Off the Sofa and Into the Store

THERE’S PROBABLY A STRONG correlation between couch potatoes and avid movie watchers, which is why Blockbuster Inc. faces a unique challenge: Getting those film buffs off their sofas and into a local outlet.

Jon West, program manager for e-mail marketing at the Dallas-based movie rental chain, believes that part of the solution lies in a series of messages aimed at Blockbuster customers’ interests.