Chief Marketer Staff

• Homeland Security Dept. Taps Former DoubleClick Exec

  The Department of Homeland Security named former DoubleClick privacy executive Nuala O’Connor Kelly as its chief privacy officer Wednesday, making her

• BUDWEISER PREPARES SUMMER P-O-P

  Bud Family last week announced that it soon will be “Open for Summer.” From Memorial Day through Labor Day, Budweiser will run three P-O-P summer holiday

• Group 1 to Acquire Sagent for $17 Million

  Group 1 Software will acquire the key assets of Sagent Technology for about $17 million. The Sagent acquisition will give Group 1 additional enterprise

• WYDEN AND BURNS REINTRODUCE SPAM BILL

  (DIRECT Newsline)–A tough anti-spam bill favored by Internet Service Providers was reintroduced last week in the Senate. The CAN Spam bill authored by

• Lillian Vernon Corp. Acquired By Ripplewood Holdings

  A private equity fund Ripplewood Holdings LLC will acquire Lillian Vernon Corp. in an all-cash transaction valued at $60 million. The sale is expected

• Spiegel Lays Off Another 90 Workers

  (Catalog Age) Spiegel Group subsidiary Distribution Fulfillment Services last week laid off more than 90 workers at its two distribution centers in central

• HERSHEY OFFERS FREE MOVIE TICKETS

  Hershey Foods is offering a little extra for moviegoers with a sweet tooth. The Hershey, PA-based chocolate company has teamed up with Quantum Loyalty

• DUNKIN’ DONUTS PUTS ON PINSTRIPES

  Dunkin’ Donuts has inked a four-year deal making it the official coffee and donuts shop of the New York Yankees. The Randolph, MA-based donut chain will

• Financial Telemarketers Settle With FTC

  A group of allegedly fraudulent telemarketers has agreed to pay more than $131,000 in consumer redress to settle charges with The Federal Trade Commission.

• List and Database News

  Job Shop Technology E-Mail List ePost Direct has won the management of this file of 13,555 design engineers, executives and purchasing agents in aerospace,