Chief Marketer Staff

• 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

• Media Metrix Debuts Online Shopping Reports

  Media Metrix Inc., New York, which measures Internet traffic, has a new service called the Online Shopping Report, the first in its e-commerce series

• 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

• Coldwater Creek Strengthens Internet Commerce Division

  Sandpoint, ID-based Coldwater Creek plans to open an Internet Commerce division. The decision was fueled by a marked increase in Internet sales activity,

• Spiegel Cuts Loss in First Quarter

  Spiegel Inc., Downers Grove, IL, cut its first-quarter net loss from $23.1 million in first-quarter 1998 to $10 million in first-quarter 1999, partly

• 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

• USPS Slaps Boy Scouts With Bill for Back Postage

  The total amount of additional postage the Boy Scouts of America may have to pay the United States Post Office to mail a catalog the USPS has decided

• Short Cuts

  Mary Beth Roberts has been hired by Brierley & Partners, a Dallas-based marketing firm specializing in the design and implementation of customer loyalty

• Rapp Collins Connects to Venezuela

  Rapp Collins Worldwide, NY, has formed an association with DMS-Direct Marketing Services, Caracas, Venezuela. The South American direct marketing agency

• Leahy Introduces Sweeping Privacy Bill

  Vermont Senator Patrick J. Leahy (D), introduced sweeping privacy legislation on Wednesday that would protect computer network-stored personal information