Chief Marketer Staff

• J. Jill Reports 31% Increase in Sales

  Cataloger J. Jill Group Inc., Hingham, MA, reports sales for the second quarter and six months ended June 26, increased 31% to $78 million from $59.4

• July 30 Deadline for DMI-ALC Deal

  The clock is ticking on the proposed American List Counsel/Direct Media Inc. deal. A non-binding letter of intent signed by Princeton, NJ-based ALC and

• Short Cut

  Tim Neeld has been hired to the new position of interactive services manager at the Millard Group Inc., Peterborough, NH. His primary responsibility will

• ITAA Forms Agreement With Online Privacy Program

  The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), Arlington, VA, has formed a new co-marketing agreement with the online privacy program of BBBOnLine

• InfoUSA Sues Acxiom Over Alleged Data Sale to Staples

  InfoUSA has filed a lawsuit alleging that Acxiom Corp., in violation of a licensing agreement, sold InfoUSA’s business-to-business data to Staples Inc.

• USPS Ends 3rdQ With $1 Billion Net Profit

  The U.S. Postal Service ended the third quarter of fiscal 1999 with a net profit of slightly more than $1 billion, according to M. Richard Porras, chief

• Live from the DMI: Web Catalogers Maximize Profits by Minimizing Missteps

  Web marketers wishing to join the 43% of sites that are profitable have their work cut out for them–provided they are willing to actively market their

• DIRECT Listline

  Professional Uniforms A list of 77,666 12-month buyers and inquirers who purchased through the mail from this Uniforms catalog. These individuals are

• Live From DMI’s B-to-B Co-op: Acxiom Eyes Business Co-op DB

  If broker recommendations, competitive conditions or client requests dictate, Acxiom Corp. could quickly roll out a business-to-business co-op database

• Circulation DM Innovator J. Wendell Forbes Dies

  J. Wendell Forbes, longtime publisher of Guideposts magazine and circulation direct marketing innovator, died July 7 in Danbury, CT.Forbes was among the