Chief Marketer Staff

• News Briefs

  PANASONIC CANADA: has reached a deal with Clear Channel Entertainment to put its name on a theatre Clear Channel Entertainment is refurbishing in Toronto. The Panasonic Theatre is on the site of the former New Yorker Theatre, and is scheduled to reopen …

• The Knot Acquires GreatBoyfriends.com

  The Knot Inc. has acquired the assets of GreatBoyfriends LLC.

• 1-800-Flowers Revenues Up in Second Quarter

  1-800-Flowers.com reported revenues of $230 million in its second quarter ended Dec. 26, 2004, an increase of 7.9% compared with revenue of $213.2 million in the prior year period.

• Former WDMI President Basso Dies

  Elinor Basso, the former head of Dun & Bradstreet’s Business Education Services division, died Jan. 8 of cancer.

• I-Frontier Merges with Avenue A | Razorfish

  Philadelphia-based interactive agency i-Frontier has merged with sister company Avenue A | Razorfish.

• DoubleClick Launches RetailResponse

  DoubleClick has launched RetailResponse, an enhancement to its Abacus B2C Alliance database product.

• MailersClub.com Moves to New HQ

  Web-based printing and mailing house MailersClub.com Inc. has moved into new 21,000+ square ft. headquarters.

• Letters to the Editor

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• List and Database News

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• Agencies

  Nerf Signs Up As Harlem Globetrotters Sponsor

  Hasbro, Inc.’s Nerf brand has signed on as a sponsor of the Harlem Globetrotters. The deal includes sponsorship of the 2004-2005 North American tour, and title sponsorship of the 6th Annual Harlem Globetrotters vs. The NABC College All-Stars Game on …