Chief Marketer Staff

• MessageMedia Will Acquire Decisive Technology

  MessageMedia Inc., Boulder, CO, has signed an agreement to acquire Decisive Technology, Mountain View, CA, a provider of e-survey services to technology

• 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,

• Catalogers Report Increased Spring Profits

  Catalogers expect a strong summer season after the majority reported increased profits and mailings during spring 1999, according to a Direct Marketing

• 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

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

• 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

• Harte-Hanks, BroadVision to Integrate Products

  Harte-Hanks Inc., San Antonio, has formed an alliance with BroadVision to integrate its customer-relationship management and e-business technologies with

• Huse, Retired President of MASA, Dies

  Robert M. Huse, retired president of the Mail Advertising Service Association, died at home in Arlington, VA, on July 25 after a lengthy illness. He was

• Market Conditions Lead Insight to Renegotiate Merger

  Computer direct marketer Insight Enterprises Inc., Tempe, AZ, has been able to favorably renegotiate the terms of its merger agreement with U.K.-based

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