Chief Marketer Staff

• Agencies

  MTV, CNN Stage Veterans Concert, Rights Campaign

  MTV and CNN are teaming up on a concert event to honor armed forces veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts in New York City next week, and launching a petition campaign for veterans’ rights

• Women Online Provide Frequent Advice on Products: Study

  Women with children who are Internet users are a powerful force when it comes to spreading the word about products and services to family and friends, according to a new report

• News Brief

  THE PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP: has signed on as the first major corporation to enroll its employees wireless phones in the Wireless AMBER Alert Program

• Live From DMA08: Direct Marketing in China

  Looking for a way to crack the Chinese market? You can do it online or by phone. But don

• Agencies

  USPS: Keep the Mail Monopoly

  The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it wants to keep providing universal postal service and to hold onto its monopoly on mail delivery.

• Grossman Buys Into Consolidated Marketing Services

  Grossman Marketing Group, a promotional products company, has bought a stake Consolidated Marketing Services, a provider of fulfillment, recognition and promotional product Web sites.

• Agencies

  Australia Post to Seek Acquisitions: Reports

  Australia Post will consider acquisitions and overseas partnerships after overcoming an unstable economy and a static stamp price to deliver a record profit, according to wire service reports.

• Live From DMA08: Action Against Hunger Takes Diamond Echo

  The Niger Luxury Club is beautiful, if its Web site is any indication. The club combines sumptuous personal accommodations with breathtaking vistas. Pictures on its site portray an exquisitely detailed spa and health club. Its lounge is furnished with rich wood and warmed with hearth fires.

• Listline e-Newsletter 10/15

  Lake Group Media Inc. has become list manager for Us Weekly, a celebrity
  magazine with 896,056 subscribers

• Agencies

  mtvU Starts Cross-Country Race Series with Ford

  mtvU and Ford have launched a cross-country race between teams of students with a $15,000 prize