Chief Marketer Staff

• Short Cut

  360 Group, San Rafael, CA, has been selected as the direct marketing agency for BabyCenter Inc., an Internet information and commerce company serving

• NCCP Settles FTC Lawsuit for $100,000

  Canadian telemarketer NCCP Ltd., doing business as National Credit Card Protection LTD., Toronto, and owner Cary Title, agreed to pay the Federal Trade

• DIRECT Listline

  Social Workers at Home Address This file identifies more than 200,000 social workers.Cost: $65/MContact: PCS Mailing List Co., 978-532-7100Executive Shoe

• Novus’ Suit Moves to Federal Court, Keeping Restraining Order Against VP in Place

  A U.S. District Judge has removed to federal court a lawsuit by Novus Marketing Inc., Minneapolis, against its former vice president of list management,

• Edith Roman to Manage Egghead.com Newsletter List

  Edith Roman Associates Inc., Pearl River, NY, has been chosen to manage the 2.9-million-name Egghead.com newsletter program list. All the people identified

• Online Ad Spending to Hit $32 Billion by 2005

  Online advertising expenditures will reach $32 billion in 2005, up from nearly $2 billion this year, predicts market researcher the Myers Group.The report

• Grey Direct Acquires MarketData Solutions

  Grey Direct has purchased database marketing company MarketData Solutions for an undisclosed sum.The New York direct response agency will combine its

• Sportsman’s Guide Earnings Creep Back

  Outdoor gear direct marketer The Sportsman’s Guide Inc., South St. Paul, MN, reported net earnings of $133,000 for the quarter ended July 4, an increase

• Short Cut

  VitaminShoppe.com Inc., the electronic commerce subsidiary of Vitamin Shoppe Industries Inc., has filed a registration statement with the Securities and

• FTC Commissioner Blasts Agency Over Privacy Stance

  The Federal Trade Commission came under fire from one of its own commissioners and a privacy advocate for strongly supporting industry self-regulation