Chief Marketer Staff

• Men’s Grooming Lounge Launches Catalog

  (Catalog Age) Just in time for the metrosexual revolution: The Men’s Grooming Lounge, a three-year-old barbershop/men’s spa in Washington, is trying to

• Commission Votes to Approve NYC Snapple Deal

  A review commission voted last week to approve a controversial five-year deal worth $166 million giving Snapple exclusivity as New York City’s beverage

• Canada Halts $40 Million Ad-Grant Program

  Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin halted a federal program that doled out $40 million for ads and sponsorship of cultural and sporting events. That

• News Briefs

  THE UK’S MOBILE MARKETING ASSOCIATION: has launched a Code of Conduct for the mobile marketing industry. The code provide guidance to developing activity

• Short Cuts

  The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York has tapped Agency.com Ltd to help it launch a new Web site http://metrony.wish.org. The organization helps

• FTC, Students Clash Over Pop-Up Ads

  A student-run ad company is taking on the Federal Trade Commission over pop-up ads. Two University of California-San Diego students are scheduled to appear

• DMA Chief Bob Wientzen to Retire

  Direct Marketing Association president and CEO H. Robert Wientzen will retire next year, the DMA announced this morning. Wientzen, who will be 65 in August,

• India to Ban Tobacco Ads

  India is preparing to ban tobacco advertising, promotion and events sponsorship. India will be the seventh country to join the World Health Organization’s

• List and Database News

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• Wientzen Announces Retirement, Praised for His Tenure

  Direct Marketing Association president and CEO H. Robert Wientzen will retire next year, the DMA announced yesterday. Wientzen, who will be 65 in August,