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"Mullen Eyes Art Online BOSTON-Contending for the ad account of ART.com, a unit of Getty Imaging, are Mullen in Wenham, Mass.; Messner Vetere Berger Schmetterer/Euro RSCG in New York; and Leo Burnett and Ogilvy & Mather, both in Chicago. The Lake Forest, Ill.-based online art "superstore" plans to spend $3-5 million on ads for the remainder of this year and up to $20 million next year, said Michael Kahn, vice president of marketing. "Safety Insurance Takes Pause BOSTON-Safety Insurance may place the review for its $500,000-1 million ad account on hold, sources said. A client official declined comment, but it appears the auto insurance firm wishes to re-evaluate its position in the marketplace and gauge competitor reaction after the review surfaced two weeks ago [Adweek, May 31]. Gearon Hoffman and Wallwork Curry Sandler, both in Boston, are competing against crosstown shop Eymer Design in the final round of the review, said agency official Doug Eymer. CC and D Communications, also in Boston, is believed to have withdrawn from the contest. CC and D president Peter Kostopoulos referred questions to the client. "Garfield Lights Up Switchboard BOSTON-The Garfield Group, a technology marketing specialty shop in Trenton, N.J., has been chosen to handle advertising for Banyan Systems' Switchboard.com, a Westborough, Mass.-based online yellow pages firm. Last week, CBS announced an agreement to purchase a 35 percent ownership stake in Switchboard.com for $135 million. Ads and direct mail pieces created by Garfield should start appearing in the fall, said Switchboard.com director of marketing Elaine Haney. "Catalog Retailer, Wang Center Revamp Sites BOSTON-Fleming & Roskelly has launched an e-commerce site for Team One Newport, a catalog retailer of performance gear for the sailing set. The Newport, R.I., agency has created print ads for the client since 1996 as well as its annual catalog, which is mailed to some 200,000 households . . . The Wang Center for the Performing Arts' Web site will be improved in time for the holidays courtesy of Hill, Holliday Interactive here, which teamed with Wang Global, Microsoft and Dell. Hill, Holliday Interactive creative director John Wolfarth said the objective is to upgrade the now brochure-like site to allow theatergoers to buy tickets, check out schedules and view seating availability for specific shows. "Partners & Simons Loses Fla. Bid BOSTON-Partners & Simons in Boston and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco both fell to Miami's Turkel Schwartz & Partners, which has been named agency of record for Mortgage.com in Plantation, Fla. The account will bill between $10-12 million over the next 12 months, according to Seth Werner, chairman and chief executive officer of the consumer mortgage-lending venue on the Internet

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