Chief Marketer Staff

• Agencies

  Hochberg Made SBA Deputy Administrator

  Cataloger Fred P. Hochberg, former president/CEO of Lillian Vernon Corp., was sworn in last month as deputy administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

• Agencies

  PRIVACY PENDULUM

  In May, during a commencement speech, Vice President Al Gore called for an “Electronic Bill of Rights” to allow Americans to protect their privacy.In

• PromoNews

  CINCINNATI – Hasbro, Inc. announced plans to produce a new line of collectable die-cast cars, radio-controlled cars, games, and puzzles. All the new products

• Agencies

  Abacus Report: Catalogs Were on a Roll in ’97

  Eleven out of 13 catalog categories experienced holiday season growth in 1997, with five segments having at least a 13% increase in dollar spending, according

• Tommy Screams

  Looking for a new way to capture the elusive teen market, Tommy Hilfiger just agreed to a multi-million deal to put Tommy Jeans and one of his models

• Agencies

  GET promo to give away $164,000 house.

  DALLAS – Giving phone discounts is one thing, but giving away new house to prove your phone rates are worth having?That’s what GTE Corp. is doing in a

• High Life

  FREDERICK, MD – Frederick Brewing Co. is readying an under-the-cap promotion for Hempen Ale and Hempen Gold, the first U.S. beers brewed with hemp seeds.

• Agencies

  U.S. Bank Mailing Succeeds Despite Low Response

  Once upon a time there was a direct marketing campaign that didn’t get any response.What-no flurry of telephone calls? No BRCs returned? Nothing.Not that

• Agencies

  Columbia House Starts a Positive-Option Club

  Columbia House has introduced “Play,” its first music club to operate on a positive-option basis rather than the negative option most often used by such

• Agencies

  First Data Cuts Work Force by 11%

  First Data Solutions, Omaha, NE, reduced its work force by 98 employees-approximately 11%-on May 15, a company spokesperson said. The cuts were made across