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Home Shopping Network Catalogue Expands Source Direct's Distribution; Nationwide Advertising Campaign Currently Under Way
Source Direct Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: SDRT) today announced it has expanded its distribution into the Home Shopping Network catalogue, Improvements. Home Shopping Network is a global, multi-channel retailer reaching more than 85 million U.S. households, generating $2.4 billion in annual sales, and delivering 50 million packages worldwide in 2004...
Long-Suffering-Daytime-Emmy-Winner-in-the-Box - Home Shopping Network ad campaign - Brief Article
Continuing this week's "literal" ad trend, HSN's new spots are truly out of the box, as in six-sided corrugated cardboard containers. In each, a box opens on a scene inside, where mini actors push items--from Wolfgang Puck cookware to Susan Lucci haircare--with comic added value. Sample: Buy Marie Claire clothes...
HSN TV Ad Campaign Sells Anticipation.(Home Shopping Network)(Brief Article)
HSN -- formerly Home Shopping Network -- said last week that it will launch a comprehensive $30 million national ad campaign to strengthen its brand positioning. Under the tagline "Only on HSN," the USA Networks Inc.-owned service w ...
HSN to pay $1.1M fine for unsubstantiated ads
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -- Home Shopping Network will pay a $1.1 million fine to the government for airing ads with unsubstantiated claims for skin care, weight loss and PMS/menopause products, the government announced last month. The Federal Trade Commission announced that HSN had violated a 1996 order requiring that it...
St. Petersburg, Fla.-Based Home Shopping Network to Settle Ad Claims.
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David Dyer Joins ADVO Board
WINDSOR, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 21, 1997--ADVO, Inc. (NYSE: AD) announced today that David F. Dyer has been elected to its Board of Directors, expanding the membership to ten. Mr. Dyer brings to ADVO a wealth of experience in the retail sales field, including senior management positions with Home Shopping Network,...
Home Shopping Network Settles Charges over Deceptive Pitch.(Originated from St. Petersburg Times, Fla.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--Jul. 12--Home Shopping Network Inc. on Thursday settled 15-month-old deceptive advertising charges filed by the Federal Trade Commission. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--Jul. 12--Home Shopping Network Inc. on Thursday settled 15-month-old deceptive advertising charges filed by the Federal Trade Commission.
The FTC last week charged the Home Shopping Network with airing deceptive advertising. (Federal Trade Commission) (Brief Article)
The FTC last week charged the Home Shopping Network with airing deceptive advertising. Alleging that HSN had made unsubstantiated claims in connection with vitamin and antismoking sprays, the FTC said it would launch a hearing seeking to require the The FTC last week charged the...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mindy F. Grossman | President & CEO |
| William Lynch | Executive Vice President, Marketing and Content |
| Dave Pollock | Vice President of Product Development |
| Brendan Tierney | Production Manager |
| Larry Smith | |
| Sanjai Tiwari | |
| Jay Morse | Director |
| John B. Morse | Director |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Shopping Network | President & CEO | Current |
| IAC | CEO, Retailing | Former |
| Nike, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Shopping Network | Executive Vice President, Marketing and Content | Current |
Mr. Pollock is responsible for developing a number of innovative products, including the first mass market Vitamin C line. His experience in formulating is augmented by his product marketing background as former Vice President of Product Development for the Home Shopping Network and his senior management position with Fuller Brush. Mr. Pollock has been a keynote speaker at various national conferences and has served on the board of directors for Florida Cosmetics & Pharmaceutical Association.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Results Incorporated | President | Current |
| Home Shopping Network | Vice President of Product Development | Current |
| Fuller Brush | Vice President of Product Development | Current |
| Clinical Results Incorporated | Owner | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| New World Celts | Vice President Public Relations | Current |
| Home Shopping Network | Production Manager | Current |
| New World Celts | Board of Directors | Current |
Larry Smith has more than 20 years experience in the entertainment, technology and retail industries and comes to ARCHOS from On Command Video Corporation, where he oversaw sales and operations for the in-hotel entertainment company. Previously, Smith was executive vice president of sales and marketing at IntelliReady Inc., a start-up venture designed to provide integrated home electronics services, and prior to that was cofounder and executive vice president of Internet Gift Registries. Smith has held sales and distribution positions in the satellite and cable industry at companies such as Echostar, Request Television, and The Home Shopping Network and was one of the first employees at CNBC. Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Missouri.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Shopping Network | Current | |
| University of Missouri | Bachelor of Arts Degree In English Literature | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Smartdata Enterprises, Inc. | Director, Chairman | Current |
| Home Shopping Network | Current | |
| INVESTools Inc. | Current | |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | Current | |
| Dhex | Current | |
| Smartdata Enterprises, Inc. | Founder | Former |
| Smartdata Enterprises, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Stanford University | Ms In Computer Science With Database Specialization. | Former |
John (Jay) B. Morse, Jr. has been a Director of AES since December 2008. Mr. Morse is Retired Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of The Washington Post Company, where he had corporate responsibility for technology, investor relations, treasury and investment functions as well as tax, audit and accounting areas. Mr. Morse is also former President, Washington Post Telecommunications, having joined the Post in July 1989 as Vice President and Controller and most recently served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer until his retirement in December 2008. Prior to joining The Washington Post Company, Mr. Morse was a partner at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), an international accounting firm, where he worked with publishing/media companies and multilateral lending institutions for more than 17 years. Mr. Morse is a director and chairman of the Audit Committee of Host Hotels & Resorts Corporation, and a Director of Home Shopping Network, where he is a member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee. He also serves as the President of the College Foundation of the University of Virginia. A certified public accountant, Mr. Morse is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Executives Institute where for the past fifteen years he has served on the Committee on Corporate Reporting. In addition, Mr. Morse is a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council and he is a past chairman of the US Council for Financial Executives of the Conference Board. Mr. Morse holds degrees from the University of Virginia (B.A. History) and the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A. Industrial Relations and Accounting).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Shopping Network | Director | Current |
| The AES Corporation | Director | Current |
| University of Virginia | Degrees | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Washington Post Company | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| The Post Company | Vice President | Current |
| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Crestline Capital Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | Director | Current |
| The AES Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Home Shopping Network | Director | Current |
| The Washington Post Company | Senior Vice President, Finance | Former |
| The Post Company | Controller | Former |
| Crestline Capital Corporation | Director | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | Degrees | Former |
| University of Virginia | Degrees | Former |
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