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		<title>DMA Board Elects Eugene Raitt 2010 Chairman of the Board; Twelve New Directors Join Board at Annual Business Meeting</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 19, 2009 — The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) Board of Directors today announced the election of new officers and Board members for 2010-2011.  The terms of office commenced at DMA’s Annual Business Meeting, which was held today at the US Grant Hotel in San Diego.
2010 DMA Officers
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>October 19, 2009</strong> — The <a title="https://exchange.nicholaslence.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.the-dma.org/index.php" href="https://outlookanywhere.the-dma.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=878c789e633e4fd39eab3c110c54f0fb&amp;URL=https%3a%2f%2fexchange.nicholaslence.com%2fexchweb%2fbin%2fredir.asp%3fURL%3dhttp%3a%2f%2fwww.the-dma.org%2findex.php" target="_blank">Direct Marketing Association</a> (DMA) Board of Directors today announced the election of new officers and Board members for 2010-2011.  The terms of office commenced at DMA’s Annual Business Meeting, which was held today at the US Grant Hotel in San Diego.</p>
<p><strong>2010 DMA Officers</strong></p>
<p>Allied World Assurance Company Senior Vice President — Accident &amp; Health and Chief Marketing Officer, Asia <strong>Eugene R. Raitt</strong> was elected DMA Chairman of the Board for 2010.  Raitt, who served as Board vice chairman in 2009, succeeds American Institute for Cancer Research Executive Vice President &amp; Chief Operating Officer <strong>Kelly B. Browning</strong> who will continue to serve on the Board.</p>
<p>In addition, DMA Board members elected the following officers:</p>
<p>·    Vice Chairman:  <strong>David S. Williams, President &amp; CEO, Merkle Inc.</strong></p>
<p>·    Treasurer:          <strong>G. Steven Dapper, Chairman &amp; Founder, hawkeye </strong></p>
<p>·    Secretary:         <strong>Brian Wolfe, Executive Vice President Consumer Marketing &amp; Sales,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Time Inc.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Members of the DMA Board of Directors</strong></p>
<p>Prior to the election of new officers, twelve new members were approved to join the Board at DMA’s Annual Business Meeting.  The new Board members are:</p>
<p>·     <strong>Chris Bradley</strong>, President &amp; CEO, Cuddledown</p>
<p>·     <strong>Matt Blumberg</strong>, CEO &amp; Chairman, Return Path</p>
<p>·     <strong>Ken A. Dawson</strong>, Chief Marketing Officer, Infocision</p>
<p>·     <strong>Arjan Dijk</strong>, Director of Global Acquisition Marketing, Google</p>
<p>·     <strong>Bill L. Fairfield</strong>, Chief Executive Officer, infoGROUP Inc.</p>
<p>·     <strong>Edwin P. Garrubbo</strong>, Chief Executive Officer, Creative Commerce, LLC</p>
<p>·     <strong>John B. Kahan</strong>, General Manager, Business and Customer Intelligence, Online Services Division, Microsoft</p>
<p>·     <strong>John A. Meyer</strong>, Chief Executive Officer and President, Acxiom</p>
<p>·     <strong>Gian-Carlo Peressutti</strong>, Senior Vice President – Public Affairs, RR Donnelley</p>
<p>·     <strong>Nicholas P. Staheyeff</strong>, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer International, eBay International AG</p>
<p>·     <strong>David R. Verklin</strong>, Chief Executive Officer, Canoe Ventures, LLC</p>
<p>·     <strong>David A. Williams</strong>, President &amp; Chief Executive Officer, Make-A-Wish Foundation ® of    America</p>
<p>The incoming officers and twelve new DMA Board members join the following current Board members:</p>
<p>·     <strong>Bill Bass</strong>, President, Charming Shoppes Direct</p>
<p>·     <strong>Ronald L. Bliwas</strong>, 2005 Chairman, President/CEO A. Eicoff &amp; Company</p>
<p>·     <strong>Kelly B. Browning</strong>, Executive Vice President &amp; Chief Operating Officer, American Institute for Cancer Research</p>
<p>·     <strong>Glen S. Eisen</strong>, Executive Vice President Direct Marketing, Guthy-Renker LLC</p>
<p>·     <strong>Rick Erwin</strong>, President Data Division, Experian Marketing Services</p>
<p>·     <strong>Nancy Evensen</strong>, President &amp; CEO, NetNow Video</p>
<p>·     <strong>Andrew Goldberg</strong>, President/CEO, Publishers Clearing House</p>
<p>·     <strong>John A. Greco, Jr</strong>, President &amp; CEO, Direct Marketing Association</p>
<p>·     <strong>Brian Fetherstonhaugh</strong>, Chairman &amp; CEO, OgilvyOne Worldwide</p>
<p>·     <strong>Steve Fuller</strong>, Chief Marketing Officer, L.L. Bean Inc.</p>
<p>·     <strong>Susan D. Goodman</strong>, CEO, Goodman&amp;Company</p>
<p>·     <strong>Karen R. Haefling</strong>, Chief Marketing &amp; Communications Officer, KeyBank</p>
<p>·     <strong>John V. Healy</strong>, Chief Executive Officer, Dydacomp Development Corporation</p>
<p>·     <strong>Rueben Hendell</strong>, Chief Executive Officer, MRM Worldwide</p>
<p>·     <strong>George Ittner</strong>, President, The Territory Ahead</p>
<p>·     <strong>Leslie Abi-Karam</strong>, Executive Vice President &amp; President Mailing Solutions Management, Pitney Bowes Inc.</p>
<p>·     <strong>Stephen M. Lacy</strong>, 2006 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Meredith Corporation</p>
<p>·     <strong>Gary S. Laben</strong>, Chief Executive Officer, KnowledgeBase Marketing Inc., Chairman,</p>
<p>Direct Marketing Educational Foundation</p>
<p>·     <strong>Yuchun Lee</strong>, Chairman &amp; CEO Unica Corporation</p>
<p>·     <strong>Mary L. Miller</strong>, Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer, PetSmart</p>
