bribChicago Marketing Firm Changes Name to Straight North, but Keeps - Market Wire/b/ibrOAK BROOK, IL–(Marketwire - October 24, 2008) - After 12 years as Duffy Design Works, the Chicago marketing and graphic design firm has integrated new services to offer customers a comprehensive suite of marketing and business solutions. Along with briSource: www.marketwire.com/ibrbribFinancial Services Articles - dmnews.com/b/ibrOn the heels of its annual conference, the Direct Marketing Association has reportedly laid off up to two dozen people, including several senior level staff. In talks with several direct marketers, it was clear that the news was not a surprise. While briSource: www.dmnews.com/ibrbribSaying No to Big Pharma - Newsweek/b/ibrFor the past few years, Dr. Eric Mizuno and his colleagues at Chicagos Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group have banned pharmaceutical-company freebies like sticky pads and calendars from their offices. It just felt right to not contaminate the briSource: www.newsweek.com/ibrbribZones Q3 Profit Down, But Sales Up - Update - RTT News/b/ibr(RTTNews) - Friday, Zones Inc. (ZONS: News ), a single-source direct marketing reseller of information technology products, reported a fall in its net income, hurt by a higher sales and administrative expenses, despite a 21.3% increase in net sales briSource: www.rttnews.com/ibrbribStellar Pharmaceuticals Inc. Signs Licensing Agreement for - MSN MoneyCentral/b/ibrStellar Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Stellar) (OTCBB: SLXCF), a Canadian pharmaceutical developer and marketer of high quality, cost-effective products for select health care markets, today reported signing a licensing agreement for the distribution and briSource: news.moneycentral.msn.com/ibrbribZones Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2008 - MSN MoneyCentral/b/ibr– Total net sales in Q3 2008 increased 21.3% to $197.7 million compared with $163.0 million in Q3 2007 — Net income per share decreased 55.6% to $0.08 per share in Q3 2008 compared with $0.18 per share in Q3 2007 — Core small-to-medium-sized briSource: news.moneycentral.msn.com/ibrbribDirect-mail marketing firm shuts Elm City plant, laying off 380 - WRAL/b/ibrPosted: Today at 10:45 a.m. Updated: Today at 12:06 p.m. ELM CITY, N.C. Direct-mail advertising firm IWCO Direct is closing its plant in this small Wilson County community of 1,500 and laying off some 380 people. Most of the employees were told briSource: www.wral.com/ibrbribUPDATE 2-GM, Chrysler merger on hold as aid hopes fade-sources - Reuters/b/ibrNEW YORK/DETROIT, Oct 31 (Reuters) - A deal to merge General Motors Corp (GM.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) and Chrysler LLC has hit an impasse after the Bush administration ruled out funding for it, three people with direct knowledge briSource: www.reuters.com/ibr