January, 2004:

• International Shipping Boosts UPS Profits
• Uncover the Source of Internet Orders
• Maximize ROI From Call Monitoring Systems
• DMA Petitions for Portability Safe Harbor
• Mydoom Virus Targets Internet Ad Servers
• Law Will Require Monthly No-Call Download
• UK Postal Workers Accept Deal
• We (Will Not) Interrupt This Program
• Google Faces Trademark Suite Over Search Ads
• Online Publishers See Gathering Ad Momentum
• Moore Medical's Performance Sparks Acquisition Battle
• Sears Reaps $2.7B Income for Quarter
• Blyth Acquires Walter Drake for $53 Million
• Monastery Greetings Boosts Response With Second Holiday Drop
• KB Toys to Close 375 Stores, Cut 3,500 Jobs
• AOL's Ad Woes Continue
• MarketWatch.com Offers Ad Targeting
• DoubleClick Sees Online Ad Rebound
• UPU Wants DMA Input on Extra-Territorial Offices
• Horah Group Restructures, Lays Off Employees
• Forecast Is Cloudy for USPS in 2004
• New Lobbying Group Advocates Postal Reform
• Revenue, Profit Slip at Reader's Digest
• USPS Moves to Halt Other Mail Discrepancies
• Potter to Congress: USPS Needs Legislative Change
• Del Taco Keeps Big Man Creative
• Merkle Starts Creative Services Team
• Millard Introduces New Brylane File
• Deutsche Post Buys Speedmail
• Walter Karl Grows With Proflowers
• Court Upholds Injunction on WHOIS Info
• Don't Pin Enforcement Hopes on FTC
• Jupiter: E-Mail Filtering Costs to Rise
• Report: Google Gets Audit OK for IPO
• Possible First-Class Change Could Cost Standard Mailers Millions
• Study: $12.79B Will Be Spent for St. Valentine's Day
• RedEnvelope Sees Income Up Despite Inventory Problems
• Turnaround Firm Buys FAO for $41M
• Mercury Buys New England Print, Mail Shop
• MSN Debuts Search Toolbar
• Gates: Spam Tide Will Ebb in 2 Years
• List Briefs: Adrea Rubin Offers Enhanced Maternity Database
• Draft Chicago Wins American Century, John Deere
• Adsouth Snares $9.6M HealthPlus Work
• KSL Media Hires Former Upoc CEO
• FedEx Tests Use of USPS Parcel Select
• Survey: Consumers Still Prefer Communication by Mail
• ADVO Revenue Hits Record
• Group-Rate Mailer Brings Flock For Museum's Vatican Exhibit
• Earnings Up, Revenue Down for Acxiom in Q3
• Clark Campaign Uses Kintera to Build Online Support
• First-Class Rate Lures Back Shipper to Postal Service
• Spiegel's Last Gasp?
• Automated Cross-Sell Boosts Service Offer
• Bigger House File Triples Art Cataloger's Response Rate
• Supplement Marketer Must Stop Health Claims
• ALC Wins Farm Progress
• Adrea Rubin Offers Enhanced Maternity Database
• Washington Mutual, eBay Test Online Auctions for CDs
• Google Adds Keyword-Tracking Option
• MSN Ad Revenue Soars
• AOL, Playboy Settle Keyword-Advertising Case
• New Rules Inspire Soft Pitch for Scooters
• Why Marketing Databases Often Fail
• Study Finds 17% Drop in Credit Card Mailings
• 7 Mistakes to Avoid When Building Customer Loyalty
• Equifax Net Income Slips for 2003
• 10 Growth Ideas for Circulation Marketers in 2004
• MeritDirect Licenses Ruf Business Clusters Technology
• ID Theft Tops FTC Fraud List Again
• States Seek Narrower No-Call Exemptions
• Spiegel Pins Hopes on Catalog Revamp
• ISPs Go It Alone on E-Mail Identity Issue
• Use E-Mail to Ride the Next Wave
• LookSmart CEO Steps Down
• Google Inks European Shopping Site for Content Ads
• Strike Derails Lacrosse Team's Ticket Drive
• Sales Rise 33% at Coach
• DemandMore Adds Some Flexibility
• Donnelley to Deliver for LaSalle Bank
• DMA UK Launches Best Practices Awards
• Survey: DM Hiring Plans Heat Up
• Presenters Talk Data at Simmons Information Summit
• Variety Is Key, Glamour Editor Tells Circ Day Crowd
• Put Circulation on Par With Advertising and Editorial, Speaker Says
• Conference Speaker: Circulators Should Use Urgency at All Times
• NetPlus Gets RAL Group Work
• Why People Want the Stuff They Buy
• Ad Federation Names Four to Hall of Fame
• Hill, Holliday Grows in South With Buy
• Tickle, SendTec Start Relationship
• Ad Council Uses Blue Sky Factory E-Mail Solution
• InfoUSA Introduces 2 Compiled Files
• Alitalia Picks MicroStrategy for Customer Analysis, Reporting
