Chief Marketer Staff

• OmniReliant CEO Steps Down

  Paul W. Morrison, president, CEO and secretary of OmniReliant Holdings, Inc., has resigned from all three positions

• Agencies

  CMS Group Acquires Victory Direct Marketing

  The CMS Group of Baltimore, MD has acquired Victory Direct Marketing, a direct mail marketing firm.

• INCC Cancels Acquisition of Millennium Teleservices Operations

  International Consolidated Companies, Inc. (INCC) has rescinded its previously announced acquisition of the operations of Millennium Teleservices, LLC.

• Agencies

  USPS Overpaid Pension Fund by $75 Billion: Report

  The U.S. Postal Service has overpaid its pension obligations to the Civil Service Retirement System by $75 billion and the method for calculating this amount was unfair, says a new report from the postal service

• EBay Income Surges in Quarter

  EBay Inc. posted net income $1.4 billion for the fourth quarter, a 269% increase over net income of $367 million in the prior year. The e-commerce company reported revenue of $2.4 billion for the quarter ended Dec, 31, a 16% increase over $2 billion the …

• FCC Proposes Robocall Rules

  The Federal Communications Commission has proposed tighter rules governing unsolicited recorded telephone solicitation, or

• Agencies

  Sharper Image Names August Senior VP, CMO

  SharperImage.com has named Steve August senior vice president and chief marketing officer.

• Social Media Use to Rise: Survey

  Two thirds of marketing executives plan to invest in social media in the next year, according to a survey from Alterian.

• Agencies

  New York & Co. Expands Contract with Alliance

  New York & Co., an online marketer and retailer, has expanded its contract with Alliance Data Systems Corp

• Sun Life Financial Renames Dolphins Stadium

  The U.S. division of Sun Life Financial Inc. has signed its first naming rights deal with The Miami Dolphins that renames the team’s stadium “Sun Life Stadium”