Chief Marketer Staff

• Ashcroft to Touts DMA/DOJ Anti-Spam Activities

  The Department of Justice has arrested a number of spammers and individuals who share movie files illegally.

• DM Sales Lead Growth for Williams-Sonoma

  Williams-Sonoma Inc. generated second quarter net income of $27.6 million, up from $17.8 million a year ago.

• Diversified Entertainment, Joel Margulies Form The Margulies Agency

  Diversified Entertainment, Inc. and direct marketing executive Joel Margulies have launched The Margulies Agency, a full-service strategic marketing and branding company.

• Blyth Boosts Its Direct Marketing Sales

  Blyth Inc., a marketer of home d

• Nordstrom Board Approves Share Repurchase

  Nordstrom Inc.

• Experian offers New B-to-B Web Service

  Experian has partnered with CopperKey to offer a new capability at the Experian BizInsight Web site (www.experianbizinsight.com).

• List and Database News

  A listing of mailing list availabilities

• Wendy’s Top Marketer to Retire, Search Begins

  After 26 years, Wendy’s International, Inc. executive VP-marketing, Don Calhoon, is moving into semi-retirement and will assume new responsibilities. The QSR has engaged global executive search firm Russell Reynolds to conduct a national search for a …

• Agencies

  Live from Pilot Pen: Michelob and VERB Mobilize

  NEW HAVEN, CT—Michelob and VERB are making a presence at the Pilot Pen tennis tournament under way this week at Yale University. Presenting tournament sponsor Michelob ULTRA is making the rounds with its beer truck. The Anheuser-Busch brand is rewarding …

• Agencies

  Toyota’s Playground Games Drive Test Drives

  Toyota is bringing back some classic playground games and putting them on four wheels for an eight-city test-drive festival, which kicks off Aug. 28 in San Francisco. In each city, 1 million square-feet of outdoor space will be turned into an adult …