Chief Marketer Staff

• USPS Seeks Comments on Strings Proposal

  The U.S. Postal Service is seeking mailer comments by April 8 on a proposal to prohibit the use of string or elastic bands to secure palletized bundles

• Bid.com Reports Massive Revenue Growth and Loss

  Online auctioning company Bid.Com International Inc., based in Toronto, reported a net loss of $5.8 million Canadian for the quarter ended Dec. 31, up

• APL Partners With DraftWorldwide

  Ammirati Puris Lintas and DraftWorldwide, sister units of The Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc., have teamed up to provide international direct response

• CDKnet to Help Hungarian TV Develop Web Site

  CDKnet, a Web broadcasting outfit in Garden City, NY, will develop a commercial Web site for the Hungarian Broadcasting Corp., which has four stations

• MSGI to Acquire CMG Direct

  Marketing Services Group Inc., New York, has signed a binding agreement with CMGI Inc., to acquire CMG Direct Corp. The Marketing Services Group will

• DIRECT Listline

  Hotel/Motel Chain Executives This compilation of major hotel and motel chain executives names 3,113 of these individuals at their corporate headquarters.Cost:

• Focus Sells Fulfillment Center to San Antonio Firm

  Focus Direct Inc., a direct mail manufacturing and marketing company, has sold its O’Connor Road Fulfillment Center to Delivery & Communications Inc.

• General Motors Offers Cars Through the Web

  General Motors has unveiled GM BuyPower (http://www.gmbuypower.com), an online shopping Web site.On the site, consumers can reportedly shop anywhere,

• EC Minister Questions Postal Acquisitions: Reports

  European post offices may have trouble justifying their mail monopolies if they continue buying up commercial operations in other countries, according

• JC Whitney Taps MarketHome for Opt-in E-Mail

  Automobile parts direct marketer JC Whitney, (http://www.jcwhitney.com) has tapped opt-in e-mail services company MarketHome to provide outbound email