Chief Marketer Staff

• Advanstar Reports $259.8 Million in 1998 Revenue

  Advanstar Communications, Cleveland, reported revenue of $259.8 million in 1998 up from $187.7 million in 1997.Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation

• Holden Graphic Purchases Advance Direct

  Holden Graphic Services, Minneapolis, has purchased Boulder, CO-based Advance Direct, a subsidiary of Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.Advance Direct will

• Aspen Appoints President/CEO

  Aspen Marketing Group, Evergreen, CO, named Neal Vitale president and chief executive officer, effective Feb. 15. Current chairman and CEO, Neil Cannon,

• Gall’s Acquires DynaMed

  Public safety cataloger/retailer Gall’s Inc., based in Lexington, KY, has acquired Carlsbad, CA-based DynaMed, a manufacturer and distributor of patient

• Strubco Changes Name, Appoints New President

  List broker Strubco Inc., New York, will change its name to Metamorphics Media LLC. on Feb. 1. Mark de Solla Price has become an equal partner to founder

• Ogilvy, BBDO Execs in New Roles

  Shelly Lazarus, chairman and CEO of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, New York, has been nominated to serve as chairman of the American Association of Advertising

• Hello Direct Reports Record Sales Year

  Hello Direct Inc., San Jose, CA, reported net income of $823,000 on net sales of $17.2 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 1998, as compared

• Publishers’ Co-op Marketing Database Reaches 44 Million Subscribers

  CircBase, the publishers’ co-op database run by Experian Direct Tech, Orange, CA and Nottingham, UK, now consists of 44 million subscribers and 162 publications.

• Short Cuts

  The Sportsman’s Guide has formed a business agreement with digital printing and imaging company Banta Digital Group, Minneapolis, to help publish it catalog

• Metromail Unit Sale Boosts R.R. Donnelley’s 1998 Net Income

  R.R. Donnelley and Sons Co., Chicago, reported net sales for 1998 rose 2.6% from last year to just over $5 billion. For the fourth quarter, net sales