Chief Marketer Staff

• Equity Sale Bumps Up Net Income for NEBS

  New England Business Service had a $6.3 million gain from selling part of Advantage Payroll Services Inc. during first quarter 2003. As a result, the

• Cluster Products Show Biggest Gains in Valassis Third Quarter

  Valassis, Livonia, MI, reported a 40% gain in third quarter net income, from $23.4 million to $32.7 million. Its revenue grew from $198.4 million to $214.3

• Fingerhut Catalog Re-Launches for the Holidays

  The Fingerhut catalog is re-launching with a fall/winter book to be mailed Nov. 9.

• DRTV Will Generate Largest Volume of New Business: Draft

  DraftWorldwide CEO and founder Howard Draft recently talked with DIRECT about the state of the agency business and the role of various DM media in today’s

• Agencies

  DMA Board Adopts Advanced Consent Marketing Guidelines

  The Direct Marketing Association Board of Directors adopted new guidelines this week for advanced consent marketing. The guidelines will have a major

• Spammers Settle FTC E-mail List Charges

  Two operators who used spam, deceptive earnings claims and fictitious testimonials to sell spam lists as business opportunities have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their operations violated federal laws.

• Harte-Hanks Says DM Shows Smallest Decline Since Early 2001

  Harte-Hanks Inc. reported revenue of $226.5 million for the third quarter of 2002, compared to $224.1 million for the same period last year, a 1% increase.

• R.R. Donnelley Third Quarter Revenue Down 9%

  R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. reported third quarter revenue of $1.2 billion, down 9% from the same period in 2001. Net income, excluding unusual items such

• Direct Listline

  Socially Prominent Families These families can trace their heritage back to the Mayflower. Marketers can reach them through this new list, which consists

• Yankee Candle Sales Up 17% in Third Quarter

  The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. reported total sales of $99 million for the third quarter ended September 28, a 17% increase over the same period in 2001.