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Who is Scrooge in HSN-QVC fight over 'Christmas in July' slogan?(FieldReports)(Brief article)
WEST CHESTER, Pa. and ST. PETERSBURG, Fla -- If you Google the phrase "Christmas in July," more than 484,000 results would appear, including notes about a 1940 feature film with the name. The phrase is oft used and unlikely to bring up many WEST CHESTER, Pa....
Brand new worlds to conquer: a JCK exclusive interview with Jeff Taraschi; From department stores to television retailing to manufacturing to the Internet, Jeff Taraschi's career has taken many diverse paths.(EXECUTIVE PROFILE)(Interview)
For Jeff Taraschi, "reinventing" himself has been a way of life. His diverse career began in the mid-1970s with an 18-year merchandising/managerial stint with Bambergers and Macy's, whom he credits with teaching him the "essence" of retailing, brand building, merchandising, and customer service. ...
Source Direct Grants MediaCorp Worldwide Exclusive Right to Market Simply Wow & Stain Pen to the QVC Home Shopping Network
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- Source Direct Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:SDRT.OB) announced today that the company has granted MediaCorp Worldwide the exclusive right to market their state-of-the-art proprietary household cleaners: Simply WowR and Stain Pen to the QVC Home Shopping Network.
Girard wants shop at home to be a 'boutique'.(Judy Girard looks for a distinct position for Shop At Home)
Judy Girard is on the lookout for a distinct positioning--a unique brand--for Shop At Home in the electronic-retailing arena. While home-shopping giants QVC and HSN are like "general-market retail stores," Shop At Home "strikes me as a boutique and a specialty...
HSN Wins One in Shopping War; Ornament Magnate Radko Defects from QVC.
By Gerald Ensley, Tallahassee Democrat, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Gerald Ensley, Tallahassee Democrat, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Home a hit at TV shop channels.(Shop At Home Inc.)(ShopNBC)(HSN Inc.)(QVC Network Inc.)
NEW YORK -- While reality television is commonplace on the major networks, another reality has hit the shopping channels--jewelry is no longer the undisputed shop-at-home king. TV shopping networks have been tipping their merchandise mix over NEW YORK...
Diller shopping HSN: USA interactive head looks to retain a piece of the action. (Business).(Barry Diller looks to unload Home Shopping Network)
Barry Diller is looking to unload Home Shopping Network. He no longer considers the shopping channel, the core of his company since its inception, a pivotal asset of USA Interactive. He doesn't want to sell it outright but wants to find the...
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PHONING IT IN; FOOTWEAR IS NOW ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING CATEGORIES FOR HOME-SHOPPING NETWORKS QVC, HSN AND SHOPNBC. VENDORS COULDN'T BE MORE THRILLED. BUT RETAILERS? THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.
It's a quarter past midnight on a Friday night in June, and "Amy from Pennsylvania" has just purchased her ninth pair of Birkenstocks from home-shopping channel QVC. Via telephone, Amy explains to the host that, just moments earlier, she or It's a quarter past midnight on...
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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