Chief Marketer Staff

• November 1, 2007

   

• Listline e-Newsletter 10/31/07

  MeritDirect will assume list management for Training Network on Nov. 1.

• Agencies

  House Joins Senate In Extending Internet Tax Moratorium: Reports

  The U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in voting for a seven-year extension on Internet access taxes. The bill now goes to President Bush, who is expected to sign it into law.

• Agencies

  PRC Head Praises New Regulations; Defends Rates

  Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) chairman Dan Blair told a Congressional panel Tuesday he hoped the Commission’s early release of new postal regulations would eliminate the need to file a last rate case under the old system.

• Email

  Postmaster Stiles Out at AOL; Could he be the Next Public Face of Goodmail?

  Charles Stiles, AOL

• Agencies

  Audio Editions Acquires Audio Book Club Assets

  Audio Editions, Auburn, CA, has acquired the exclusive license for the use of the Audio Book Club company assets, including its brand, Web site and customer list. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

• Agencies

  RR Donnelley’s Income, Sales Rise In Third Quarter

  R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Chicago, generated third-quarter income of $175 million on sales of sales of $2.9 billion, compared to income of $164.7 million on sales of $2.3 billion during third-quarter 2006. The current quarter’s results included restructuring and impairment charges of $19.9 million , compared with restructuring charges of $6.6 million a year ago.

• Agencies

  Income, Sales Up In Third Quarter For PC Mall

  PC Mall Inc., Torrance, CA, generated $3 million in net income during third-quarter 2007, up from $1.9 million a year earlier. The technology supplier’s sales rose from $242.2 million a year a go to $287.7 million. The quarter ended Sept. 30.

• Agencies

  Louis Ramery Named SVP Of Relationship Marketing At Sears Holdings

  Louis Ramery will join Sears Holdings Corp. as senior vice president of customer relationship marketing for the company’s Sears and Kmart operations, on Nov. 5. He will report to Maureen McGuire, Sears Holdings’ CMO.

• Letters to the Editor

  You’re right, of course. “What else is burning in Southern California?” is just awful. Mistakes are different; you don’t make them intentionally.