Chief Marketer Staff

• Commerce Dept. Seeks Comment on EU Privacy Compliance

  The U.S. Commerce Department is seeking public comment by May 10 on a series of proposals designed to help direct marketers and others who either are

• Catalog Circulation Costs Lower Lillian Vernon’s Income

  Lillian Vernon Corp., Rye, NY, reported a precipitous drop in income, from $9.7 million to $3.1 million for the fiscal year ended Feb. 27.Revenue was

• Short Cuts

  Entertainment products direct marketer K-tel International, Inc., Los Angeles, has added an auction service to its http://www.ktel.com e-commerce Web

• WPP Group Said to Acquire Center Partners

  London-based advertising conglomerate WPP Group Plc has acquired Center Partners, a provider of information technology-based customer service, according

• Damark Reports Losses for Quarter

  Cataloger Damark International Inc., based in Minneapolis, recorded a net loss of $906,000 down from net income of $135,000 in 1998. Cash used by operations

• FTC Seeking Comments on Children’s Privacy Act

  The Federal Trade Commission is seeking industry and public comment on rules its proposing to implement the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.The

• Gleiman Blasts USPS Over Workshare Discounts

  Mailers taking advantage of worksharing discounts are not to blame for the U.S. Postal Service’s bleak financial future, according to Postal Rate Commission

• MyPoints Combines Programs, Is in Microsoft Deal

  MyPoints.com Inc., San Francisco, said that it has merged its MyPoints and BonusMail membership programs and that it has entered a marketing deal with

• DIRECT Listline

  Network Associates Business File This is a list of more than a half a million individuals who purchased or inquired about network security and management

• New Harte-Hanks Division Adds to New Media Capabilities

  A new division launched by direct marketing service provider Harte-Hanks Inc., San Antonio, TX, will bring its electronic commerce and Internet services