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  Lilliane LeBel, vice president of decision direct research, a division of Millard Group Inc. has been named to The VT/NH Direct Marketing Group board of directors, effective immediately.

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  News tidbits on Select Comfort Corp. and Blair Corp.

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  The Direct Marketing Association plans to hold its first DMA Directo Days West Conference on Aug. 8 in Long Beach, CA, which will focus on marketing to Hispanic consumers.

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  List firm DM2 has launched a newly redesigned Web site

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  The board of directors of online ad serving company Traffix, Inc. has declared a dividend on its common stock of eight cents per share per share to shareholders of record as of Aug.1, payable on or about Aug. 10.

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  Icrossing Inc., a search engine marketing firm, has received an investment of $13 million from RRE Ventures, and Generation Partners

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  Lifetime Brands Inc., has closed its acquisition of The Pfaltzgraff Co., a cataloger of dinnerware and tabletop accessories.

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  R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. has completed its purchase of the Asia Printers Group Ltd.

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  Yahoo! Inc. has launched Yahoo! SMS (Short Message Service) Search

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  The U.K. Institute of Direct Marketing has commissioned online learning company Trainer1 to develop and produce e-learning materials for its professional qualifications program.