Chief Marketer Staff

• Best Western Promotes Ryan to Marketing Post

  Best Western has named Renee Ryan as vice president of marketing.

• Listline e-Newsletter 02/02/07

  Names and Addresses Inc. has been appointed manager for Country Sampler.
  The magazine has a catalog section featuring folk art, furniture and
  collectibles.

• Digital

  Ventrue Acquires Neverblue Media

  Vertrue Inc. has acquired Neverblue Media Inc., a Canadian online lead generation firm.

• Agencies

  Green Market Income, Sales Slip

  Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. posted net income of $2.4 million for the first quarter, a decrease from net income of $3 million in the prior-year period.

• West Closes Call Center; 230 Axed

  A Baton Rouge, LA call center that once carried a $10 million payroll will close in a month, laying off 230 workers, according to wire service reports.

• Agencies

  Neiman Marcus Direct Revenue Up 18.1% in January

  Neiman Marcus Inc. posted revenue of $275 million for January, a 13.3% gain over revenue of $2433 million last year.

• Digital

  Ace Hardware Taps Coe-Truman for Online Software

  Ace Hardware has chosen Coe-Truman Technologies to provide e-commerce software for its commercial and industrial supply division.

• Vertis Names Colrassi Vice President of Media Division

  Vertis Communications has named John Colarossi senior vice president and general manager of its media division.

• Marketing Campaign Bombs in Boston

  Turner Broadcasting said it is working to make amends after a guerilla marketing campaign for Cartoon Network went haywire and turned into a citywide bomb scare Wednesday.

• Agencies

  Pizza Hut Puts Hidden Codes on Super Sunday Ads

  Just in time for the Big Game, Pizza Hut is relaunching its Cheesy Bites Pizza with a text messaging promotion offering a chance to win a new car, among other prizes.