Chief Marketer Staff

• Bigfoot Interactive Enters Japanese Market

  E-mail company Bigfoot Interactive has formed a licensing agreement with Fujitsu Limited, a giant Tokyo-based information-technology company. Bigfoot

• Negative Feedback Prompts iVillage to Kill Pop-Up Ads

  iVillage Inc., in response to feedback from its visitors, plans to eliminate pop-up advertisements on its network of sites by the end of the third quarter

• Loose Cannon: Rosie’s Secret

  It must be something in the air: Recently gender bending has cropped up in a variety of situations. It started at the National Center for Database Marketing

• FedEx Cargo Plane Crashes in Tallahassee

  A FedEx cargo plane crashed in Tallahassee, FL this morning, about a half a mile short of the airport runway. The three crew members on

• Catalog Business Raises Banta’s Fortunes

  Banta Corp., Menasha, WI, reported second quarter net earnings of 13.4 million, an improvement from the $12.5 million it realized in second quarter 2001.

• Global Cash Access Identifies High-Value Casino Patrons

  Global Cash Access, Las Vegas, will launch ResLink, a caller identification service that segments gamblers by worth when they contact casino locations.

• Fingerhut Catalog Plans on Hold–for Now

  Ted Deikel and Tom Petters — the new owners of certain Fingerhut Cos. assets — do not have time to put out a catalog this fall, Petters’ spokesperson,

• DIRECT Listline

  Randall Publishing Direct Media Inc. has been named manager of three Randall Publishing subscriber files: Equipment World, Modern Woodworking and Pumps

• KY AG Sues 2 Telemarketers for DNC List Violations

  Two telemarketers, one from Florida, the other from California, are the first to be sued by Kentucky Attorney General Ben Chandler for violating the state

• Short Cuts

  The board of directors at cataloger the Talbots, Inc. has approved an additional common stock repurchase program to acquire up to $50 million of its outstanding