July, 2003:

• Reader's Digest Loses $13.1M, Will Cut 12% of Staff
• Postage Meter Firm Looks to Expand Market Share
• Hobgoblins Bring Luck for Design Toscano
• JC Penney Names Spokeswoman for Home Collection Brand
• What the FCC Order Means to You
• FTC: Equifax Kept Consumers on Hold Too Long
• Weight-Loss Marketer Settles FTC Charges
• Harvard Professor Preaches Gospel of Trust and Branding to DMers
• Lessons From the Flats Summit
• Deutsche Post Exec Predicts U.S. Expansion Success
• AccuData Adds Acxiom Lists to Online System
• FTC Revises No-Call Fee Schedule
• NCDM Speaker: Unified Database Propels Wells Fargo's Online Wagon
• PreVision's Pine Tells NCDM Attendees To Optimize Consumer Response
• A&F Adds SmartLabel Return Service
• Settlement, Restructuring Cost Banta $10.2M
• Coach Posts Gains for Q4, Year
• WebRelevance Will Provide Contextual Advertising for MSNBC.com
• EBags Reports Big Gains
• CPGs Help CoolSavings Net First Profit
• Keeping Pace With Privacy Issues
• Yankelovich: DMers Aren't Acknowledging Consumer Backlash
• SynapseDDM Spots Behavior Changes
• Internet Forms Focus for Many Euro RSCG Campaigns
• Children's Group Taps La Agencia de Orci
• Neiman Marcus Online Picks Coremetrics for E-Commerce Sites
• Oldies Are Goodies for Cataloger's First DVD-Only Book
• PetEdge Prepares Anniversary Issue
• Millard Gets Prevention Inserts
• ATA Asks Court to Overturn FCC Telemarketing Rules
• NCDM Speaker: Database Marketing Lifts IBM Sales
• Harrah's Details Loyalty Strategy at NCDM
• R.R. Donnelley Chief Set to Retire
• USPS Issues Business Mailer Guide
• Canada Post, Union Reach Tentative Pact
• Bank Boosts Revenue With Overhaul of Its Application Process
• Schumer Presses Ahead On Do-Not-E-Mail List
• Catalog Inserts Offset Rising Costs
• National No-Call Registry May Spark State Suit
• Editorial: Harvest Time
• Letter: Unwelcome Calls and Blatantly Fraudulent E-Mails Have No Place in Our Society
• Judge Halts Telemarketer Offering English Training
• PayPal Pays $10M to Settle Online Gambling Case
• Dean Raises Mountains of Green Online
• Wientzen: DMA Fiscal Picture Brightens, But Industry on 'Slippery Slope'
• Changes Brighten Lighting Cataloger's Summer Outlook
• Walmart.com Adds Checking Accounts to Payment Options
• Direct Media Gets CNET Tech Files
• Matrix Group Buys Rival in Foreclosure Sale
• Simple Steps to Strengthen Weak Copy
• Text Messages Are Music to Radio Station's Ears
• Office Depot Sales Up 7% for Q2
• Internet Overtakes TV As Preferred Medium For Under-24 Crowd
• Quebecor Reports Loss, Cuts 1,000 Jobs
• DMA Warns Members About Coming EU 'Opt-In' Law
• Coupon Books Shift From Turnstile to Grocer
• Kintera Adds PayPal to Nonprofit Service
• Spiegel To CloseTeleservices, Distribution Sites
• Creating an Insert Media Dream Team
• DM Basics Lead to Better Prospecting
• DMA Announces Ron Davis Recipients
• Hotel to Business Guests: Bring the Family
• Millard Revamps Time Life File
• Ab-Belt Marketers Pony $5M to Settle Charges
• Postal Panel Calls for Personalized Stamps, Security Tracking System
• Aquantive Reports $2.4M Q2 Profit
• Click-Through Rates Drop in Q2, DoubleClick Says
• Q2 Sales, Net Income Rise at Avon
• Jenny Craig Uses New Business Objects Version For CRM
• Cognos Closes CRM Sales With Kennametal
• AccuData Gets Consumer Database
• Merkle Forms Professional Services Group
• Pivotal MarketFirst Selected to Market Florida as a Business Destination
