Chief Marketer Staff

• Short Cuts

  R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. has completed its purchase of the Asia Printers Group Ltd.

• List and Database News

  Western Schools Nursing Course Buyers This file of 50,381 last-three-month direct-mail-sold buyers of home-study courses is under new management. Selections: Nursing specialty, license type, state/SCF/ZIP Price: $130/M Contact: Rubin Response Management …

• Listline e-Newsletter 07/08/05

  Offered here are 40,000 individuals who have spent $37.50 to purchase a
  home employment directory and a business opportunity guide. The source
  is 80% space and 20% direct mail.

• Sharper Image Down, J.C. Penney Up in June

  Several marketers – including J.C. Penney and Jos. A Bank – reported sales increases last month, while Sharper Image continued to show decreases compared to 2004

• Group 1 Names Baker President

  Christopher Baker has been named president of CRM system provider Group 1 Software

• Cars.com Acquires NewCars.com

  Cars.com has acquired lead generation site NewCars.com. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

• Azzarello is New Siebel CMO

  Siebel Systems Inc. has hired Patty Azzarello as senior vice president and chief marketing officer

• FTC Settles Charges in Billing Scheme

  A company that allegedly sent bills to consumers for services they did not order has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the scheme violated federal law

• Short Cuts

  Yahoo! Inc. has launched Yahoo! SMS (Short Message Service) Search

• People in the News

  B-to-B high tech cataloger CDW Corp.has elected Thomas J. Hansen to the company’s board of directors