Chief Marketer Staff

• Harte-Hanks Acquires Communique Direct

  Harte-Hanks Inc. has acquired long-standing Australian partner Communique Direct for an undisclosed sum.

• PC Mall Reports Net Loss

  PC Mall Inc. reported a net loss of $42 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared to net income of $1.1 billion last year.

• ValueClick Income Rises in Quarter

  ValueClick Inc. reported net income of $13.5 million for the fourth quarter, up from $5.3 million during the same period last year.

• Carlson Names Phillips Chief Financial Officer

  Carlson Marketing Group has named Anita Phillips vice president and chief financial officer of its global operations. Most recently, she was Carlson vice president of finance and enterprise strategic sourcing. …

• Hacker Group Names Kaufman Vice President

  The Hacker Group has named Jill Kaufman to the newly created position of vice president of account services.

• Kintera Names Kostello Senior Vice President

  Kintera Inc. has appointed Greg Kostello as senior vice president of product management.

• List and Database News

  Mailing lists for rent

• Agencies

  Mail Stream: A Report on Incoming Direct Mail

  Gavilan’s Latest Loose-Leaf Catalog Gavilan’s, a member of the Starcrest of California family of titles, recently mailed an offer that does not stray far from its siblings, in terms of design, product selection and incentive use. Like Signatures and …

• Listline e-Newsletter

  Response Media Products Inc. has been appointed list manager by the
  address label firm Information Products Co. A universe of 1.5 million
  records is available on the Information Products Co. Impulse Buyers
  list.

• Mailer Groups Outraged About Postal Pension Changes

  Mailer groups are more outraged at Congress than at the U.S. Postal Service for saying it would file a postal rate case to cover employee pension obligations that were previously lifted.