Month: January 2007

• Agencies

  ChoicePoint Income Slips 14%

  ChoicePoint posted net income of $23.7 million for the fourth quarter, a 14% decline from net income of $27.7 million in the prior-year period.

• Agencies

  Chinese Leader Calls for Internet Regulation

  Chinese President Hu Jintao this week requested that government officials promote and better regulate rapidly developing Internet service in the country, according to the Xinhua news agency.

• Payne Appointed CEO at Eloqua Corp.

  Eloqua Corp. a demand generation software provider, has appointed Joseph Payne chief executive officer.

• Workplace Media Names Wheeler EVP

  WorkPlace Media has named Dan Wheeler executive vice president, business development.

• Agencies

  Short Cuts

  U.S. Postmaster General Jack Potter has been re-elected vice chairman of the International Post Corp. board.

• Agencies

  Wal-Mart Moves CMO Fleming to Merchandising Post

  Wal-Mart’s CMO John Fleming has a new job.

  He has been named chief merchandising officer as part of a new merchandising strategy that matches brands to specific areas of the store, and to shopper segments.

• Agencies

  Sampling Helps Kick Off Aquafina Alive Debut

  Aquafina is targeting a number of popular film festivals to put samples of its new vitamin-enhanced water beverage into consumers’ hands.

• Office Depot Sticks with NASCAR

  Office Depot has extended its NASCAR sponsorship, and is prepping for a bigger, better version of its Official Small Business of NASCAR sweeps.

• Six Flags, Nintendo Team for Marketing Partnership

  Nintendo of America has inked a deal with Six Flags for its Wii to be the official gaming console of the theme park.

• News Brief

  NIKE: has named Clare Hamill president and CEO of the company’s Exeter Brands Group.