21.   In exchange for this exemption and a new tax break for telecommunications companies, state governments would gain the authority to collect other sales taxes from direct marketers.

22.   In most cases, these are direct marketers who have taken their obnoxious trade to the Internet.

23.   Instead, the money was spent on lawyers and political consultants, direct marketers and public relations.

24.   Investors who use such advisers tend to stay with their funds almost a year longer than those who buy the funds from direct marketers like Fidelity and Vanguard.

25.   It is opposed by newspaper publishers, direct marketers and phone companies.

26.   Mass marketers will have to become direct marketers because the ubiquitous Internet will require companies to constantly retarget and retailor their messages.

27.   Meanwhile, while direct marketers learn to go on-line, consumers can expect their junk mail volume to increase this holiday season, possibly to record levels.

28.   Micro Warehouse is a direct marketer of hardware and software for personal computers.

29.   Multiple Zones spokesman Tim Carroll said the company, which was formed as a direct marketer of Macintosh products, will continue to support the Macintosh platform.

30.   No stranger to youth itself, Internet direct marketer Zing announced a partnership that will let it reach the highly coveted teen-age market.