• Kroger Names Valassis Exclusive Direct Mail Partner
• L.L. Bean Augments Database for the Multichannel World
• Harris: More Want Spam Outlawed, Fewer Annoyed
• DoubleClick See Profits Jump 29 Percent in Q2
• UPS Reports Growth in All Segments
• Canada Post, Union Reach Deal, Avert Strike
• Worldata Gets Newsletters File
• NetCreations Signs 14 Clients
• Advance-Fee Credit Card Marketers Settle Complaint
• VentureDirect Opens Education Site
• RMI Direct Offers Horticultural Lists
• FTC Updates 42 Telemarketing Fraud Cases
• DMEF Announces Collegiate Echo Winners
• California AG Heaps Troubles on Fax.com
• DMA Letter Will Urge Schumer to Can Do-Not-E-Mail Plan
• Worldata Offers MagazineOutlet.com Names
• DoubleClick Sued Over 'Diabolical' Banner Ads
• FTC: 'Phishing' Costs Minor Defendant $3,500
• 2004 UPU Congress Set for Romania
• USPS to Add Options to Mailing Online
• Canada Post Talks Continue; Strike Deadline Extended to Wednesday
• Best Buy Opens Reward Zone Loyalty Program
• Blair Reports Lower Net Income Despite Sales Rise
• Media Firm Picks Tacoda Audience System
• Bank Picks Harland Financial CRM
• InfoUSA, Alterian Extend Partnership
• UK Lottery Launches Virtual Rep
• AtmosphereBBDO Will Handle Online Efforts for AOL 9.0
• Greenlight Looks to Shine Beyond California
• DirecTV Gets Good Reception From Cooperative Mailings
• Churches Used to Promote New Cookie
• Sears: Credit Division Sale Lets Us Focus on Retail
• iWon Tests to Find Best Registration Process
• AOL Sells CD and DVD Merchandising Businesses for $1.05 Billion
• New Deadline Tonight for Canada Postal Strike
• Trial Offer Locks in Sales for Headsets.com
• Madison Direct Plans Packaged Goods Co-op
• No-Call Registry Energizes Campaign for Do-Not-Mail List
• Telemarketing's Top Users Exempt From No-Call List
• LSC Gets New AAA Files
• Idaho Drops Consumer No-Call Fee
• Column: Ahhh, So That's What Spam Is!
• Longtime DMer Allen Greer Dies
• Editorial: How Many More Registries Can We Take?
• Franklin Mint Limits Diana Fund Claim In Latest PR Move
• GMAC Mortgage Awards Customer Care to ICT
• Worldata Wins PBI Media Newsletter Lists
• Convergys Gets Yahoo Customer-Care Account
• DMA Launches No-Call FAQ for Members
• ADVO Third Quarter Results Show Continued Strength
• FedEx Ground Picks MD Site for New Distribution Hub
• Canada Post Strike on Hold as Negotiations Continue
• Despite Q2 Income Rise, Sears Cuts Full-Year Estimates
• Automated Resources Group Acquires YellowBrick Solutions
• House Committee Votes to Continue Internet Access Tax Ban
• Study Projects More Direct Mail, Color, Personalization
• Catalina to End One to One Direct Co-op Mail Program
• PSEG Grabs Customers With Fistful of Dollars Imagery
• Millard Wins 3 Programs
• Rubin Response Gets Bridal Program
• DMers Open Jewish List Firm
• FTC Settles With Canadian Telemarketers
• Circulation Survivors: Love It or You'll Leave It
• ClientLogic Wins Automotive Files
• USPS: No Standardization Planned for Flats
• Give USPS More Flexibility to Set Rates, Co-Chairs Say
• Ab Exerciser Flexes Its FDA Approval
• Madison Direct, Pitney Bowes Offer BTB Co-Op
• ALC-NY Offers Magazine List
• Worldata Offers Mobile Computing Files
• British IT Provider Buys Aegis Communications
• DMA Plans Briefing on New Telemarketing Rules
• CADM Honors Michael Becker With Holmes Volunteer Award
