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July, 2003:

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
Reader's Digest Loses $13.1M, Will Cut 12% of Staff
Postage Meter Firm Looks to Expand Market Share
Lessons From the Flats Summit
Deutsche Post Exec Predicts U.S. Expansion Success
Hobgoblins Bring Luck for Design Toscano
JC Penney Names Spokeswoman for Home Collection Brand
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
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
Millard Gets Prevention Inserts
Canada Post, Union Reach Tentative Pact
ATA Asks Court to Overturn FCC Telemarketing Rules
NCDM Speaker: Database Marketing Lifts IBM Sales
Harrah's Details Loyalty Strategy at NCDM
SynapseDDM Spots Behavior Changes
USPS Issues Business Mailer Guide
Internet Forms Focus for Many Euro RSCG Campaigns
Children's Group Taps La Agencia de Orci
R.R. Donnelley Chief Set to Retire
Neiman Marcus Online Picks Coremetrics for E-Commerce Sites
Oldies Are Goodies for Cataloger's First DVD-Only Book
PetEdge Prepares Anniversary Issue
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
Editorial: Harvest Time
Letter: Unwelcome Calls and Blatantly Fraudulent E-Mails Have No Place in Our Society
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
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'
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
Quebecor Reports Loss, Cuts 1,000 Jobs
Office Depot Sales Up 7% for Q2
Internet Overtakes TV As Preferred Medium For Under-24 Crowd
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
Postal Panel Calls for Personalized Stamps, Security Tracking System
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
Worldata Gets Newsletters File
NetCreations Signs 14 Clients
Advance-Fee Credit Card Marketers Settle Complaint
VentureDirect Opens Education Site
RMI Direct Offers Horticultural Lists
UPS Reports Growth in All Segments
FTC Updates 42 Telemarketing Fraud Cases
DMEF Announces Collegiate Echo Winners
California AG Heaps Troubles on Fax.com
Canada Post, Union Reach Deal, Avert Strike
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
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
USPS to Add Options to Mailing Online
DMA Letter Will Urge Schumer to Can Do-Not-E-Mail Plan
2004 UPU Congress Set for Romania
Worldata Offers MagazineOutlet.com Names
DoubleClick Sued Over 'Diabolical' Banner Ads
FTC: 'Phishing' Costs Minor Defendant $3,500
Canada Post Talks Continue; Strike Deadline Extended to Wednesday
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
Longtime DMer Allen Greer Dies
Column: Ahhh, So That's What Spam Is!
Editorial: How Many More Registries Can We Take?
New Deadline Tonight for Canada Postal Strike
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
Despite Q2 Income Rise, Sears Cuts Full-Year Estimates
FedEx Ground Picks MD Site for New Distribution Hub
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
Canada Post Strike on Hold as Negotiations Continue
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
Automated Resources Group Acquires YellowBrick Solutions
Study Projects More Direct Mail, Color, Personalization
Catalina to End One to One Direct Co-op Mail Program
House Committee Votes to Continue Internet Access Tax Ban
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
Experian, Marketswitch Plan Database Solution
Deutsch Lands Monster Account
DHL Airways Purchased, Renamed AStar Air Cargo
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
Canada Post Talks Edge Toward Deal
Grant-Matching Services Accept Settlement
NextMark Starts List News E-Mail Broadcasts
Airborne Sets Aug. 14 Vote on DHL Takeover
Ad Results Inc. Starts Hispanic DR Agency
Casa del Mar Taps Madigan Pratt
Boots Healthcare, Regus Go to Source
USPS Expands Test of Biohazard Detection System
USPS Consolidates 5 District Offices
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
E-Mail Isn't Spelled P-R-O-M-O-T-I-O-N
Boise Cascade Buys OfficeMax, Shifts to Office Products
