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• SPSS Net Income Falls in Quarter

  SPSS Inc. reported net income of $3.2 million for the third quarter, down 9% from $3.6 million last year. The database marketing services company reported

• MCD TAPS P&G’S NAPIER

  McDonald’s Corp., Oak Brook, IL, last week named Procter & Gamble veteran Kay Napier senior vp-marketing. Napier had been vp of P&G’s North America Pharmaceuticals

• Latin American Internet Registry Formed

  Latin America and the Caribbean counties have set up their own regional Internet registry, the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Protocol Address

• SATURN, GATEWAY TOP ‘EXPERIENCE BRANDS’ LIST

  Wunderman, New York City, last week unveiled the top “experience brands” based on consumers’ live interactions with brands. The agency surveyed 10,000

• FTC DO-NOT-CALL LIST EXPECTED SOON

  The Federal Trade Commission is expected to release its final rule on a national do-not-call list for telemarketing by December. FTC’s director of the

• Kevin Noonan Succeeds Isaacson as Head of AIM

  Kevin Noonan is the new executive director of the Association for Interactive Marketing (AIM), the Direct Marketing Association will announce on Thursday.

• NEW YORK CITY NETS MICROSOFT BUTTERFLIES

  New York City’s transportation department last week clipped the wings on Microsoft’s new “It’s better with the butterfly” campaign, issuing a $50 summons

• International Mailings to Rise: Deutsche Post

  Direct marketers mailing internationally have raised mail volume this year and are planning for increases over the next two years, according to an informal

• Short Cuts

  InfoUSA has appointed Dr. Vasant Ravel to its board of directors and will serve on the firm