Chief Marketer Staff

• Negative Feedback Prompts iVillage to Kill Pop-Up Ads

  iVillage Inc., in response to feedback from its visitors, plans to eliminate pop-up advertisements on its network of sites by the end of the third quarter

• VP Merchandising Departs The Bombay Co.

  Steve Woodward, senior vice president of merchandising at The Bombay Co. Inc., has resigned effective immediately to become president of Illuminations.

• Catalina Marketing Repurchases More Company Stock

  The board of Catalina Marketing Corp. has authorized $100 million of funds to be available for the repurchase of the company’s common stock. This authorization

• Loose Cannon: Rosie’s Secret

  It must be something in the air: Recently gender bending has cropped up in a variety of situations. It started at the National Center for Database Marketing

• Global Cash Access Identifies High-Value Casino Patrons

  Global Cash Access, Las Vegas, will launch ResLink, a caller identification service that segments gamblers by worth when they contact casino locations.

• DIRECT Listline

  Randall Publishing Direct Media Inc. has been named manager of three Randall Publishing subscriber files: Equipment World, Modern Woodworking and Pumps

• KY AG Sues 2 Telemarketers for DNC List Violations

  Two telemarketers, one from Florida, the other from California, are the first to be sued by Kentucky Attorney General Ben Chandler for violating the state

• Computer DMer Insight Enterprises Has Strong Quarter

  Insight Enterprises Inc., Tempe, AZ, reported $737.1 million in net sales during second quarter, up 46% from the $504.8 million it generated in second

• Fingerhut Catalog Plans on Hold–for Now

  Ted Deikel and Tom Petters — the new owners of certain Fingerhut Cos. assets — do not have time to put out a catalog this fall, Petters’ spokesperson,

• FedEx Cargo Plane Crashes in Tallahassee

  A FedEx cargo plane crashed in Tallahassee, FL this morning, about a half a mile short of the airport runway. The three crew members on