Chief Marketer Staff

• EXECUTIVE HEADS ROLL AT KMART

  Bankrupt Kmart Corp. is biting into the executive ranks with its latest round of job cuts, including laying off Steve Fueling, senior vp-marketing and

• COCA-COLA OFFERS AIR TIME TO BUDDING THESPIANS

  While not as grandiose as the Pepsi-backed $1 billion game show contest set to debut on the WB this summer, Coca-Cola is also getting into the “reality

• DMer Norman Chanes Indicted in Adult Web Site Scam

  Veteran direct marketer Norman Chanes was one of three people indicted Tuesday for their alleged roles in a $230 million Internet scam. Chanes and his

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• Short Cuts

  Wine.com Inc. has appointed Jonathan Sebastiani to the new post of managing director, business development. Sebastiani will spearhead the development

• USA Interactive Acquires Travel Site Expedia

  USA Interactive has acquired the remaining shares of Expedia it does not already own in a stock-for-stock transaction, valued at $3.3 billion. Under the

• List and Database News

  FreeTechMail IT Master File MetaResponse Group has been named manager of the FreeTechMail IT Master File. The 122,004 IT specialists on this opt-in e-mail

• BOMC Starts up International Club

  Book-of-the-Month Club, has started an International club, reaching four continents and more than 15 countries, according to wire service reports. The

• DraftWorldwide Names Two Senior VPs

  DraftWorldwide Chicago has hired Matthew Wise and Philip Loftus as senior vice presidents and group account directors. Wise was previously general manager

• Mail-Well Completes Facility Sales

  Printing firm Mail-Well Inc., has completed the sale of a number of its facilities comprising a portion of its Digital Graphics division. The amount of