Chief Marketer Staff

• FTC Settles With Bogus Credit Card Marketers

  The Federal Trade Commission has settled charges with two operators of an allegedly fraudulent credit card scheme and their companies. Robert Barr and

• Mailer Groups Welcome Passage of Postal Pension Bill

  Mailer groups breathed a collective sigh of relief Tuesday when the House of Representatives unanimously passed S 380, the bill that would remove from

• Mailer Groups Welcome Passage of Postal Pension Bill

  Mailer groups breathed a collective sigh of relief Tuesday when the House of Representatives unanimously passed S 380, the bill that would remove from

• Mail Stream: A Report on Incoming Direct Mail

  Levenger’s spring edition features a floral-inspired array of pastel “tools for serious readers” sure to catch the eye of female customers. Mercedes-Benz presents an unusual package design.

• MyFamily.com Acquires Genealogy.com

  MyFamily.com Inc., an online ancestral information subscription business, has acquired Genealogy.com, producer of family tree software, for an undisclosed

• Net.marketing Under a Cloud

  Exhibitors for the net.marketing conference in Miami are gritting their teeth. Less than a month before the interactive event is to open, the Direct Marketing

• Letters to the Editor

  : Great ideas, all. Who, pray tell, could you convince to try to penetrate

• Cossette Post Acquires Tarsitasno Creative

  Cossette Post, a New York-based advertising agency, has acquired direct marketing agency Tarsitano Creative for an undisclosed sum. “This acquisition

• Court: Anti-Spammer Has Right to Post E-Mailer’s Name Online

  A Maryland district court judge ruled on Monday that an anti-spamming advocate had the right to post the name and address of an alleged spammer on the

• FedEx and UPS Win Senate Amendment Against DHL

  FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc. have pushed through a Senate amendment that would strengthen rules about U.S. ownership of air-cargo carriers,