Chief Marketer Staff

• One in Five Online Surfers is a Child: Study

  More than 27 million Internet users between the ages of 2 and 17 logged on during September. Twelve million were younger than 11, while 14.9 children

• Butkus Named President of InfoUSA’s Large Business Group

  InfoUSA has appointed Ray Butkus president of its Large Business Group, which includes Donnelley Marketing, Catalog Vision, Walter Karl and Yesmail/ClickAction.

• Amazon Profitable in Third Quarter

  Amazon.com reported net income of $16 million in the third quarter 2003, compared with a third-quarter 2002 loss of $35 million. The company

• Marketing Service Revenue Drop Damps ChoicePoint’s Third Quarter

  ChoicePoint Inc. saw its third-quarter revenue rise from $178.8 million to $189.1 million, But its net income dropped from $31.3 million to $29.1 million

• Correction

  The Hudson Valley Direct Marketing Association

• Consumers Favor Do-Not-Spam Registry: Survey

  (Direct Newsline)Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has renewed his offensive against junk e-mail, citing a new survey that says 75% of the nation’s Internet

• Blair Revenue, Income Rises

  Blair Corp. generated $124.1 million in sales during its third quarter, up from $117.8 million a year ago. The apparel and home products marketer

• FTC Gets Thousands of Complaints Against Telemarketers

  Complaints against telemarketers appear to be pouring in to the Federal Trade Commission as the number of registrants to its do-not-call list tops 53

• News Briefs

  SHAWN PREZ: opens a guerilla marketing shop Power Moves Promotions & Marketing in New York City, with $1 million in billings from clients including Sean

• Majority of Adults Prefer Direct Mail: Survey

  (Direct Newsline)More than half of all U.S. adults prefer receiving advertising and promotional material through the mail as opposed to 1% through telemarketing,