Chief Marketer Staff

• Loose Cannon: Did PhotoStamps Have to be Cancelled?

  Readers who haven’t ordered personalized stamps featuring photos of their loved ones, prized possessions or former vice president Spiro Agnew yet are out of luck: Stamps.com, a privately held firm, voluntarily ended PhotoStamps, a joint offering with the U.S. Postal Service.

• Media Square Acquires London Office of Arnold

   

• Media Square Acquires London Office of Arnold

  Media Square, a U.K.-based marketing services company, has acquired the London office of digital creative agency Arnold Interactive from Havas for 600,000 pounds ($1.8 million).

• J. Jill Expects Third Quarter Loss

  The J. Jill Group, Inc. expects to report a loss in the third quarter of 13 to 15 cents per share for the third quarter, flat with last year.

• Lieber Exits LLKFB to Start Own Business

  J. Robert Lieber, chairman/CEO of LLKFB, New York, will be leaving the agency to start his own business.

• Precision Response Names Hall Chairman/CEO

  Precision Response Corp., a provider of outsourced telemarketing services, has named John G. Hall chairman/CEO, effective Jan. 8.

• Tivo and Netflix Plan Internet Video Service

  Tivo and Netflix plan to launch a video-on-demand service next year that will deliver movies to consumers through the Internet.

• Transcontinental CC3 to Expand Direct Mail Plant

  Transcontinental CC3 plans to expand production operations of its Warminster, PA facility.

• Short Cuts

  Cataloger Alloy Inc. has named Matthew L. Feshbach to serve on its board of directors.

• List and Database News

  A listing of mailing list availabilities.