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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

  • 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

  • DIRECT Listline

    Harriet Carter Pet Owners Each of these 593,746 individuals has purchased items from the Harriet Carter catalog for their pets. Four out of five are female,

  • 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

  • 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.

  • GREAT MOMENTS IN WHIPPED CREAM

    ConAgra Foods, Omaha, NE, last week launched a new marketing campaign centered on a contest asking consumers to submit “Real Moments” featuring the brand.

  • U.S. Leads World in Online Purchasing: Survey

    The U.S. continues to be the global leader of online purchasing and spending, according to a survey by market research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres.

  • Web Publishers Sue Gator Corp.

    A group of Web publishers has filed suit in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, VA this week against Internet ad network Gator Corp., charging that Gator sells ads on their Web sites without authorization and pockets the proceeds

  • DIRECT Listline

    Wall Street One All 53,888 subscribers have paid $125 for an annual subscription to this investment periodical. Nine in ten use an online trading service,