Chief Marketer Staff

• TeleTech Acquires Pamet River

  Service bureau TeleTech Holdings Inc., Denver, has acquired Pamet River Inc., a Boston-based marketing company. Terms were not disclosed.Pamet River’s

• U.S., EU Report ‘Progress’ on Privacy-Protection Talks

  Negotiators for the U.S. Commerce Department and the European Commission reported progress in attempts to resolve their conflict over the protection of

• ICT Group Signs Contracts With Three Banks

  Service bureau ICT Group Inc., Langhorne, PA, said yesterday it has signed agreements with Mellon Bank, Dime Savings Bank of New York (FSB) and Standard

• Talbots Strong Fourth Quarter Caps Profitable Year

  The Talbots Inc., Hingham, MA, had an 8% net sales increase in fiscal 1998, with revenue levels increasing from $1.05 billion to $1.14 billion. Retail

• President/CEO Buys Out Appleseeds Catalog

  Appleseeds, a Beverly, MA-based women’s apparel catalog, has been sold to its president/CEO, Brenda Koskinen for an undisclosed sum.The company said it

• Nebs Expects Revenue Shortfall

  Business-to-business cataloger New England Business Service Inc., Groton, CT, said it expects revenue and earnings for the third fiscal quarter ending

• Live From London: RDP Grows New Card Deck

  This week, Response Direct Publishing Ltd., London, mailed the debut edition of Garden Wise. The card deck is mailed to a database of garden enthusiasts

• Marketing Service Deals Total Almost $5 Billion

  Marketing service firms produced a record $4.77 billion in strategic deals in the last half of 1998, according to Winterberry Group, Inc., a Manorville,

• Sroge Sets Up Catalog Jobs Web Site

  Catalog consultancy Maxwell Sroge Co., Evanston, IL, has set up a new Web site (http://www.catalog-news.com) for catalog industry professionals to find

• Supermarkets Online Lands Millionth Subscriber

  SuperMarkets Online Inc., St. Petersburg, FL, the online subsidiary of Catalina Marketing Corp, has now signed up more than 1 million subscribers to its