Chief Marketer Staff

• Illinois AG Sues Alleged Crammer

  A firm that allegedly preyed on small businesses, cramming their phone bills with charges, has been slammed with a lawsuit by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.

• Jewelry Television Axes 30

  Jewelry Television, a home-shopping network, is eliminating 30 jobs as it deals with a decline in sales, according to wire service reports.

• Analysts Forecast Higher Online Holiday Shopping Sales

  Despite the economic downturn, the prognosis for e-commerce looks good for this holiday shopping season and for long term Internet marketing growth. Several indicators point towards continued expansion for online sales and emerging Internet media for …

• Bookspan Parent Firm Trims Staff, Possibly Mail

  Direct Brands, the parent company of book club marketer Bookspan, has let a handful of employees go over the last few months.

• Retail Sales, Deloitte Consumer Spending Index Plunge

  Retail Sales, Deloitte Consumer Spending Index Plunge

• Listline e-Newsletter 11/14

  MeritDirect now manages a list of 141,236 subscribers to ESPN Insider. Subscribers pay $40 annually for access to exclusive content on ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine online.

• Agencies

  Lone Ranger Makes DVD Comeback

  The Lone Ranger is riding again, blazing a new trail with Tonto to prod interest in the release of a 75th anniversary DVD collection of the classic western television series this week.

• Agencies

  Live, from SF: YouTube’s Biggest Stars

  YouTube, the video-sharing Web destination that has become a hit with viewers but has yet to find its business model with advertisers

• Agencies

  AT&T Pumps Services with ‘Guitar Hero’ Offer

  AT&T is offering rock ‘n roll wannabes a shot at rocking out virtually with the latest version of the “Guitar Hero” video game when they subscribe to some of the company’s services.

• News Briefs

  TGI FRIDAY’S: has announced Karen Koranda, of Romeoville, IL, as the grand-prize winner of the its “Awesome BBQ Sweepstakes,”