NEBS's Murray to Step Down as CEO 

(Catalog Age) Robert Murray will step down as CEO of multi-title business forms cataloger New England Business Service on Jan. 1. Murray, who has led...

List and Database News 

Americans for Judicial Reform There are 85,335 donors and activists who support a conservative judiciary system. List usage includes Americares, National...

Reader's Digest Revenues Up for Quarter, Year 

The Reader's Digest Association Inc. posted revenues of $564 million for the fourth quarter ended June 30, up 3% from the $545 million reported in the...

Short Cuts 

Search engine company FindWhat.com has promoted Bob Protheroe to vice president of technology at the Fort Myers, FL firm. MDB Communications, Inc., Washington,...

Live from NCDM: The Whys Behind the Buys 

Direct marketing purchasers are smarter, happier, kinder and more physically fit than everyone else. And they have the best marriages. They are also the...

Equifax Pays FTC $250,000 Settlement 

Equifax Credit Information Services Inc. will pay $250,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company's blocked-call rate and hold times...

FTC Announces Fee Structure for Access to DNC List 

The Federal Trade Commission announced the fees that companies will pay for access to the national do-not-call registry. The FTC announced the annual...

Live from NCDM: Privacy Predictions 

Telemarketing may be in for some rough times during the next five years, which is how long the first rush of names on the federal do-not-call registry...

Live from NCDM: The Times Tones Up Its Circ Effort 

The New York Times has reduced its use of vertical response lists in favor of compiled files in an effort to increase its home-delivery subscription sales....

VNU Ups Stake in Directory Publisher 

Dutch publisher VNU will pay $24 million to increase its stake in Romania's leading phone book publisher Pagini Aurii to 85% from 28%, according to wire...

NEBS Reports Loss in Quarter 

New England Business Service Inc. reported a net loss of $5.7 million for its fourth quarter, down from net income of $6.6 million last year. The Groton,...

List and Database News 

Spa And Hot Tub Owners ICOM Information & Communications Inc. has introduced this file of 427.000 owners of spas and hot tubs sourced from its the TargetSource...

Live from NCDM: The Consumer Wants More (And Less) 

Americans are returning to their core values. Increasing numbers believe that there are more important things than money. They stress intangibles over...

Barnes & Noble Buys Its E-Commerce Unit From Bertelsmann 

Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc. will acquire all of Bertelsmann AG’s interest in Barnes & Noble.com for $164 million. New York-based Barnes & Noble announced...

Short Cuts 

Rob Weisberg has joined Doner, an advertising agency in Detroit, as senior vice president of customer value management. Michael Harrison comes on board...

Mail Stream: A Report on Incoming Direct Mail 

Critical Thinking mailed a catalog on the heels of the school year. Aimed at parents, the book features books and software for kids from pre-K through 8th grade....

Letters to the Editor 

[Re: Loose Cannon: Direct Goes to the Movies, Direct Newsline, July 28, 2003]: How about one called "The Bulk," in which a postal official goes berserk...

Primedia Taps Millard and Chilcutt 

Primedia has chosen two list companies to manage a number of its consumer files. Millard Group Inc., Peterborough, NH, will handle the broad reach publications,...

Gruppo, Levey Forms Alliance With Jefferies & Co. 

Gruppo, Levey & Co., a boutique investment bank focused on the direct marketing and specialty retail industries, has entered into a strategic alliance...

Live From NCDM: Data-Driven Program Helps Harrah’s Play for Keeps 

Since Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. launched Total Rewards in August 1999, its share of participants’ gambling budgets has jumped from 36% to 42%. Not bad,...

RR Donnelley CEO Announces Retirement 

The CEO of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. plans to retire from the printing company, the company said. William Davis said he plans to retire as soon as successor...

Live from NCDM: Privacy Predictions 

Telemarketing may be in for some rough times during the next five years, which is how long the first rush of names on the federal do-not-call registry...

Live from NCDM: Hughes on Data and the Web 

Forget neural networks—the best thing that has ever happened to direct marketers is the Web. Insane? Not to Arthur Hughes, vice president for business...

ATA Files Court Petition to Stop FCC Telemarketing Rules 

The American Teleservices Association has filed a petition in court asking a judge to stop the new Federal Communications Commission telemarketing regulations...

Gray Areas Dot New FCC Telemarketing Rules 

The Federal Communications Commission has released its revisions to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The biggest changes within the rules include...

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