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  • Listline e-Newsletter 07/03/07

    Direct Media Inc. has been tapped to serve as list manager for Lenox
    Group Inc. A total of 834,886 buyers are on file, including 537,617 from
    the last 12 months.

  • Listline e-Newsletter 07/02/07

    DM2-DecisionMaker has been appointed list manager for BuyZone.com Inc.
    This online network of business-to-business buyers and suppliers of
    products and services has a postal file that identifies 755,768
    subscribers.

  • AOL Gets into Coupon Marketing

    AOL will launch an online coupon program that will let users get rebates from selected retailers.

  • Casual Male Wins Non-compete Suit

    A federal jury awards $1.5 million to the Casual male Retail Group, ruling that a former business partner stole trade secrets and customer data to benefit a competitor.

  • Claiborne Chief to Head Talbots

    The Talbots Inc. has appointed Liz Claiborne Inc. president Trudy Sullivan as the new chief executive officer for the company, which owns the Talbots and J.Jill apparel brands.

  • Walter Karl to Manage Penton List and Database

    Penton Media, which numbers Direct magazine and Multichannel Merchant among its more than 100 titles, will consolidate management of all its company lists and databases with Walter Karl, a company owned by InfoUSA.

  • Mail Stream: A Report on Incoming Direct Mail

    The Sharper Image and real estate mogul Donald Trump have teamed up to sell “The World’s Greatest Steaks” via the marketer’s June catalog. And yes, there are plenty of robotic massage chairs and air purifiers found in the 76-page book as well. A piece from the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes rather boldly displays a dollar incentive as part of a fundraising effort that features an ask ladder of $50/$100/$250/$500/$1,000/$2,500/other. And The Ultimate Office Organize Now’s catalog highlights a system that keeps frequently referenced material at one’s fingertips, along with a host of other items geared toward using space effectively.

  • Hasbro Under Fire for Marketing ‘Transformers’ Toys

    Hasbro is under fire for creating a line of toys designed for young children tied to a PG-13 film.

  • 7-Eleven Brings Simpsons to Life

    7-Eleven has gone all-Simpsons for a month long in-store and online promotion tied to “The Simpsons Movie.”

  • Luvs’ Campaign Features Popular Song and Employees Children

    Luvs diapers is using a familiar song tied to help introduce its new premium diaper.