Chief Marketer Staff

• Short Cuts

  Cynthia Simmons has joined List Process Company as senior account executive/apparel specialist. Solar Communications has named Robert Lambert as vice

• News Briefs

  INFORMATION RESOURCES INC.: named Scott W. Klein president-CEO of the Chicago-based data firm. Klein had been president of Electronic Data Systems Corp.’s

• Ryan Elevates Four Executives to Partner

  Ryan Partnership has named four senior executives as partners. They are: Shirley Bergin, senior VP-group director for Ryan Interactive in Wilton; Matthew

• SEC May Sue General Mills

  General Mills may face a civil lawsuit by the Securities & Exchange Commission over its sales practices and related accounting. On Tuesday, General Mills

• Increased Member Activity Means Increased Income for CoolSavings

  CoolSavings Inc., Chicago, generated $1.5 million in net income during fourth-quarter 2003, compared with a $2,000 loss a year earlier. The company

• Channel Hopping Part of Holiday Shopping: DoubleClick Survey

  Quick, which of the many shopping channels showed the greatest growth during the recent holiday period? You

• RedEnvelope Revamps Web Site in Advance of Valentine’s Day

  RedEnvelope Inc., San Francisco, has upgraded its Web site (http://www.redenvelope.com). New features include a search engine that allows visitors to

• Spiegel Asks Court for Delay in Filing Restructuring Plan

  Spiegel Inc. has requested a three-month extension of its deadline for filing a restructuring plan. The catalog/retailer asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court

• Braun Consulting Trims Expenses, Loss

  Braun Consulting

• Acxiom to Give First Quarterly Dividend

  Acxiom Corp. will pay a four cents per share dividend to stockholders of record as of Feb. 16. The dividend will be payable on March 8. The decision to