Lay a Welcome Mat for Search Engines
Outside Brings the Active Lifestyle Online
Yahoo to Buy Overture for $1.63 Billion
Web Users Shape Absolut Bottle Art
Liqueur Marketer Loosens Inhibitions
Lands' End Takes World Market Country by Country
Watchdog Group Slams USPS for Sports Sponsorships
Strike Deadline Looms For Canada Post
Editorial: Newspapers and Aluminum Siding
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
DoubleClick, MaxWorldwide Stake Legal Claims
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
University's Light Bulb Concept Gets Dim Response
Synergistix Data Solutions, Epsilon Announce Strategic Alliance
Spiegel Sales Continue to Decline
Road Runner Beats Path to Apprehensive Direct Buyers
Relax the Back Realigns Its Prospecting
Yahoo Reports Higher Profits
Mix DM, Branding Online? Just Do It
USPS May Offer Early Retirement to Mail Handlers
Postal Reform Commission Sets Last 2 Meetings
USPS Revenue Rises, Net Income and Expenses Fall
Millard Offers Enhanced AmEx Database
Worldata Gets CNET Files
AOL Offers Telemarketing Call-Zapping Service
FTC, Treasury Secretary Back Extension of FCRA Provision
DMA UK: Industry Grows 6%
Selecting the Right Predictive Model
Fifth Third Bank Taps Alcott Routon
SF Interactive Uses Bluestreak's Ad3 Rich Media Platform
DMEF Will Honor Polk, Experian
Source: DMA Deleted Spam Definition From Best Practices
USPS Signs $5M MicroStrategy Deal
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
Chico's Sales Rise 41.7%
Sprint Supports Bloomingdale's By Mail Call Centers
Casual Male Nabs Foreman
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
CDW Names Direct Partners for CRM
World Marketing Buys Diversified Direct
Survey: More Women Smell Fragrance Ads in Magazines
Online Ad Spending to Reach $6.3B in 2003: eMarketer
Paradysz Named 2003 List Leader
MarketTouch Gains Nyberg BTB File
FTC No-Call Registry Nears 20 Million
FTC Charges NexGen in Pyramid Scam
Survey: DM Employment Outlook to Remain Tight
Life for Telemarketers After the DNC Registry
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
Medical Publisher Pays $3.7M to Settle Postal Fraud Charge
Canada Post Raising Rates in 2004
Coremetrics Buys WebCriteria
USPS, Valpak Target Small Business
VerticalResponse Starts Web-Based Postcard Service
Levenger to Open Shop in Chicago Marshall Field's
RMI Brings Gardens Alive
McNutt Plans Trade Mission to Mexico This Fall
Hoover's Redesign Highlights Search, Ease of Use
Walter Karl Offers Kids Club File
Catalina Marketing Expands in Japan
Possible Ethnic Data Collection Ban Won't Faze Marketers
DM Stocks Beat Dow, Nasdaq for Q2
Canada Names Interim Privacy Chief
Europe BTC E-Commerce Revenue Forecast to Top $240B in '06
Yankelovich: Adapt to New Research Trends
Pohly & Partners Keeps Tourism Guide
Sanna Mattson MacLeod Debuts Catalog Division
Euro RSCG Devon Direct CEO Ron Greene Resigns
Mokrynski Catalog List Carries Alaska Theme
MeritDirect Debuts Catalog File
AccuData Creates File of Rural Females
LSC Offers Business Database
Union Members Strike at DPGM Mail Terminal
Walter Karl Offers Credit Seekers Lists
FTC Charges Ephedra Product Marketers
DHL Airways Misses June 30 Takeover Target
E-Mail Brings Repeat Visitors to Churchill Downs
Mailer Huffs and Puffs to Success
DoubleClick Buys Database Firm
Telenor Mobil Picks Chordiant for Mobile Campaigns
CompUSA Taps Range Online for Search Marketing
Advance Renews Quad/Graphics Prepress Contract
Firstlogic Offers Periodical Co-Palletization Option
Burger King Mailer Seeks Traffic for Reopened Manhattan Store
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
USPS Begins Offering NCOALink Licenses
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
Abacus Starts Japanese Operations
DMFA Names Ferruzzi President
U.S. Marketers Start Collecting Digital VAT Today
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%
N5R.com Stops Charging For E-Mail Deployment
Specialized Marketing Snares Assignments

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