Chief Marketer Staff

• New President At NM Direct

  The Neiman Marcus Group Inc. named Sharen Jester Turney president and chief executive officer of NM Direct, the Neiman Marcus’s Texas-based catalog company.

• CoolSavings Settles First Dispute Over Its E-Coupon Patent

  CoolSavings, Chicago, said it has settled with XAdvantage of Los Altos, CA, for infringement of CoolSavings’ patent for its coupon and sales promotions

• Acquisitions Boost Fortunes of American Educational Products

  American Educational Products Inc., Boulder, CO, had $11.7 million in sales during fiscal 1998, up 39% from $8.4 million in fiscal 1997. For the year,

• DIRECT Listline

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• Anti-Piracy, EU Compliance Issues At Congressional Hearing

  The number of years databases should be protected before third parties can use or copy them without permission became an issue last week at the first

• Experian Reorganizes Operations, Appoints Two CEOs

  Experian, Orange, CA, Thursday announced changes to its operational structure. The company’s four separate operational divisions have been combined into

• DIRECT Listline

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• Short Cut

  Cincom Systems Inc., Cincinnati, and Orbis GmbH, Saarbrucken, Germany, plan to form a joint venture company to market Customer Relationship Management

• Live From London: U.S. DMA Plans Foreign-Exchange Program

  The U.S. Direct Marketing Association is planning to start an “itinerary” program to help educate DMers who want to begin international operations.Charles

• Peapod Launches Online Research Service

  Internet grocer Peapod Inc., Skokie, IL, has started an online research service designed to provide consumer goods companies with information about the