Chief Marketer Staff

• Grainger’s Income Up, Sales Down in Quarter

  W.W. Grainger had first-quarter earnings of $58.5 million, up from $42.2 million one year ago. The industrial products marketer saw its sales fall from

• Short Cuts

  Priceline.com has launched its air and hotel booking service in Hong Kong, according to published reports. The venture, which is backed by businessman

• Grainger’s Income Up, Sales Down in Quarter

  W.W. Grainger had first-quarter earnings of $58.5 million, up from $42.2 million one year ago. The industrial products marketer saw its sales fall from

• DMA Files Opposition to Federal Do-Not-Call List

  The Direct Marketing Association yesterday filed comments opposing a national do-not-call list set up by the federal government, calling it unnecessary and expensive.

• Florida Post Office Evacuated When Worker Falls Ill

  Thirty workers were evacuated from a U.S. Postal Services building on Tuesday when a worker became sick after handling a letter, according to an Associated Press report.

• Sales, Income Off for 1-800-Contacts

  1-800-Contacts had net income of $1.9 million during first quarter 2002, down from $2.3 million last year. The company

• LeeAnn Dixon Returns to DMI’s Walnut Creek Office

  LeeAnn Dixon has returned to the Walnut Creek, CA office of Direct Media Inc. Dixon will resume her duties in list brokerage and list management for both

• Crandall Releases DM Salary Guide

  Crandall Associates Inc. has released its 2002 National Salary Guide for direct marketing and telesales. The guide offers a survey of 56 job descriptions

• Short Cuts

  A solar-powered panel to be placed atop a U.S. Postal Service processing facility in Marina Del Rey, CA, will be the largest such system on a government

• Wunderman Unveils Fundraising Effort for Campaign for Freedom

  Wunderman has launched a fundraising effort to raise money for the Advertising Council’s Campaign for Freedom advertising campaign. The ad campaign consists