Chief Marketer Staff

• Charities Raise Money for Katrina Relief

  As was the case with last winter

• USPS Wants to Deliver for Katrina Victims

  The U.S. Postal Service is taking steps to bring some form of mail service to victims of Hurricane Katrina.

• Verizon Wireless Sues Telemarketers for Mobile Calling

  Verizon Wireless filed two lawsuits last week against telemarketers who used autodialers to send unsolicited recorded calls to cell phones.

• Department 56 Closes Lenox Sale

  Collectible and gift retailer Department 56 has completed its acquisition of Lenox Inc. from Brown-Forman Corp. for $196 million in cash.

• Agencies

  Loose Cannon: The Kindness of Strangers

  Before the hurricane, within any large New Orleans hotel 1504 was the worst room a traveler could be booked into.

  I know this from personal experience: During the December 2001 National Center for Database Marketing conference, I stayed in one chain

• McDonald’s Names Quaker Foods’ Dillon as CMO

  McDonald’s Corp. has appointed Mary Dillion, president of Quaker Foods, as the new executive VP and global CEO for the company. Dillion, 44, will replace Larry Light, who plans to retire at the end of the year. Dillon’s position takes effect Oct. 3. …

• ASPCA to Raise Over $2 Million for Devastated Shelters

  An e-mail blast helped launch a campaign the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) hopes will raise over $2 million to help rebuild shelters in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina

• Marketers Aid in Hurricane Relief

  Marketers of all shapes and sizes are pitching in to help individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina.

• DMANF Urges Support for Katrina Victims

  The Direct Marketing Association Nonprofit Federation (DMANF) is urging public support for areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.

• New Orleans Conferences in Question

  Many direct marketers have fond memories of attending industry events in the Big Easy. But associations with conferences planned for the city now have the uneasy task of deciding what to do in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.