Chief Marketer Staff

• Beenz.com Taps Lowe Fox, Pavlika for Consumer Effort

  Internet-based premiums and incentives marketer Beenz.com has tapped Lowe Fox Pavilka to run its $10 million advertising effort, in anticipation of the

• DIRECT Listline

  ACLU This is a 147,190-name list of last-12-month members. The American Civil Liberties Union works to expand and protect rights guaranteed by the Constitution

• Staples to Sell Off Miller Family Shares

  Office supplies marketer Staples Inc., Westborough, MA, has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the sale of 11.1 million shares held

• Acxiom and ALC Officially Announce Talks

  Acxiom Corp. and American List Counsel announced formally Friday that they have signed a non-binding letter of intent for the proposed merger of Acxiom

• Think New Ideas Merges With Answerthink

  Interactive advertising agency Think New Ideas Inc., New York, has entered into an agreement to merge with AnswerThink Consulting Group Inc. in a deal

• Amazon.com Names Galli President and COO

  Online bookseller Amazon.com, Seattle, has named Joseph Galli president/COO. Until April, Galli was president of Black & Decker’s Worldwide Power Tools

• China.com Files for IPO; AOL Acquires 10% Stake

  Hong Kong-based China.com Corp. has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch an initial public offering of

• Morgan Confirms DMI-ALC Merger Talks

  Acxiom company leader Charles Morgan confirmed yesterday that his firm is negotiating with American List Counsel to create a new list giant consisting

• Coldwater Creek Cuts Catalog Costs

  Coldwater Creek, Sandpoint, OH, had net sales of $65.1 million in first-quarter 1999, compared with net sales of $79.9 million in first-quarter 1998.

• Kobs, Smith, Bauer Named to DMA Hall of Fame

  The Direct Marketing Association has named Jim Kobs, chairman and CEO of Kobs Gregory Passavant, and Eddie Smith, champion of the direct marketing industry