Chief Marketer Staff

• Short Cut

  iMarket Inc., Waltham, MA, has launched a free Market Profiles analysis service. Located at http://www.imarketinc.com/products, the service allows marketers

• Tyee Taps Two

  The Tyee Group, Portland, OR, named Dianne Dewsbury director of business development and Kim Pranger as account supervisor. Dewsbury had been promoted

• Fingerhut President Joins Board of BigStar

  William Lansing, president of Fingerhut Companies, has joined the board of directors of BigStar Entertainment.Fingerhut is a wholly owned subsidiary of

• DIRECT Listline

  Electronic Design’s Card Deck The Direct Action deck is distributed to 130,000 electronic design engineers in North America who specify and buy electronic

• McHugh: Action On Postal Reform Set For Thursday

  The House postal subcommittee is scheduled to take final action on legislation to reform the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday, its chairman, Rep. John

• Whirlwind Ventures Changes Name, Appoints New Officers

  Whirlwind Ventures, Inc., San Diego, CA is changing its name to Direct III Marketing Inc. Additionally, Robert deRose and James G. Clark have joined the

• Mattel Picks Ryan As DM Agency Of Record

  Mattel Canada Inc. selected Ryan Partnership, Toronto, as its direct marketing agency of record. Ryan, based in Westport, CT, recently expanded into the

• New England Business Revenue Lower Than Forecast

  New England Business Service, Groton, MA, had third-quarter revenue of $115 million, up 17% from $98 million. The increase was largely driven by the company’s

• Harland Income Up 65%, Due to Operational Improvements

  John H. Harland Co., Atlanta, reports first-quarter net income of $10 million. This is 65% higher than the first quarter of 1998, when the company reported

• DIRECT Listline

  Kids Discover Expires A file containing the names of 314,852 last-24-month expires. Kids Discover is a publication targeting children ages 6 and older