Chief Marketer Staff

• 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

• DIRECT Listline

  Emediaweekly Subscriber List IDG Communications List Services is the new manager of eMediaweekly 93,000-name subscriber list. This publication covers

• Miller Freeman Parent Company Acquires CMP Media

  The status of 10 magazine subscriber lists, and a host of conference attendee files, is uncertain with the recently announced acquisition of CMP, an Internet

• 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

• 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

• Short Cuts

  Steven J. Gomo has joined the board of directors of Hello Direct Inc., San Jose. Gomo is currently senior vice president and chief financial officer of

• 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

• 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

• Sharper Image Appoints Tracy Wan President and COO

  Sharper Image Corp., San Francisco, has promoted Tracy Wan to president and COO. Wan currently serves as the company’s executive vice president and CFO.