• Arthur Hughes Joins KnowledgeBase
• Bickert Forms Database Marketing Consultancy
• USPS Expands Carrier Pickup Program
• Settlement Bans 3 Directory Telemarketers
• AG Backs No-Call Expansion
• NY Bans All-Pro From Fundraising
• LSC Debuts Consumer Database
• ClientLogic Gets 360 Youth's Insert Programs
• Peter Amour Enters Circulation Hall of Fame
• 1-800-Flowers Q2 Revenue Hits $213.2M
• New Lillian Vernon President Looks to 'Revitalize' Product Mix
• Yahoo Starts Search Research Unit
• Jupiter: E-Commerce Sales Will Reach $65B in 2004
• Startup Melds Search With Social Networks
• Unicast Rolls Out Web Commercials
• Survey: Marketers See Digital Marketing as Key
• Overture Renews Wanadoo Deal
• Catalog Launches With a 2004 'Holiday Preview'
• Wal-Mart CEO Sees Modest Improvement in '04
• NextAction Co-Op Database Builds Solid Foundation in First Year
• FCC Launches No-Call Inquiries
• Headsets.com Develops UK Web Sites
• Doing the Right Thing and Fax.com
• Letter: Why Settle for Standard?
• People en Espanol Boosts Circulation After Redesign
• Harper's Site Revamp Boosts Subs, Content
• Potter: Pay-for-Performance System Will Improve Management
• Postal Worker Accused of Stealing Direct Mail for Creative Tips
• TD Waterhouse Expands Annual Chinese New Year Campaign
• InfoUSA Sales Rise for Q4, Year
• Bush Backlash Helps Harper's Resurgence
• Nordis Direct Launches DataVizion
• Response Media Scores MyPoints List
• USPS Wants $779M for Emergency Preparedness
• ISPs, Telecoms Form Spam-Fighting Group
• Direct Media Gets BTB Files
• Royal Mail Debuts Digital Stamp
• Lillian Vernon Picks Evant Solutions
• NRF: Holiday Retail Sales Up 5.2 Percent
• Lamps Plus Automates Fulfillment, Expects Doubling of Online Orders
• Search Fuels 178% Q4 Gain at Yahoo
• Appeals Court OKs Playboy Keyword Case
• Google Nets Japanese AdSense Partners
• AOL Names Kelly to Lead Revamped Ad Sales Unit
• ISPs Plan to Offer Spyware Detection Programs
• Long-Term Prospects Are Bleak for KB Toys, Analyst Says
• Meads Named President/CEO at Lands' End
• Opt-Outs, Spam and the DMA
• List Services Debuts Beauty Buyers File
• Big Publishers Urge 'Bottom-Up' Periodicals Rates
• NFL Scores Big After Adding New Database to Playbook
• Mailnet Services to Provide DM for Supercuts
• Catalina Marketing Reaps Deal With Wild Oats
• Valpak.com, SmartSource Team on Grocery Coupons
• Newgistics, CommercialWare Form Partnership
• Mutual of Omaha Estimates $1M Savings With Database Solution
• USPS Offers Mailing Guide in Chinese
• Postcomm Questions Need for Royal Mail Perks
• Large Publishers Propose Changing Periodicals' Postal Rate Structure
• World Golf League Begins Drive to Add 65,000 Members
• Gay Card Pack Program Eyes Category, Market Growth
• Direct Media Debuts Crafters PIP
• ALCNY Connects With Co-Ops for Clients
• Worldata Gets Penton Publishing Files
• Talbots' Zetcher Becomes NRF Chairman
• Risks, Opportunities After CAN-SPAM
• Food Catalogers See Heavy Growth in Holiday Sales
• FranklinCovey Cuts Q1 Loss
• Advertising.com Debuts Ad Spending Tool
• Shopping.com Connects With Switchboard for More Local Searches
• Pemcor, Centennial Graphics Join Forces
• Spammers Ignore CAN-SPAM, Study Says
• Yahoo Adds Flight Status Search Shortcut
• 24/7 Real Media Names New CFO, Raises Guidance
• Abacus, AZ Direct Provide Tools to German Catalogers
• DMEF Appoints Draft Chicago
• Study: Pharmaceutical Firms Plan More DM Spending
• ClientLogic Wins Walter Drake Insert Media Programs
• Study: Telecom Firms Turned to Mail in 2003
• Supreme Court Declines to Hear Fax.com Case
• Palo Alto Software Doubles Online Conversion With WebSideStory
• CSO Reveals Sales Trends for 2004
• Flagstar Picks Quadstone
• Kana Debuts Vertical Market Products
• Japan's Index Buys Wireless Firm Mobliss
• Conde Nast CEO to Resign Feb. 16
• USPS Changes Merlin Rules
• CAN-SPAM Brings No Immediate Drop
• No-Call List Is No Worry For Presidential Candidates
• Marketer Calls to Convert Ephedra Customers
• List Firms Educate Clients on CAN-SPAM
• Wisconsin Fines Telemarketer on No-Call Law
• DMA to Hold CAN-SPAM Briefings
• What Spam Problem?
