Chief Marketer Staff

• Agencies

  Chico’s FAS Expects Profits to More Than Double

  Chico’s FAS Inc. reported net sales of $419.9 million for the second quarter, an increase over net sales of $405.2 million last year.

• Constant Contact Posts Income, Revenue Gains

  Constant Contact Inc. posted net income of $39,000 for the second quarter, compared to a net loss of $389,000 in the prior year.

• FTC Charges Firms With Deceiving U.K. Residents

  A company that allegedly deceptively sold electronics to hundreds of British consumers has agreed to stop its allegedly illegal tactics until the case is decided in federal court, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

• WebMetro Names Helweg VP of Interactive Strategy

  WebMetro, an interactive marketing agency, has named Karen Helweg vice president of interactive strategy.

• Agencies

  Banana Republic Contest Offers to Let Entrants Go “Mad”

  Apparel retailer Banana Republic is using the upcoming launch of the third season of “Mad Men” TV series to drive traffic into stores with a contest to win a walk-on part in the highly-regarded AMC series

• Online Video Rockets in Usage, Two Reports Show

  Two separate studies find that online video viewing has grown astronomically and is on track to grow even further

• Acquirgy Completes SendTec Acquisition

  Acquirgy has completed its acquisition of SendTec, Inc., a direct marketing company, effective July 31

• Atrinsic Acquires Shopit.Com

  Atrinsic, Inc. has acquired Shopit.com

• Agency Colman Brohan Davis Expands Interactive Staff

  Chicago agency Colman Brohan Davis has appointed Karl Seyfert as its new director of interactive marketing.

• Agencies

  RR Donnelley Trims Income, Sales in Second Quarter

  Printer RR Donnelley reported net sales of $2.36 billion during the second quarter of 2009, down from $2.92 billion in second-quarter 2008. The printer’s net income fell from $148.8 million a year ago to $26.2 million.