Chief Marketer Staff

• Tim Ellis Tapped as Volkswagen Marketing Executive

  Tim Ellis has been named vice president of marketing for Volkswagen of America.

• Catapult Marketing Lands AOR for Perdue Farms

  Perdue Farms Inc. has named Catapult Marketing as its agency of record for national consumer and retail promotions.

• Family Dollar Taps Smith as Vice President of Marketing

  Family Dollar has named Donald Smith as vice president of marketing.

• News Brief

  MCDONALD’S: restaurants nationwide are kicking off World Children’s Day, a global program that raises millions of dollars for Ronald McDonald House Charities, with a celebrity tour featuring actress Hayden Panettiere and multi-platinum artist and songwriter Ne-Yo.

• Agencies

  Loose Cannon: How We Lost Moscow

  The fact that the free flow of information in Moscow is limited shouldn

• Virgin America Names New VP of Marketing

  Virgin America has named Porter Gale as its new vice president of marketing.

• Subscribe to PROMO’s Digital Edition

  PROMO Magazine is now DIGITAL!Subscribe now for instant access to PROMO’s latest issue online Once you’ve filled out the subscription form, you’ll see a link on your screen and in your email to access the current issue. Each digital edition of …

• Listline e-Newsletter 11/09/07

  Edith Roman Associates Inc. has been appointed list manager for the
  American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), including the
  Canadian and international files and the Science magazine list. The
  association and magazine files each offer 35,554 names.

• Agencies

  Restoration Hardware Sold for $267 Million

  A team of Catterton Partners and company CEO Gary Friedman will acquire Restoration Hardware Inc. for about $267 million.

• Agencies

  Meclabs Group Acquires InTouch

  Meclabs Group, a direct marketing services and research company, is acquiring InTouch, a lead-generation services provider.

  Terms were not disclosed.