• Letter: Why Are Misspellings, Misused Words an 'Everyday' Occurrence?
• Report: AOL Ad Sales Chief Leaving
• Gateway Offers Discounts to AAA Members
• Audio Book Club's Holiday Message: 'Tis Better to Give Than Receive
• Sure Fit Moves Beyond Slipcovers With Rebranding Effort
• Former Lands' End Worker Accused of Fraud Using Customer Information
• High-End Retailers Show Strong Holiday Gains
• Web Generates Prospects for Boston U's Corporate-Ed Center
• Direct Media Wins Harlequin List Properties
• Nonprofits Face No-Call Fallout Despite Exemption
• Lillian Vernon Shares Insight, Wit With DMCNY Audience
• Publishing Veteran Steiger Dies at 75
• USPS Begins Reclaiming Funds for Move Update Violations
• W.A. Wilde Grabs CPS Staff, Clients
• Chick-fil-A Pulls Beef DM Ads
• TransUnion Acquires Visionary Systems
• Mexico's Ixe Banco Rewards Program Pulls in Customers
• MeritDirect Introduces HR Buyers File
• FedEx Expands South Korean Flights
• ClientLogic Debuts Venus Swimwear Inserts
• DMEF Names David Chancey Executive Director
• Illinois Man Accused of Stealing Donor List
• Postal Panel Announces Hearing Schedule
• Washingtonpost.com Gets New CEO
• Mailblocks Offers Free Challenge-Response Web E-Mail
• NEBS Acquires Fossler For $27M
• DM, Retail Sales Rise at Brookstone, Coach
• Health Care Logistics Buys Pharmart Cataloger
• Doll Cataloger Halts Business
• EarthLink to Close 4 Call Centers
• Report: Apparel Leads Way as Online Holiday Spending Hits $18.5B
• Report: Google Picks IPO Underwriters
• Get the Most From Your E-Mail Dollar
• Yahoo CEO Has Google, Microsoft in the Crosshairs
• Kanoodle Nabs MarketWatch for Content Ads
• ALC-NY Offers Personal Touch File
• Edith Roman Introduces New VNU Database
• Time Life Pays $30,000 for State No-Call Charge
• GM Drops 6 Million Mailers to Hit Consumers' 'Hot Button'
• Acxiom Data Center Shuts After Explosion Nearby
• USPS: Letters, Cards Up 78 Million for Holidays
• UPS, FedEx Get More Time for Arguments in Astar Case
• Kana Moves to Acquire Hipbone
• LoJack Locks in Overdrive as Online Agency
• Millard Fetches PETsMART Files
• TMA List Offers Pro-Gun Consumer File
• FCC Slams Fax.com for $5.4M
• FindWhat.com Closes Miva Acquisition
• Overture Will Separate Bidding for Contextual Listings
• Direct Media Gets Concepts Direct Lists
• Dell Starts 12-Month Interest-Free Promotion
• Time Inc. Sells Time Life Division to Direct Holdings
• Managers Buy Experian Printing, Mail Group
• Public DM Firms Close 2003 on a High
• Shopping.com Sees Broader Appeal for Online Comparison Shopping
• Netflix Gets Big Subscriber Boost
• AOL Blocked 500B Spam E-Mails in 2003
• Gumby, Popeye Star in BTB Mailer
• No Fraud in F&G Stock Sale, Judge Says
• Caller ID Rules Start Jan. 29
• What to Watch for in 2004
• Enhance Lists With Overlay Data, Part 3
• Congress and Spam
• Fujifilm Camera Giveaway Snaps Up 250,000 Entries
• USPS Delays Merlin Start to Jan. 17
• Industry Must Coordinate to Foster Growth
• FindWhat.com to Expand Keyword Matching
• Jupiter: Tough Year Ahead for Paid Inclusion
• Court Dismisses AOL Spam Suit
• Eddie Bauer Closures Begin Jan. 9