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  • News Briefs

    FORMER WAL-MART VP: Robert Hey Jr. pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud and admitted that he falsified invoices to embezzle money from Wal-Mart for former executive VP Tom Coughlin. Hey, who reported to Coughlin, falsified travel reimbursement …

  • Live from Ad:Tech New York: Contentions over Cookies

    Representatives of the ad industry, public interest groups and the Internet community squared off in one of the final sessions at this year

  • Holbrook to Head EMAK

    Jim Holbrook is leaving Zipatoni to become the CEO of EMAK Worldwide next week.

  • People in the News

    Syracuse, NY-based Eric Mower & Associates promoted Amber Markow to account executive in the p.r. and public affairs division; Krispin Dolbear to senior graphic designer in the studio department; and Michelle Hines to senior accountant in the finance …

  • Phone Groups Question Utah Authority

    Industry groups questioned the authority of states to regulate telemarketing beyond their borders. They continued to call for a single national regulatory standard in the wake of the Utah Supreme Court’s ruling this week that state telemarketing laws can go farther than federal laws

  • 1-800 Contacts Reports Loss

    1-800 Contacts Inc. reported a net loss of $600,000 for the third quarter, down from net income of $1.4 million last year.

  • Industrial Buyers Turning to Web for Product Info: Survey

    Industrial buyers are turning to the Internet nearly twice as often as offline information sources, but many industrial suppliers have yet to effectively provide the kind of information buyers are seeking, according to a ThomasNet.com study.

  • D&B Names Mathew, Pepe, Burke to Senior Posts

    D&B has named Sara Mathew president, D&B international, Michael Pepe president D&B U.S. and Jim Burke chief marketing officer and leader – global solutions.

  • Rapp Collins Names Grossman CMO

    Rapp Collins Worldwide has named Loren Grossman, chief marketing officer. She moves up from chief strategy officer.

  • Emirates Post Bows Direct Marketing Subsidiary

    Emirates Post has launched Emirates Marketing & Promotions, a new subsidiary dedicated to providing direct marketing and promotions services.