World Color Press Inc., Greenwich, CT, has acquired Downey Printing Group, an Iowa-based printer of specialty directories. Terms were not disclosed. Quebecor Printing has acquired the printing assets of Editorial Perfil, the largest publisher in Argentina, for $12.5 million. Editorial Perfil prints magazines.
Connect Direct, Redwood City, CA, a DM agency specializing in high-technology companies, has added three clients to its roster: CyberCash Inc., Reston, VA; PointBase Inc., San Mateo, CA; and Vita Systems Inc., San Mateo.
Barnesandnoble.com has appointed Jack Horstmeyer vice president and executive creative director. Horstmeyer will be responsible for the design and architecture of the Web site as well as the look and feel of the user interface.
Wunderman Cato Johnson Chicago has appointed Brett W. Gow to vice president of database marketing services for the mid-East region. Gow was vice president and associate director for database marketing services in Boston.
Realty Information Group Inc., Bethesda, MD, which provides information on commercial real estate, will use Acxiom Corp.’s national property ownership information in the enhancement and development of various CoStar services. More than 310,000 tenants are listed in RIG’s CoStar Tenant software package.
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