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The U.S. Postal Service has extended until Nov. 30 contract negotiations with its four largest unions

Weather Shield Manufacturing has named Shine Advertising Co, agency of record for Visions Windows & Doors.

Harte-Hanks Inc. has promoted Mark Zacharias to managing director, direct marketing, in which he will lead the company’s Shawnee, KS facility.

American Express has treated more than 5,000 of its cardmembers to cool perks in an exclusive lounge in a New Jersey mall.

Walter Rines, the former partner of self-proclaimed spam king Sanford Wallace, has settled charges that he and his company, Odysseus Marketing, secretly downloaded spyware on consumers

Westport, CT-based Bonnie’s Style Press is hoping a new Web site will help the stationery company reach a wider consumer audience.

Amenity markets both at retail and online, targeting upscale ecologically minded city dwellers. So far, Amenity is pulling in about $350,000 in yearly revenue and is hoping to at least double that figure by next year.

Every direct marketer aims at “one-to-one marketing.” But the business of “book search” for one-of-a-kind used and out-of-print titles may hold the record for being a more completely one-to-one business model than any other Internet operation.

Microsoft Corp. has unveiled Microsoft Office Live, a set of Internet-based services tailored to the needs of small businesses. Office Live is designed to help small businesses attract new customers, generate repeat business and establish an online presence.

Several Miami-based entities have been permanently restricted from making false claims while marketing Internet Service Providers, according to the Federal Trade Commission, whether via telemarketing or any other mediums, according to the Federal Trade Commission.