Chief Marketer Staff

• Agencies

  DMA U.K. Blasts Strike Against Royal Mail

  An impending strike against Royal Mail, the U.K.’s postal service would drastically hurt business in the country, the U.K. Direct Marketing Association said Thursday.

• Agencies

  Abercrombie DM Sales Rise 9% in October

  Abercrombie & Fitch posted net sales of $248.2 million for the five-week period ended Oct. 3, a 10% decrease from $275.4 million in the prior year.

• Alleged Credit Repair Firms Fined Nearly $11MM: FTC

  Two allegedly bogus credit repair companies and their principals settled charges that they falsely claimed they could clean up consumers

• Traffic Engine Names Lee Executive VP

  Traffic Engine has named Diana Lee exec vice president.
  In her new position, she will further develop marketing and advertising strategies. She will also oversee business development partnerships.

• Mobile

  Epsilon, Air2Web Team on Mobile Services

  Epsilon the database marketing services firm, has joined forces with Air2Web, to offer opt-in mobile marketing services including SMS communications, content downloads like wallpaper and ringtones, and microsite development.

• Agencies

  McDonald’s Essay Contest Offers Kids Trip to Winter Games

  McDonald’s is offering kids a chance to attend sporting events at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, an opportunity many people cannot afford due to the high costs of the tickets

• Agencies

  P&G to Market with Olympic Team USA Athletes

  Procter & Gamble has inked a series of Team USA athlete marketing alliances that will extend through the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver

• Staff Additions Planned by 34% of Ad/Marketing Execs: Study

  A new survey has found that 34% of ad and marketing execs said they plan to hire in the next 12 months

• Capitalizing On The Power of Pop Culture

  During times of recession, history has shown that pop culture brands will often thrive. Now one might assume that this is simply because consumers decidedly pull back on the bigger ticket items—like vacations

• News Briefs

  SUBWAY RESTAURANTS: has inked a deal with NBC Sports that includes co-branded promotional segments featuring Subway Famous Fan Michael Phelps and brand ambassador Jared Fogle