2nd IFTP PR:
Infotopia Inc. Retains Electronic Retailing Executive Team as Part of Master (Business Wire 08/04 07:54:26) Plan to Open New Distribution Channels
Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 4, 2000--Ernest Zavoral, President of Boston based Infotopia Inc. (OTCBB:IFTP), today announced that he has retained Transactional Marketing Partners, Inc. ("TMP") to assist him in developing an overall strategy designed to open new channels of distribution for the Company's products. TMP is owned and operated by electronic retailing veterans Earl Greenburg and Joel Margulies. Earl Greenburg, who brings with him more than a decade of experience in direct response marketing, currently serves as Chairman of industry trade association Electronic Retailing Assoc., In addition, his credits include Executive Producer for NBC's Emmy winning "The Regis Philbin Show" and Producer for several other network shows, including Fox's "World's Scariest Police Chases." A veteran award-winning advertising and creative marketing executive, Joel Margulies held senior level positions with industry luminaries such as Ogilvy & Mather, Lintas, and DDB Needham Worldwide. During his agency tenure he counted among his clients CBS, IBM, GTE, Michelin Seagrams, and Volkswagen. At TMP, Greenburg and Margulies consult in strategic planning and business development for a wide variety of clients worldwide. Their client list has included Home Shopping Network, Excite, and Harrods of London. Commenting on his relationship with Infotopia, Mr. Greenburg stated, "Infotopia is facing an unprecedented opportunity to expand its business. We share Mr. Zavoral's vision for this potentially explosive growth and are pleased to be a part of it." Mr. Zavoral concluded, "Earl and Joel bring to us the expertise and contacts we need to launch Infotopia to the next level. Their ability to open retail distribution channels and fill them with just the right product is unparalleled. With TMP we have now put in place the final piece of our master plan for growth." |