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CURT HESSLER HAS resigned as president, CEO and director of Quarterdeck Corp., a computer helpware direct marketer/retailer in Marina del Rey, CA. The

THE U.S. HOUSE of Representatives passed by a voice vote the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which would not only place a three-year moratorium on new Internet

THE DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION has named Charles A. Prescott vice president of international business development and government affairs. Prescott is

A TELEMARKETING SERVICE came in handy last month when Florida officials needed to tell residents to evacuate an area because of another one of the fires

I'M NOT IN the mood. I awoke this morning to the sound of former Partridge Family member Danny Bonaduce (now a DJ on New York's Big-105) announcing over

THE STEADY TAKEOVER of the U.K. DM industry by America continues-but it's not just about dollars flooding in to buy upBritish suppliers. The U.K. market

Acxiom/DMI Lays Off 30 ACXIOM/DIRECT MEDIA, Greenwich, CT, laid off 30 employees-some 5% of its work force-last month. The terminations came as part of

THANKS TO a more kid-friendly newsletter-complete with value-added offers for moms-visits to Sesame Place by season-pass holders were up 15% this spring.The

IN LATE JUNE, the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors approved an overall 2.9% increase in postage rates to take effect Jan. 10, 1999-the smallest

SHE MAY NOT be faster than a speeding bullet and more powerful than a locomotive, like Supergirl, but in her own way Lisa Mullen is Adventure Girl-or,