Day: December 1, 2006

• Agencies

  Bear Necessities

  Procter & Gamble is hosting an upscale public restroom in New York City’s Times Square this holiday season where it is putting rolls of its Charmin Ultra

• Listline e-Newsletter 12/01/06

  List compiler Well Built Lists has named MKTG Services to serve as its
  exclusive sales agent. Its apartment and renter database is comprised of
  60 million households.

• Agencies

  Omnicom Acquires 180 Amsterdam

  Omnicom Group Inc. has acquired a majority stake in interactive marketing and design agency 180 Amsterdam.

• Digital

  Internet Capital Acquires Interest in Channel Intelligence Group

  Internet Capital Group has acquired a 40% interest in Channel Intelligence Group, for $15 million.

• Agencies

  Jos. A. Banks Direct Sales Rise Nearly 21%

  Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. reported sales of $50.6 million for November, a 20.8% gain over $41.9 million last year.

• Email

  Return Path Offers Free Reputation Service

  E-mail deliverability concern Return Path is offering e-mailers free reputation data at SenderScore.org.

• Short Cuts

  Drugstore.com Inc. has named Richard W. Bennet III and Geoffrey R. Entress to its board of directors

• Agencies

  MSN Uses Online Hunt to Drive Holiday Sales

  MSN has kicked off an online scavenger hunt that leads to $100,000 in cash prizes. The campaign sends players across 10 of its sites digging for clues among a range of its products during this critical holiday shopping period.

• Tyson to Open R&D ‘Discovery Center’

  Tyson Foods will open a new R&D facility next month that will develop products for its consumer goods and foodservice divisions.

• McDonald’s Expands DVD Rental Offering

  Want a DVD with your Big Mac?
  McDonald’s is expanding its DVD rental kiosk program across several U.S. markets next year.