Chief Marketer Staff

• Telemarketers Ordered to Pay $11.8 Million in Fraud Case

  A federal judge has ordered six telemarketers to pay $11.8 million in fines for having defrauded thousands of consumers nationwide through pitches for

• List and Database News

  Money Making Networks Buyers and Inquirers This new-to-market file offers 75,250 last-30-days individuals who have either bought or asked about money-making

• Ragusa Wins DMA Hispanic Marketing Award

  The Direct Marketing Association’s Directo: Council for Hispanic Marketing has given Chris Ragusa, president, Estee Marketing Group, Inc., its 2003 Hispanic

• Cal. Bill Seeks to Limit Mailing of Promotional CDs

  A bill that would require mailers sending out promotional CDs to include a postage-paid return envelope for the CDs has been introduced in the California

• Netflix Losses Widen in Quarter

  Netflix Inc., the online DVD rental service, reported a net loss of $5.8 million for the first-quarter, compared with a loss of $2.4 million last year,

• News Briefs

  KRAFT FOODS: CEO Roger Deromedi will return to work May 10 after being hospitalized suddenly on March 27 (April 6 Xtra). Deromedi was diagnosed with a

• Celebrity Chefs Cook Things Up at Simon Malls

  No longer just a venue for teen events, Simon Malls will bring in celebrity chefs from the Food Network and PBS to appeal to the tastes of its more sophisticated

• Advo Posts 6% Increase in Second Quarter

  Advo Inc. reported revenue of $304.3 million for the second quarter ended March 27, a 6% increase over the $287 million reported in the prior year’s quarter.

• BIC to Kick Off Pair of Rockettes Sweepstakes

  BIC Corp. plans to promote its Soleil triple-blade razor for women with a pair of sweepstakes that will send grand-prize winners to meet the Radio City

• DoubleClick Reports First Quarter Revenues of $68 Million

  DoubleClick posted revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 of $68 million, versus $60.1 million in the same period last year. The TechSolutions