Chief Marketer Staff

• Direct Media VP, Jens Runge, Killed

  Jens Runge, a vice president at Direct Media Inc. was shot and killed Thursday afternoon in an apparent murder suicide in Kent, New York.

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• CDMI Sells Stock to SAZ Marketing

  Creative Direct Marketing International’s stockholders have sold their shares to SAZ Marketing, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company affiliated with

• FTD Completes Acquisition of FTD.Com

  Floral retailer FTD Inc. has merged with FTD.Com, the online floral delivery service. FTD.com, which was launched in May 1999, sells flowers and specialty

• Time Inc. Sues Magazine Subscription Agent

  Time Inc. filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a magazine subscription agent, alleging trademark infringement and improper solicitation.

• Direct Media VP, Jens Runge, Killed

  Jens Runge, a vice president at Direct Media Inc., was shot and killed yesterday in Kent, New York.

• High Tech Marketing Firm Julian Stevens is Launched

  Marketing consultants Julian Taylor and Steven Swartz have launched Julian Stevens Communications, a marketing firm that will specialize in prospecting

• U.K. Online Travel Marketer Taps Real Media

  Online Travel Co., the London-based Internet travel marketer, has tapped Real Media U.K. to sell advertising on its Ifyoutravel sites. Terms were not

• Loose Cannon: Some Scams Are More Equal Than Others

  Remember the direct response advertisements that used to run in the backs of comic books? In most cases, the promise of the copy and the actual products

• CA Assembly Postpones Vote On Controversial Privacy Bill

  The California General Assembly, mired in debate over Gov. Gray Davis’s proposed $100 billion state budget, has postponed a planned vote on a move that