Chief Marketer Staff

• USPS Taps AuthentiDate for Electronic Postmarks

  The U.S. Postal Service has signed an agreement with AuthentiDate to be the provider of its Electronic Postmark (EPM) service. Under the terms of the

• Pennsylvania Launches Do-Not-Call List

  Four months after a new telemarketing law took effect, Pennsylvania has launched a do-not-call list. It will be maintained by the Direct Marketing Association.

• Teleperformance USA Acquires Comm.Comm

  Teleperformance USA has acquired the assets of Communications & Commerce (Comm.Comm). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Teleperformance, which

• Alloy Buys YouthStream Media Networks for $7 Million

  Alloy Inc. has acquired assets of Youthstream Media Networks Inc. for $7 million.

• Dawn Zier to Run Reader’s Digest’s Circulation Operations

  Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., has named Dawn Zier vice president and circulation director for Reader’s Digest, its flagship publication. Zier had

• Jon Miller Appointed Chief of AOL

  AOL Time Warner Inc. has hired Jon Miller to lead the company’s America Online division, reports said. Miller will replace Robert Pittman as chief of

• Standard & Poor’s to Monitor Interpublic Group’s Credit Ratings

  Standard & Poor’s has placed The Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc., on its CreditWatch list. The announcement came the day after Interpublic said it would

• DMA Names Easter Seals Nonprofit of the Year

  The Direct Marketing Association has named Easter Seals the Nonprofit Organization of the Year for 2002. “Despite the current economic and political climate,

• Short Cuts

  Aptimus Inc., has added two members of its management team. Chris Redlitz joins as senior vice president of sales and business development. Tom Soevyn

• Amazon.com to Offer Zenith Digital Products

  Zenith Electronics Corp. has chosen Amazon.com to be its primary online retailer. Under the terms of the agreement, Amazon will feature Zenith’s digital