Chief Marketer Staff

• Nieman Marcus Catalog CEO Joins Brierley & Partners

  Bernard D. Feiwus, the former president and CEO of Nieman Marcus Direct, has joined Dallas-based loyalty marketing consultancy Brierley & Partners as

• Hanover Forms Alliance With HNC Internet Solutions

  Cataloger Hanover Direct, Weehawken, NJ, has formed a technology alliance with HNC Internet Solutions, San Diego.Under the agreement, HNC SelectCast technology

• InfoUSA.com Teams With Mapquest.com

  InfoUSA.com, Omaha, NE, has entered into a joint venture with Mapquest.com, an Internet provider of online maps for businesses, as well as customized

• Financial-Data Collection Firm to Fight FTC Claim

  Colorado information broker James Rapp, the owner of Touch Tone Information Inc., Denver, will contest Federal Trade Commission allegations that he and

• USA Networks Revenue Up, Net Income Down

  USA Networks, New York, had first-quarter revenue of $728.9 million, up 8.5% from $671.7 million from first-quarter 1998. Its net income, however, fell

• Reader’s Digest Trims Promotion, Boosts Income

  The Reader’s Digest Association, Pleasantville, NY, had third-quarter 1999 revenue of $591.8 million, down 7% from $635.5 in third-quarter 1998. But the

• Highest Growth in Insurance and Finance Market Comes From B-to B: Study

  Business-to-business is the strongest growth area for the insurance and financial services sector, according to a recent Direct Marketing Association

• Postal Reform In Doubt

  Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH), will ask the House postal subcommittee to eliminate the section of the Postal Modernization Act of 1999 that authorizes

• Amazon.Com’s Losses Widen Amid Flurry of Activity

  Amazon.com, Seattle, had first-quarter 1999 sales of $293.6 million, up 236% from $87.4 million in first-quarter 1998. The company’s net loss, which was

• Shop At Home Network Promotes Tipton to VP Internet Marketing

  Shop At Home, Inc., Nashville, TN, has promoted Cindy Tipton to VP of Internet marketing. Tipton had most recently been the company’s director of new