Chief Marketer Staff

• FTC Sets Do Not Call Fees; Court Challenges Continue

  The Federal Trade Commission has recalculated fees for its national Do Not Call registry even before marketers begin using the new listing. Marketers

• Jeff Dunham to Host Echos

  Noted comedian/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham will host the 74th Annual Direct Marketing Association’s International Echo Awards brunch. Dunham replaces Larry

• U.K. Drinkers to Sue Alcohol Marketers

  A dozen British alcoholics plan to sue drinks marketers this month, contending that marketers should have warned them against the dangers of drinking

• Agencies

  Alloy Buys Retailer Delia’s to Reach Teens

  Marketing conglomerate Alloy will buy retailer Delia’s Corp. for $50 million. Adding Delia’s $138 million business extends Alloy’s reach to teen girls

• Agencies

  Showtime Dangles Toys

  Showtime Networks has re-teamed with Toys “R” Us to offer a $50 gift card to new Showtime subscribers. The cards will be available from Sept. 1 through

• In an Abrupt Change, Frozen Coke Back on the Menu at Burger King

  Just weeks after Burger King said it would phase out frozen carbonated beverages, including Frozen Coke, Coca-Cola announced that the fast food chain

• Amazing Discoveries Host Michael Levey Dies

  Infomercial host and producer Michael Levey died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medican Center in Los Angeles. Levey, 55, was best known to many as the upbeat,

• McDonald’s Goes Wireless

  Customers at McDonald’s restaurants in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut can now super-size their meals with Internet wireless access. Seventy-five

• List and Database News

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• Kingdom Ventures Acquires Church DB Company

  Kingdom Ventures Inc. has acquired Ministry Values for Growing Churches, a large church direct marketing company, for an undisclosed sum. Kingdom Ventures,