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CRM agency Merkle, has added Sandeep Kharidhi to its Quantitative Solutions Group. Kharidhi will serve as analytics practice leader for insurance and wealth management.

Terry D. Peterson was promoted to CFO of Deluxe Corp. effective immediately. He takes the place of Richard S. Greene, who has resigned from the company,

TVGuide.com has begun a contest for top advertisers to raise awareness of the site. The winner gets a Hollywood-style star treatment for a day

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Credit card issuers sent out 391 million direct mail solicitations during the third quarter of 2009, according to Mintel Comperemedia. That

Despite a drop in third-quarter revenue, from $362.7 million a year ago to $332.3 million during third-quarter 2009, Deluxe Corp

Starbucks will merge its two rewards programs, Starbucks Card Rewards and Starbucks Gold, into a single program, My Starbucks Rewards. The new program, which requires more interactions before the benefits kick in than the current programs, will debut Dec. 26.

Valassis Inc. generated third-quarter revenue of $544.1 million, a drop from the $563.7 million it pulled in a year ago. But the company recorded $13.8 million in net earnings, a turnaround from the $5.2 million net loss it reported a year ago.

PC Connection, which sells custom-configured computer systems, saw its revenue and sales drop in the third quarter of 2009 from the same time in 2008.

In recognition that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the producers of the film “Motherhood” have struck a deal with online ticket agency Fandango to provide financial support for cancer health.