Chief Marketer Staff

• Harte-Hanks Takes Option on Australian Firm

  Harte-Hanks Inc. has signed a deal giving it an option to acquire Australian partner Communique Direct. The earliest a purchase could occur is August

• Dolan Media to Sell Its Public Records Business

  Dolan Media Co. will sell its public records business to LexisNexis. The purchase price was not disclosed. The units include Dolan Information Center,

• 23 Million Americans Shop Both Online and Offline

  Some 23 million Americans are true multi-channel consumers

• Agencies

  Home Depot Takes Sponsorship of ESPN’s College GameDay

  The Home Depot has signed on as the presenting sponsor of ESPN’s College GameDay, replacing Discover Card, which had held the position for the last two

• Sports Illustrated Searches for Fresh Faces

  To celebrate its Swimsuit Edition’s 40th anniversary next year, Sports Illustrated launched a Fresh Faces competition that lets women compete for a modeling

• Albertsons to Expand Handheld Scanner Test

  Grocer Albertsons will expand its eight-month-old test of handheld scanners to six Jewel-Osco stores in Chicago, reports The Chicago Sun-Times. Shoppers

• FCC Affirms, Expands FTC Telemarketing Rules

  The Federal Communications Commission commissioners voted unanimously to adopt changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. Those changes

• Cornerstone Consolidates Catalog Printing Business with Quebecor

  Cornerstone Brands has consolidated its catalog printing requirements with Quebecor World Inc. Cornerstone will add three of its catalogs to the three

• Trade Groups Criticize FCC Telemarketing Sales Rule Changes

  The American Teleservices Association, wasted no time in slamming the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed revisions to the Telemarketing Sales

• News Briefs

  EBAY: San Jose, CA, signed a global multi-year deal with online marketing tech firm DoubleClick, New York City, to enhance eBay’s new “Keywords on eBay”