundraising....
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Lautman Maska Neill & Company Announces a Rebrand

Washington, D.C.  — Since our founding in 1992, the ampersand (&) has been a key element of the Lautman Maska Neill & Company brand. And now, after more than 30...
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DMAW Advents: Data-driven Decision-making is Paramount

At the risk of stating the obvious, this past year has taught us the supreme importance of clean data. It was always going to be difficult to maintain the giving...
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DMAW Advents: Meet the MAXI Commitee

Direct mail jokes don’t need much setup: It’s all in the delivery! And deliver is what we do as an industry — not just with direct mail, but across all...
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Lautman Maska Neill & Company Expands Corporate Leadership with Key Appointments

Lautman Maska Neill & Company announces the promotion of three impactful leaders to Lautman’s Executive Team to support future growth: Bryan Evangelista and Lesley Hostetter were promoted to Executive Vice...
Lautman Speaks

30 Minutes of “WOW” 2023 Edition

  The “independents” were back at the Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference. Check out the campaigns that “wowed” Tiffany Neill, Allison Porter and Mwosi Swenson!