Chief Marketer Staff

• Agencies

  Marketplace Direct Names Kim Sellers Production Manager

  Marketplace Direct has named Kim Michael Sellers production manager. Sellers is a 24-year veteran of the direct mail industry.

• Agencies

  Captain Morgan Pose-Off Pits Yanks Against Red Sox

  Former New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox stars will face off in New York for a Captain Morgan “Pose Off.”

• Agencies

  New York Woman Wins $25,000 Jeopardy Google Challenge

  Who is Shirley Seaman? She is the grand prizewinner in the Jeopardy Google Daily Challenge.

• Samsung Scores Multi-Year NFL HDTV Deal

  Samsung aims to make marketing yardage with football fans with a new multi-year sponsorship deal as the official HDTV of the National Football League.

• AKQA Adds Search Talent by Acquisition

  Independent online marketing agency AKQA will acquire search engine marketing consultants SearchRev for an undisclosed sum as part of a bid to become a direct-marketing expert, as well as a brand agency.

• News Brief

  HIT ENTERTAINMENT: has named Franco Apparel as the new master apparel partner for its Barney brand

• Ann Taylor Names New York & Co. Exec as CMO

  Women’s apparel retailer Ann Taylor Stores Corp. has named Robert Luzzi as chief marketing officer.

• Agencies

  Meet the Broker: Steve LeBlanc

  Today we meet Steve LeBlanc, president of Diamond List Marketing Co., a one-man shop located in Annandale, VA.

• Listline e-Newsletter 08/24/07

  Prospect Direct Inc. has assumed management a list of 13,630 Jewish
  donors to the New Israel Fund, an organization that raises funds to
  support civil rights and social justice for Israeli Arabs, immigrants,
  women and other groups in Israel. Direct mail is the source.

• Email

  FTC Obtains Stop E-mail Order

  The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a temporary restraining order requiring Sili Neutraceuticals LLC and Brian McDonald, doing business as Kaycon Ltd., to stop sending e-mail messages that promote hoodia weight loss products.