Chief Marketer Staff

• Agencies

  Kmart Gets Kids to Create Ads

  Kmart is giving teens a shot at 15 minutes of fame as part of a back-to-school effort with a contest that asks them to create a commercial showing off their style.

• Ogilvy CEO Shelley Lazarus Steps Down

  Shelley Lazarus, CEO of The Ogilvy Group, is stepping aside after more than a decade in the job.

• Agencies

  National Geographic Channel Launches Game Site

  National Geographic Channel is giving its documentaries and other series a digital dimension with a branded game site it launched with RealNetworks.

• Mars Names Sue Golden VP and GM

  Shopper marketing agency Mars Advertising has promoted Sue Golden to vice president and general manager for its Chicago and Cincinnati offices.

• News Brief

  PREMIERE RETAIL NETWORKS INC.: a provider of digital media solutions at
  retail has teamed up with GSN (Game Show Network) to bring branded content to shoppers on PRN’s Checkout TV network in supermarkets nationwide

• Worldata Index: Consumer List Prices in Decline

  Consumer list prices generally declined while prices for business-to-business lists typically remained stable over the last 12 months, compared to the previous 12-month period through July 2007, according to Worldata

• Gupta Out as Chairman of InfoGroup; Remains CEO

  As part of a sweeping effort to staunch criticism of spending at InfoGroup, Vin Gupta has been relieved of his position as chairman of the board at the company formerly called InfoUSA.

• Reputed Spam King Gets Four Years in Prison

  Robert Alan Soloway has a long history of thumbing his nose at authority. Now he

• Ogilvy Names Young Global CEO, Succeeding Lazarus

  The Ogilvy Group has named Miles Young global chief executive officer as of Jan 1. He currently serves as chairman of Ogilvy and Mather Worldwide Asia Pacific.

• Ogilvy Names Miles Global CEO, Succeeding Lazarus