Chief Marketer Staff

• Time Inc. Sues Magazine Subscription Agent

  Time Inc. filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a magazine subscription agent, alleging trademark infringement and improper solicitation.

• Direct Media VP, Jens Runge, Killed

  Jens Runge, a vice president at Direct Media Inc. was shot and killed Thursday afternoon in an apparent murder suicide in Kent, New York.

• High Tech Marketing Firm Julian Stevens is Launched

  Marketing consultants Julian Taylor and Steven Swartz have launched Julian Stevens Communications, a marketing firm that will specialize in prospecting

• Federal Judge Upholds Colorado DNC List Law

  A federal judge in Denver Wednesday rejected a last-ditch effort by a coalition of telemarketers to stop Colorado’s telemarketing do-not-call list from

• DoubleClick Buys Remainder of Abacus Direct Europe Business

  DoubleClick Inc. has purchased the equity in Abacus Direct Europe, a consumer data company, it did not already own. The New York electronic marketing

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  Direct Media VP, Jens Runge, Killed DIRECT MEDIA VP, JENS RUNGE, KILLED By Patricia Odell Jens Runge, a vice president at Direct Media Inc. was shot and

• U.K. Online Travel Marketer Taps Real Media

  Online Travel Co., the London-based Internet travel marketer, has tapped Real Media U.K. to sell advertising on its Ifyoutravel sites. Terms were not

• CDMI Sells Stock to SAZ Marketing

  Creative Direct Marketing International’s stockholders have sold their shares to SAZ Marketing, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company affiliated with

• Nonprofits, DMA Accuse UPS of Robbery

  Some nonprofit mailers have accused United Parcel Service of “robbing money” from charitable causes through its lobbying to defeat the Postal Accountability

• FTD Completes Acquisition of FTD.Com

  Floral retailer FTD Inc. has merged with FTD.Com, the online floral delivery service. FTD.com, which was launched in May 1999, sells flowers and specialty