Chief Marketer Staff

• Bertelsmann Ponders Sale of 25 Units

  Germany’s Bertelsmann AG is considering selling 25 small and medium-sized units, including specialist science publisher BertelsmannSpringer, according to the Associated Press.

• Live From DMD New York: Giuliani Accepts DMD Humanitarian Award

  Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York, introduced as “America’s Mayor” began his speech accepting the DMD Humanitarian Award rather humbly. “It’s very nice of you to be in New York City,” he said to the packed luncheon audience at the DMD New York conference on Monday at the Javits Center.

• Sears Completes Cash Tender Offer for Lands’ End

  Sears, Roebuck and Co. has completed its cash tender offer, at $62 per share, for all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Lands’ End

• Worldata/WebConnect to Manage Horizon Publishing Newsletter Files

  Worldata/WebConnect has been named to manage the Horizon Publishing Newsletter files. The appointment takes effect July 12. Horizon Publishing Co. publishes

• Live From DMD New York: Lazarus Wins Marketer of the Year Award

  Why would an ad person get this award? demanded Shelly Lazarus, chairman and CEO of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, in accepting the Marketer of the Year award

• Chuck Cavanaugh to Miss Direct Marketing Days New York Conference

  Chuck Cavanaugh, President & CEO of the Direct Marketing Days Marketing Conference & Expo will miss the conference for the first time in 37 years. Cavanaugh

• Vermont Teddy Bear to Open Retail Outlet

  The Vermont Teddy Bear Co. opened a 2,000-foot store in Stowe, VT on June 14. The company relies on direct response radio advertising, inbound telemarketing

• Acxiom Names Jefferson Stalnaker Principal Accounting Officer

  Acxiom Corp. has appointed Jefferson D. Stalnaker principal accounting officer and financial operations leader. He replaces Caroline Rook, who served

• Mosaic Issues $100 Million in Funding

  Mosaic Group Inc., Toronto, has issued $100 million in notes to an investor group led by the Prudential Insurance Company of America. The proceeds will

• USPS Pegs Its Deficit So Far This Year At $476.3 Million

  The U.S. Postal Service’s deficit grew by nearly $200 million, to $476.3 million, between April 20 and May 17, according to a financial report released