Chief Marketer Staff

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  U.N. Ambassadors and Staff This new 2,101-record file includes 260 ambassadors and their staff of foreign countries. All are at New York addresses. Selections:

• MindArrow Wins Patent

  Rich media firm MindArrow Systems Inc., has been issued a patent covering the way it sends rich media e-mail. The patent covers the mechanisms and methodology

• DoubleClick Offers $12.9 Million for U.K. Software Co. Protagona

  DoubleClick has made an offer to buy marketing-automation software company Protagona plc, for about $12.9 million. The deal is conditional on the approval

• Half of Internet Users Have TV, PC in the Same Room: Study

  The lines between television and Internet media are blurring, which opens a door to reach users of both media simultaneously, according to the findings

• FedEx Home Delivery Reaches Entire Nation

  FedEx Ground has reached its goal of making FedEx deliveries available to the entire U.S. population.

• City Publishing Bought by infoUSA

  InfoUSA has acquired City Publishing Co. of Independence, KS. City Publishing produces consumer and business cross-reference directories for nearly 100

• New Products and Services

  Roska e-Marketing Suite: These proprietary customer-relationship marketing and database technologies provides database development, warehousing, target

• $10 Gift in the Mail Confounds Small Kansas Town

  You never know what’s going to show up in the mail. Ten dollar bills, stuffed into white envelopes, appeared Sept. 11 in the mailboxes of some residents of Turon, KN—population 436.

• Mail Stream: A Report on Incoming Direct Mail

  Eddie Bauer Woman Casual outfitter and cataloger Eddie Bauer launched its specialty edition Eddie Bauer Woman, offering only plus sizes. As previously

• MetaResponse Group Manages Frost & Sullivan Files

  MetaResponse Group has been named to manage the Frost & Sullivan lists. The files include more than 400,000 U.S and 65,000 International business executives.