BERTELSMANN A.G., Gutersloh, Germany, has agreed to acquire the unprofitable online music retailer CDnow Inc. in an all-cash tender offer for some $141

Frequency Marketing Inc., Cincinnati, promoted Jim Kuschill to senior vice president, chief technology officer. He joined FMI in 1995.UtopiAd.com, Reston,

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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Mr. Schulz may be gone, but the Peanuts posse is thriving in licensed promotions.Snoopy's in the frozen-food case. Linus

Mailshell.com, Santa Clara, CA, is marketing a free service that claims to protect user privacy and eliminate junk e-mail before it reaches a user's inbox.Mailshell

This new to the market file is managed by ALC of New York, LLC. The files identifies 150,000 12-month buyers of lifestyle footwear for men, women and

Among entertainment properties, Twentieth Century Fox’s The Simpsons has always been a winner for tie-ins (just ask Butterfinger). The 10-year old cartoon

Pier 1 knows they're lurking out there. Scudder Kemper is well aware of them, too, as are Harley-Davidson, Del Webb, and Evanston Northwestern Healthcare.

Among entertainment properties, Twentieth Century Fox’s The Simpsons has always been a winner for tie-ins (just ask Butterfinger). The 10-year old cartoon

Is it just me, or do recent marketing books (The Cluetrain Manifesto, Permission Marketing) over-stress the development of customer relationships and