Chief Marketer Staff

• Loose Cannon: An Election Wrap-Up and DM Rat Sheet

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• UPS Shipping Rates to Rise in New Year

  UPS will increase its Next Day Air and Worldwide Express rates by 3.2 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively, come Jan. 6. Charges for its commercial ground

• Delta Air Lines Sells Miles to Non-Profit Organizations

  Delta Air Lines is making miles in its SkyMiles program available for non-profit entities, which would be able to use them as fundraising premiums. Delta

• DIRECT Listline

  AAA-Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Available on this new compiled file are 1,331 companies and 6,664 executives in the healthcare and pharmaceutical manufacturing

• Short Cuts

  Equifax, the credit bureau and information services firm, will begin offering visitors to its MSN Autos Web site–a large network of automotive research,

• Amazon Opens E-Store With Hundreds of Brands

  Amazon.com Inc. has begun selling apparel and accessories at a new online store that offers merchandise from more than 400 brands. The brands include

• CMGI Unloads Signature SNI

  CMGI Inc., a direct and Internet marketing venture capital company, has divested its minority debt and equity interest in Signatures SNI Inc. for $8 million.

• USPS Names Moden Senior VP Government Relations

  The U.S. Postal Service has named Ralph J. Moden, a 28-year USPS veteran, senior vice president for government relations. Moden replaces Deborah Willhite,

• Penney Catalog Sales Fall in October

  J. C. Penney Co. Inc. reported October catalog sales of $237 million, off 21.8% from $303 million last year. The firm said online sales, which it groups

• Lake Group Brings CBS Marketwatch File to Market

  Lake Group Media is introducing the CBS MarketWatch email list and has taken on management of the Mid America Direct Inc. files. The CBS MarketWatch file