Chief Marketer Staff

• LexisNexis to Acquire Applied Discovery

  LexisNexis U.S., a provider of legal, news and business information services, will acquire Applied Discovery, a Seattle-based provider of Web-based electronic

• Missouri AG Sues Long-Distance Firms in Federal Court

  Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon has filed lawsuits in federal court in St. Louis against MCI, AT&T and Southwestern Bell. The suits accuse the firms

• Group 1 Expects to Post Revenue Gains

  Group 1 Software expects to report net income in the range of $1.5 million – $1.8 million for the quarter ended June 30. The postal and database marketing

• Live From the MeritDirect Co-op: Top 10 List of Myths on Selling to Government

  Want to sell to the government? If you’re a business-to-business marketer, you should, said Mark Amtower, partner of Amtower & Co., which consults with

• News Briefs

  EASTWEST CREATIVE: New York City, has named Cliff Medney as director of concept development and Amy McPoland as account director. Most recently, Medney

• Dean Presidential Campaign Raises $3.6 Million Online

  Howard Dean’s presidential campaign raised $3.6 million online during a 90 day period this spring, including over $3.4 million in June alone. The campaign

• Short Cuts

  MSN and eBay plan to expand a marketing agreement allowing MSN customers to receive direct links to eBay for search queries from the MSN home page. The

• Bradford Group Lists Go to ALC of NY

  ALC of New York is the new manager of the eight Bradford Group lists, which number over 2.4 million names. The Bradford Group consists of the following

• Agencies

  Nintendo’s Summer of Touring

  Nintendo America this summer is concentrating on creating interactive experiences for consumers through its tour sponsorships. In addition to the Fusion

• Mokrynski Wins Sundance List

  Mokrynski & Associates Inc. is now manager of the Sundance catalog file. The file features 102,386 six-month buyers ($132/M), and 174,133 12-month ($122/M).