Chief Marketer Staff

• Live From Bigfoot’s E-mail Summit: Spam Concerns

  Spam is one of the top two concerns consumers have with their Internet service provider, according to a new study on e-mail and spam by e-mail service

• DMA, Other Groups Urge Anti-Spam Laws

  On Thursday, three major advertising trade groups urged Congress to immediately pass national anti-spam legislation. In an open letter published in the

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  Victoria’s Secret Packs Sting CD

  Victoria’s Secret will give away a Sting compilation CD for one day next week. Sting will appear on the Nov. 19 broadcast of Victoria’s Secret Fashion

• Urban Outfitters Income Rises 76%

  Urban Outfitters Inc. reported first quarter income of $14.1 million, up 76% from $8 million last year. The cataloger and retailer posted net sales of

• Franklin Mint Finished With Catalogs

  (Catalog Age) After considerably expanding its catalog business in recent years, the Franklin Mint is scaling back on its entire operation. On Nov. 12,

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  TEAM Coalition and NFL Promote Fan Responsibility

  TEAM Coalition, in conjunction with the NFL, is sponsoring a contest that dangles tickets to the Super Bowl as an incentive to drink responsibly and appoint

• Woods Resigns as President of Pierce Promotions

  Steve Woods, president of Pierce Promotions & Event Management, has resigned his position to pursue other opportunities. Clint Pierce, the CEO and a founder

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  Pyramid Game Show Delivers Sweeps via Valpak

  Game show Pyramid gets a national direct-mail sweeps that will award four grand-prize trips to Los Angeles for a show taping and meeting with host Donny

• Martin Levine, founder of MarketSource, Dies

  Martin D. Levine, 56, founder and CEO of MarketSource Corp., died Oct. 7 at the Medical Center at Princeton, NJ. He fought a two-year battle with brain

• Short Cuts

  Online DM and database management firm Traffix Inc. named Mark Gutterman to the company’s board. He replaces Jack Silver. Gutterman is CFO of Starpoint