Chief Marketer Staff
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Fingerhut Buys Into Another Internet Company
Fingerhut Cos. Inc., Minnetonka, MN, acquired a 19.9% stake in Roxy Systems Inc., Boston, which markets digital technology such as satellite TV, digital
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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
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InfoUSA Cuts Losses, Costs in 1998 – Consolidation May Follow in 1999
Despite an increase in revenue, net sales were down during calendar 1998 for Omaha, NE-based InfoUSA Inc., Omaha, NE. Full year net sales were $228.7
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JAM, Crosswalk.com to Offer Christian Event Ticketing Over Web
Crosswalk.com, a division of Chantilly, VA-based Didax Inc., has signed an agreement with JAM Productions, to provide event promotions, exclusive marketing
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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
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Five New House Bills Highlight Privacy Concerns
Legislation potentially prohibiting direct marketers, list compilers, financial institutions, credit grantors, state and local authorities from disclosing
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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
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Texasimall Announces $5 Million Direct Public Offering
Texasimall Inc.,Austin, TX, a new online shopping venue, announced today its first direct public offering for the residents of Texas, with one million
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Sampling for Census
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday that a scientific method of counting Americans in the 2000 census, known as statistical sampling, cannot be
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Brill’s Content Subs Some 200,000 subscribers to Brill’s Content Magazine are available for the first time. The magazine, launched in June 1998, bills