Chief Marketer Staff

• Peterman Bankruptcy Raises Questions Among DM Vendors

  Cataloger and retail store operator J. Peterman, Lexington, KY, filed on Monday for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the Eastern

• Experian CEO Skilling Announces Retirement

  Experian North America chairman and CEO D. Van Skilling has announced his retirement from both positions, as well as deputy chairman of Experian Group,

• Audio Book Club Re-launches Web Site

  Audio Book Club, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, has re-launched its Web site (http://www.audiobookclub.com). The new site is easier to navigate and offers a streamlined

• DIRECT Listline

  Chopra Newsletter Subs Some 54,000 paid names to Deepak Chopra Infinite Possibilities Newsletter are available. These names can be selected from the 149,774

• Fingerhut Buys Into Another Internet Company

  Fingerhut Cos. Inc., Minnetonka, MN, acquired a 19.9% stake in Roxy Systems Inc., Boston, which markets digital technology such as satellite TV, digital

• Ha-Lo Buys Texas Promo Agency, Announces Stock Split

  Ha-Lo Industries Inc., Niles, IL, which distributes promotional and premium advertising products, will acquire Grotte Advertising Co., a privately held

• Buy.com Names Former Ziff-Davis Exec VP of Marketing

  Buy.com Inc. (http://www.buy.com), Aliso Viejo, CA, an e-commerce portal, has hired John Herr as vice president of sales and marketing.Prior to joining

• Harte-Hanks, M/A/R/C Group Announce Stock Dividends

  The board of directors of Harte-Hanks Inc., San Antonio, TX, announced a 33% increase in the company’s regular quarterly dividend. This brings the quarterly

• E-Commerce Fuels Growth of Web Advertising: Report

  Among the information in the just-released second annual “Online Advertising Report Year In Review” by AdKnowledge: the increase in e-commerce sites is

• CFM Direct Opens Pennsylvania Office

  CFM Direct, a direct marketing agency based in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, has opened a new East Coast office in King of Prussia, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia.The