Chief Marketer Staff

• First Data Executive Joins iMALL Board, Affirming E-Commerce Deal

  iMALL, Inc., Santa Monica, CA, has elected John F. Duncan to its board of directors. Duncan is executive vice president, Business Development of First

• Penton Adds Three Sub Lists

  The merger of Penton Media Inc. with Donohue/Meehan, a publisher of baking and convenience store publications, has resulted in the addition of three controlled

• Montgomery Ward to Emerge from Chapter 11 Protection

  Montgomery Ward & Co., the Chicago retailer and direct mailer that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in mid-1997, has taken the first steps to

• Cadmus Buys Dynamic Diagrams

  Cadmus Communiations Corp., Richmond, VA, bought Dynamic Diagrams Inc., Providence, RI. Terms were not disclosed.Founded in 1991 by two profesors at the

• Cendant Ups Share Repurchase Program By $200 Million

  Cendant Corp.’s board of directors has authorized a $200 million increase in its repurchase program, bringing the total value of the share repurchases

• The Travel Company Acquires Lifestyle For $15.5 Million

  The Travel Company, Delray Beach, FL, has acquired Lifestyle Vacation Incentives Inc. and All Seasons Smart Traveler Inc. for $15.5 million. The money

• Banta Reports Net Earnings Increase

  Direct marketing materials printer Banta Corp., Menasha, WI, reported net earnings of $52.9 million for the year 1998, a slight increase over $51.4 million

• Times Direct Marketing Changes Name to FusionDM

  Direct and online agency Times Direct Marketing Inc., San Francisco, has changed its name to FusionDM. The company said the new name better reflects the

• DIRECT Listline

  Creditor’s Edge Subscribers A file of 18,593 subscribers/recipients is being managed by Names and Addresses Inc. Creditor’s Edge is a weekly newsletter

• Banta to Print Home Depot Catalogs

  Banta Corp., a Menosha, WI-based printer, has signed a five-year, multimillion-dollar contract to print and distribute ProBook catalogs for home improvement