• DHL Airways Purchased, Renamed AStar Air Cargo
• Canada Post Talks Edge Toward Deal
• Experian, Marketswitch Plan Database Solution
• Deutsch Lands Monster Account
• S&S Worldwide Renews Catalog Printing Contract With Quad/Graphics
• Iraq War Continues Slump for Catalogers
• Citigroup to Buy Sears Credit Card Business for $6 Billion
• E-Mail Isn't Spelled P-R-O-M-O-T-I-O-N
• Maritz Gets Catuity Loyalty Software License
• SmartDM, Dallas Stars Reach Data Management Deal
• Emerson Process Management To Use Group 1 For Data Management
• Salesforce.com Sues UpShot Over Ad Claims
• Ad Results Inc. Starts Hispanic DR Agency
• Casa del Mar Taps Madigan Pratt
• Boots Healthcare, Regus Go to Source
• Lay a Welcome Mat for Search Engines
• Outside Brings the Active Lifestyle Online
• Yahoo to Buy Overture for $1.63 Billion
• Boise Cascade Buys OfficeMax, Shifts to Office Products
• USPS Expands Test of Biohazard Detection System
• Airborne Sets Aug. 14 Vote on DHL Takeover
• USPS Consolidates 5 District Offices
• Grant-Matching Services Accept Settlement
• NextMark Starts List News E-Mail Broadcasts
• Watchdog Group Slams USPS for Sports Sponsorships
• Strike Deadline Looms For Canada Post
• Pitney Bowes Magazine Fuels Partner Programs
• Mokrynski Gets Sundance Catalog File
• ALC-NY Gets Bradford Group Lists
• FCC Revisions Could Undo Fax Advertising
• Missouri Sues Telecoms on DNC Charges
• Editorial: Newspapers and Aluminum Siding
• DoubleClick, MaxWorldwide Stake Legal Claims
• Web Users Shape Absolut Bottle Art
• Liqueur Marketer Loosens Inhibitions
• Lands' End Takes World Market Country by Country
• Spiegel Sales Continue to Decline
• University's Light Bulb Concept Gets Dim Response
• Synergistix Data Solutions, Epsilon Announce Strategic Alliance
• LSC Offers New Selects on Columbia House Files
• Privacy Issues in the Workplace
• Put Substance Behind Service for Better Results
• FTC Settles Infomercial, Mail-Order Health Product Cases
• Dos and Don'ts of E-Mail Marketing
• Speaker: Build Government Sales Incrementally
• Perseverance Is About to Pay Off, Libey Says
• ICT Lowers Estimate of Class-Action Cost
• USPS Board OKs Odd-Shaped Mail Classification
• USPS Awards $15M Telecom Contract
• USPS May Offer Early Retirement to Mail Handlers
• Postal Reform Commission Sets Last 2 Meetings
• USPS Revenue Rises, Net Income and Expenses Fall
• DMA UK: Industry Grows 6%
• Millard Offers Enhanced AmEx Database
• Worldata Gets CNET Files
• AOL Offers Telemarketing Call-Zapping Service
• FTC, Treasury Secretary Back Extension of FCRA Provision
• Selecting the Right Predictive Model
• Fifth Third Bank Taps Alcott Routon
• SF Interactive Uses Bluestreak's Ad3 Rich Media Platform
• Yahoo Reports Higher Profits
• Mix DM, Branding Online? Just Do It
• Road Runner Beats Path to Apprehensive Direct Buyers
• Relax the Back Realigns Its Prospecting
• Chico's Sales Rise 41.7%
• Sprint Supports Bloomingdale's By Mail Call Centers
• Casual Male Nabs Foreman
• Eat SPAM, Say Spam, Just Don't Try to Trademark Spam: Hormel
• Summit Set Among ISPs, E-Mailers, Anti-Spam Firms
• Opt-In E-Mail Passes a Thorough Test
• Kawasaki Gets Online Database Into Gear
• 101Communications Opens In-House List Division
• Chick-fil-A Promotes Sandwich With Direct Mail
• TheDatabaseCenter.com Launches Aug. 1
• Survey: 75% of Organizations Will Maintain or Increase CRM Spending
• DMEF Will Honor Polk, Experian
