Author

Chief Marketer Staff

  • News Briefs

    PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.: has named Mary Gleason as…PANERA BREAD: is dangling a sweet incentive for kids to…JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.: has signed a multi-year master toy licensing agreement with…

  • Interpublic Combines Draft and FCB Units

    The Interpublic Group will combine its Draft and FCB units to create Draft FCB Group, the company said yesterday. Howard Draft has been named chairman/ CEO of the unit.

  • DMA Changes Future Convention Locations

    The Direct Marketing Association has changed the locations for its next few annual conferences. Specifically, DMA07 will be held in Chicago Oct. 13-18, 2007; DMA08 will be held in Las Vegas Oct. 11-16, 2008 and DMA09 will take place in San Diego – Oct. …

  • CAN AOL REALLY GUARANTEE DELIVERY?

    AOL charging postage on e-mail messages doesn’t surprise me (

  • IT’S ALL ABOUT MONEY

    Kudos to Ken Magill for illuminating the Unspam Inc./state do-not-e-mail-registry connection (Don’t Get Him Started, April). With commentary like this in hand, perhaps the Direct Marketing Association will have further fodder to block these grandstanding, expensive and silly attempts to regulate legitimate marketing.

  • A Sporting Try

    This summer, racing fans can chomp on NASCAR burgers or spread NASCAR-branded barbecue sauce on ribs while cheering for their favorite drivers at a trackside

  • Next Year’s Hit

    IT’S NOT ALL BAD NEWS. Yes, mailers will be hit with a postage increase next year. But they may be able to save money by drop shipping and commingling.

  • Over the Top

    Catapult Integrated Services Inc. launched itself onto the agency landscape this year with a resounding thump, as it snags the No. 22 spot in its PROMO

  • Playing to Win

    If you want to take the pulse of promotion, ePrize CEO Josh Linkner will tell you to look to Florida. With a history of some of the strictest regs for