Chief Marketer Staff

• Short Cuts

  Harte-Hanks Inc., San Antonio, TX has increased its regular quarterly dividend to two cents per share, a 33% increase. The increase will be payable on

• DIRECT Listline

  Chopra Newsletter Subs Some 54,000 paid names to Deepak Chopra Infinite Possibilities Newsletter are available. These names can be selected from the 149,774

• Experian CEO Skilling Announces Retirement

  Experian North America chairman and CEO D. Van Skilling has announced his retirement from both positions, as well as deputy chairman of Experian Group,

• Peterman Bankruptcy Raises Questions Among DM Vendors

  Cataloger and retail store operator J. Peterman, Lexington, KY, filed on Monday for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the Eastern

• Audio Book Club Re-launches Web Site

  Audio Book Club, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, has re-launched its Web site (http://www.audiobookclub.com). The new site is easier to navigate and offers a streamlined

• Kaplan Named Time-Life and Heartland Music’s Alt. Media List Manager

  The Kaplan Agency, Stamford, CT, has been chosen as exclusive list manager of Time-Life and Heartland Music’s alternate media efforts. The Time-Life programs

• Ha-Lo Buys Texas Promo Agency, Announces Stock Split

  Ha-Lo Industries Inc., Niles, IL, which distributes promotional and premium advertising products, will acquire Grotte Advertising Co., a privately held

• Buy.com Names Former Ziff-Davis Exec VP of Marketing

  Buy.com Inc. (http://www.buy.com), Aliso Viejo, CA, an e-commerce portal, has hired John Herr as vice president of sales and marketing.Prior to joining

• USPS Testing New Mail-Sorting Machine

  The U.S. Postal Service is testing a new mail-sorting machine for letters, flats and oversized pieces that combines the work of three machines into one.The

• Short Cuts

  Shop At Home Inc., Nashville, TN, said its TV-shopping network set a new daily sales record on Sunday. The network posted $1.434 million in call-in sales,