• Source: DMA Deleted Spam Definition From Best Practices
• USPS Signs $5M MicroStrategy Deal
• CDW Names Direct Partners for CRM
• World Marketing Buys Diversified Direct
• Survey: More Women Smell Fragrance Ads in Magazines
• Survey: DM Employment Outlook to Remain Tight
• Online Ad Spending to Reach $6.3B in 2003: eMarketer
• Fewer Promos Build Stronger Tower Home Page
• Adrea Rubin Grabs Relaunched Fingerhut File
• Jenson Names CommercialWare for Support
• R.R. Donnelley Logistics Opens Mega-Distribution Center in PA
• Paradysz Named 2003 List Leader
• MarketTouch Gains Nyberg BTB File
• FTC No-Call Registry Nears 20 Million
• FTC Charges NexGen in Pyramid Scam
• Western Union Speeds Contact With Congress
• FCC Ruling Highlights Strategy Differences for ATA, DMA
• Canadian Conservatives Aim for Cross-Border Cash
• FTC: Direct Wine Sales Pose No Problems
• FTC Ads Dial the Wrong Number
• DM Industry Talks to Itself in Do-Not-Contact Debate
• USPS, Valpak Target Small Business
• Coremetrics Buys WebCriteria
• Life for Telemarketers After the DNC Registry
• VerticalResponse Starts Web-Based Postcard Service
• Medical Publisher Pays $3.7M to Settle Postal Fraud Charge
• Canada Post Raising Rates in 2004
• Canada Names Interim Privacy Chief
• Europe BTC E-Commerce Revenue Forecast to Top $240B in '06
• Catalina Marketing Expands in Japan
• Walter Karl Offers Kids Club File
• Possible Ethnic Data Collection Ban Won't Faze Marketers
• DM Stocks Beat Dow, Nasdaq for Q2
• Yankelovich: Adapt to New Research Trends
• Pohly & Partners Keeps Tourism Guide
• Hoover's Redesign Highlights Search, Ease of Use
• Levenger to Open Shop in Chicago Marshall Field's
• RMI Brings Gardens Alive
• McNutt Plans Trade Mission to Mexico This Fall
• CompUSA Taps Range Online for Search Marketing
• Mokrynski Catalog List Carries Alaska Theme
• MeritDirect Debuts Catalog File
• AccuData Creates File of Rural Females
• LSC Offers Business Database
• Walter Karl Offers Credit Seekers Lists
• FTC Charges Ephedra Product Marketers
• E-Mail Brings Repeat Visitors to Churchill Downs
• Sanna Mattson MacLeod Debuts Catalog Division
• Euro RSCG Devon Direct CEO Ron Greene Resigns
• Mailer Huffs and Puffs to Success
• DoubleClick Buys Database Firm
• Telenor Mobil Picks Chordiant for Mobile Campaigns
• Advance Renews Quad/Graphics Prepress Contract
• Firstlogic Offers Periodical Co-Palletization Option
• DHL Airways Misses June 30 Takeover Target
• Union Members Strike at DPGM Mail Terminal
• Abacus Starts Japanese Operations
• U.S. Marketers Start Collecting Digital VAT Today
• USPS Begins Offering NCOALink Licenses
• N5R.com Stops Charging For E-Mail Deployment
• Specialized Marketing Snares Assignments
• ICOM Adds Vacationers Segment
• Baseball Team Hires SmartDM as Data Manager
• Salesforce.com, WebSideStory Team
• California Hacker Law Takes Effect
• $25M Effort Launches New Shell Fuel
• The Container Store Taps CheetahMail for Deployment, Tracking
• Estee Serves Up Ham Buyers
• Worldata Takes Over BTB E-Mail List
• InfoUSA Offers Online Profile Tool
• ALC Starts Bridal Co-op Program
• Survey Puts Privacy Product Market at $2.5B
• DMFA Names Ferruzzi President
• DMA Releases Insert Day Agenda
• Virginia Opens to Out-of-State DTC Wine Shipments
• DNC Registrations Surpass 10 Million
• Direct Marketing Day Foundation Boosts Grants, Scholarships 9%
• Burger King Mailer Seeks Traffic for Reopened Manhattan Store