Chief Marketer Staff

• DEAL FOR MILLER BEER IS BREWING

  Philip Morris Companies is expected this week to announce the sale of Miller Brewing Co. to South African Breweries, according to published reports. “The

• Jupiter Media Metrix Puts Two Units on Block

  Two units of financially ailing Jupiter Media Metrix are up for sale, and the New York firm hopes to find a buyer in the next two months. Divisions on

• FTC Names Price Telemarketers Should Pay for Do-Not-Call Lists

  The Federal Trade Commission last week proposed that telemarketers should pay up to $3,000 a year each to help finance a national do-not-call registry

• Short Cuts

  Stuart Lynn will retire as president and CEO of the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers by March 2003. Andrew McLaughlin, another executive

• Sears $1.9 Billion Offer for Lands’ End Gets Nod From Feds

  Sears, Roebuck and Co.’s purchase of Lands’ End Inc. for $1.9 billion has been approved by federal regulators, Associated Press reports said.

• EQUITY MARKETING BUYS UPSHOT

  Equity Marketing gave a lift to its promotion capabilities last week by signing a deal to acquire Upshot from bankrupt Ha-Lo Industries. The deal gives

• MERCEDES-BENZ RIDES SHOTGUN WITH ‘MEN IN BLACK’

  Montvale, NJ-based Mercedes-Benz North America will introduce its new E-Class with a little help from “Men in Black II.” The tie-in deal with Sony’s Columbia

• CAMPBELL SOUP TAKES LABELS ON THE ROAD

  Camden, NJ-based Campbell Soup Co. in July takes its Labels for Education program on the road with a national tour visiting Kroger, Ahold, Albertsons,

• E-mail Lists Still Priced Highest, But Consumer Files Falling: Study

  The highest-priced list category on the market is permission-based business-to-business e-mail, according to the annual Worldata List Price Index. This

• DIRECT Listline

  Bottom Line Tomorrow This newsletter, which is focused on having a happy and healthy retirement, identifies 125,600 subscribers. They are all direct-