Chief Marketer Staff

• Jerry Brown Sues To Halt Online ‘Pyramid Scheme’

  An online company was accused of running a

• Omniture Integrates Search Data With China’s Baidu.com

  Omniture Inc. has begun offering analytical services for managing search marketing campaigns in China.

• Listline e-Newsletter 8/8

  Statlistics has assumed management of Crain Communications

• Agencies

  First Hispanic Campaign Debuts for Nestlé Pure Life

  Nestlé Waters North America has signed a two-year partnership with Cristina Saralegui, an internationally acclaimed Hispanic television personality.

• Agencies

  Papa John’s Designs Pizza in Mid-West Wheat Field

  Papa John’s is using a fresh idea to promote its whole- wheat pizza crust with an out-of-home campaign in Denver. It took over a wheat field one mile from Denver International Airport to create a six-acre display that resembles a whole wheat pizza.

• Agencies

  Ikea Takes Showroom, Catalogs to the Streets

  Retailer Ikea is once again hitting the streets to promote products in its latest catalog with a 3D showroom and mobile billboard.

• Publicis Acquires Performics From Google

  Publicis Groupe will acquire the Performics search marketing business from Google.

• News Brief

  BURGER KING CORP: has partnered with Visa to launch a sweepstakes offering the chance to win a $1,000 Visa gift card

• Strategic Connections Acquires MarketQuiz

  Strategic Connections Inc., a provider of automotive sales automation services, has acquired MarketQuiz Inc, which offers direct and online marketing services.

• ITV Ventures Lays Off 56 Employees

  ITV Ventures, Beverly, MA, has laid off 56 employees, just weeks after a federal judge ruled that the company aired deceptive infomercials and must pay restitution, according to the Salem (MA) News.