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  Townsend Agency, Rosemont, IL, reported a 52% increase in agency income for 1998. Billings for the privately held agency topped $37 million, from $24

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  Aetna U.S. Healthcare has named David S. Rocchino head of core sales and marketing for the insurance company’s nationwide operations. In addition to direct

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  Harte-Hanks Response Management, Austin, TX, has named David LaGreca senior vice president of information technology. He was previously vice president

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  GTV Direct selected Soltoff Direct Corp. as its direct agency of record. GTV is a Deerfield, FL-based manufacturer of consumer goods. Soltoff, based in

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  Royal Mail US Inc., New York, a subsidiary of the British Post Office, named David Walker president, effective Feb. 11. He had been director of the Branded

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  Margaret Iadeluca has been appointed vice president in the compiled list division of ALC of New York. In another staff change in that division, Charlie

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  Michael Evans has been promoted to list manager at Fancy Publications, Mission Viejo, CA. He is responsible for the 2.5-million-name MacFan lists from

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  OpenOrders Inc., Newton, MA, which makes software for order management and fulfillment, has received its first institutional round of venture capital

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  The Sportsman’s Guide has formed a business agreement with digital printing and imaging company Banta Digital Group, Minneapolis, to help publish it catalog

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  Harte-Hanks Inc., San Antonio, TX has increased its regular quarterly dividend to two cents per share, a 33% increase. The increase will be payable on