Chief Marketer Staff
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Direct Response Advertising Collection Offered For Sale
John Schulte, president of the National Mail Order Association, plans to auction his personal collection of direct response advertising to the highest bidders in January.
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Second Nintendo Marketing Executive to Depart in December
Robert Matthews, the senior director of consumer marketing at Nintendo of America, plans to leave the company in December.
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Agencies
‘Seinfeld’ Fans Pick Episodes for National Syndication
“Seinfeld” fans eager to see once again the episode about the soup Nazi or the man-bra can select their favorite in a poll on Yahoo.com for a special national syndication spin next month.
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Southwest Airlines Stages Caption Writing Contest
Southwest Airlines is using a contest to get people chatting on its blog.
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News Briefs
CARNIVAL CRAUISE LINES: is running a November promotion that allows military personnel to book up to three Fun Ship staterooms
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OgilvyAction Names Jack Rooney CEO
OgilvyAction, the global brand activation arm of The Ogilvy Group, has reorganized its North American leadership.
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Listline e-Newsletter 10/19/07
Direct Checks Unlimited Sales, Inc. has appointed Lake Group Media Inc.
to manage the Checks Unlimited Business Check Buyers file. It contains
149,595 buyers from the last 12 months. Sales ranged from $75 to $135
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Agencies
Court OK’s Sale of Bombay’s Assets to Liquidators
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas has approved the sale of the Bombay Co. to the joint venture of Gordon Brothers Retail Partners and Hilco Merchant Resources.
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Digital
Interwoven to Acquire Optimost for $52 Million
Interwoven Inc., an online marketing services firm, will acquire Optimost, a developer of Web software and services, for $52 million.
The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
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Digital
Customer Acquisition Network Buys InterClick
Customer Acquisition Network Inc. an online advertising company, has acquired InterClick, an Internet advertising network.
Terms were not disclosed.