<p>·     <strong>Matt O’Grady</strong>, President, Nielsen Claritas</p>
<p>·     <strong>Godfred P. Otuteye</strong>, President &amp; CEO, Money Mailer LLC</p>
<p>·     <strong>Gerry Pike</strong>, Managing Director, DMSA, Inc</p>
<p>·     <strong>Joel Quadracci</strong>, President &amp; CEO, Quad/Graphics, Inc.</p>
<p>·     <strong>Donn Rappaport</strong>, CEO, Zumbox Chairman ALC</p>
<p>·     <strong>Arun Sinha</strong>, Chief Marketing &amp; Communications Officer, Zurich Financial Services</p>
<p>·     <strong>Gary Skidmore</strong>, President, Corporate Officer, Harte-Hanks, Inc.</p>
<p>·     <strong>Pat Snyder</strong>, Senior Vice President of Merchandising &amp; Marketing, Cabela’s</p>
<p>·     <strong>Markus Wilhelm</strong>, 2007 Chairman, CEO, AKS Marketing and Media</p>
<p>·     <strong>Dawn Zier</strong>, President- Global Consumer Marketing, Reader’s Digest Association</p>
<p><strong>About Direct Marketing Association (DMA)</strong></p>
<p>The Direct Marketing Association (<a href="https://outlookanywhere.the-dma.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=878c789e633e4fd39eab3c110c54f0fb&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.the-dma.org%2f" target="_blank">www.the-dma.org</a>) is the leading global trade association of businesses and nonprofit organizations using and supporting multichannel direct marketing tools and techniques.  DMA advocates standards for responsible marketing, promotes relevance as the key to reaching consumers with desirable offers, and provides cutting-edge research, education, and networking opportunities to improve results throughout the end-to-end direct marketing process.  Founded in 1917, DMA today represents more than 3,100 companies from dozens of vertical industries in the US and 48 other nations, including half of the Fortune 100 companies, as well as nonprofit organizations.</p>
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		<title>ShopNBC Selects Creative Commerce for Product Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS, MN&#8211;(Marketwire - April 30, 2009) - ShopNBC, the premium  lifestyle brand in electronic retailing, today announced an agreement with  Creative Commerce, who has more than 50 years of combined experience in the  direct-response industry, to identify product development opportunities for the  shopping network.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-157" title="edgarrubbo" src="http://creativecommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/edgarrubbo.jpg" alt="edgarrubbo" width="204" height="280" />MINNEAPOLIS, MN&#8211;(Marketwire - April 30, 2009) - ShopNBC, the premium  lifestyle brand in electronic retailing, today announced an agreement with  Creative Commerce, who has more than 50 years of combined experience in the  direct-response industry, to identify product development opportunities for the  shopping network.</p>
<p>Creative Commerce, together with its subsidiary International Commerce Agency  (<a href="http://www.icomm.tv/">http://www.icomm.tv</a>), will leverage its  global direct-response industry expertise and worldwide distribution network of  product marketers to find exceptional, exciting and new products for ShopNBC.  Creative Commerce seeks to introduce lifestyle products in the categories of  housewares, fitness and beauty on ShopNBC that have proven to be successful on  the direct-response platform both domestically and internationally.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are excited to tap into Creative Commerce&#8217;s global network of product  marketers,&#8221; said Keith Stewart, ShopNBC President and CEO. &#8220;Their proven  experience and innovative success in the direct-response industry will be highly  complementary to our strategic merchandise objectives as we position our channel  as the authority and destination for home, fashion and jewelry shoppers.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;ShopNBC is poised to change the face of electronic retailing as it exists  today,&#8221; said Edwin Garrubbo, CEO for Creative Commerce. &#8220;We are perfectly  aligned in both philosophy and mutual goals with ShopNBC, and we look forward to  working with them to offer a continuous flow of unique, distinctive and relevant  products &#8212; sourced from around the world &#8212; that will surprise and delight  their new and existing customers.&#8221;</p>
<p>About Creative Commerce, LLC</p>
<p>Creative Commerce, LLC, is an investment and strategy firm focused on  electronic retailing. The company drives business through television, the  internet and other digital media. More information about Creative Commerce and  its portfolio of companies is available at <a href="http://www.creativecommerce.com/">http://www.creativecommerce.com</a>.</p>
<p>Before founding Creative Commerce, Ed Garrubbo served as the CEO of American  Telecast Products, LLC, where he helped launch more than a dozen  celebrity-driven direct response television campaigns, including Christie  Brinkley and Chuck Norris for Total Gym, Suzanne Somers, Cher, Victoria Jackson  and Jane Fonda to name a few. Mr. Garrubbo was Chairman of the Electronic  Retailing Association in 2008.</p>
<p>About ShopNBC</p>
<p>ShopNBC is a multi-channel electronic retailer operating with a premium  lifestyle brand. The shopping network reaches 72 million homes in the United  States via cable affiliates and satellite: DISH Network channels 134 and 228;  DIRECTV channel 316. <a href="http://www.shopnbc.com/">http://www.ShopNBC.com</a> is recognized as a top e-commerce site. ShopNBC is owned and operated by  ValueVision Media (NASDAQ: VVTV).</p>
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