Chief Marketer Staff

• American Family Publishers Found in Contempt

  A federal judge has found American Family Publishers in contempt for violating a deal in which the company agreed to tone down its contest promotions

• DoubleClick, Abacus Stocks Drop After Merger News

  Wall Street did not react favorably to DoubleClick Inc.’s announcement that it will acquire Abacus Direct Corp. in a stock swap. The Internet advertising

• OgilvyOne Wins Tickets.com Account

  OgilvyOne Worldwide in Los Angeles said it has won the brand advertising and marketing account of Newport Beach, CA-based Tickets.com, which provides

• EC Warns Europe’s Postal Monopolies

  Europe’s postal monopolies may have difficulty with the European Commission, if they continue to expand into commercial activities, according to wire

• U.S. Banks Ends Phone Program, Launches Newspaper Effort

  Two days after being sued by the Minnesota state Attorney General for alleged privacy violations, U.S. Bank ended its contracts with Memberworks and other

• DIRECT Listline

  Human Resource Professionals These 36,078 subscribers to a variety of human resource newsletters are interested in material dealing with avoiding employee

• Bank of America Makes “Privacy Promise”

  Bank of America Corp. announced Friday that it will not share any customer information with third-part marketers who offer their products and services

• OgilvyOne Worldwide Acquires NoHo

  OgilvyOne Worldwide, New York, has acquired NoHo Digital, a new media agency in London.NoHo Digital will merge with OgilvyOne London’s interactive operation.

• Short Cut

  Joel Wilcoxen has been named chief financial officer of DraftWorldwide’s Chicago office. Wilcoxen joined the agency as controller in 1995. Previously,

• ‘Coupon Surf Day’ Finds Fraud on the Internet

  The Federal Trade Commission and the Coupon Information Center yesterday announced the results of a Coupon Internet “Surf Day.” Fifty-one Internet advertisements