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CONNORS CLAIMS SHOP NOT ON SELLING BLOCK BOSTON-Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos is not for sale. That was the response of agency chairman Jack Connors in the face of widespread industry speculation that he is involved in negotiations with the Interpublic Group of Cos. in New York. "I am not negotiating with Omnicom or Interpublic or any other agency you could name," said Connors. "There is an unusual amount of activity, but we are not even willing to sit down and talk." Phil Geier, chairman of Interpublic, said last week that a deal with the Boston agency was "not imminent" and had no comment when asked about negotiations. Among the company's agency holdings are McCann-Erickson WorldGroup, Ammirati Puris Lintas, The Lowe Group, Western International Media, Draft Direct and Weber Public Relations Worldwide. Hill, Holliday, the region's second-largest full-service ad agency, grew by 20 percent last year, marking a third year of more than double-digit growth. Connors said agency revenues were $90-95 million. Key clients include Fidelity Investments, Coopers & Lybrand, John Hancock Financial Services and Marshalls. BURNS, NOA DEPART WALLWORK CURRY BOSTON-Wallwork Curry media director Melissa Burns is leaving the Boston agency to join Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos as vice president, associate media director. She will be joined by account supervisor Donna Noa, who worked on the BJ's Wholesale Club account. Both positions will be filled, according to agency president Maureen McNamara. Wallwork Curry recently picked up the Lahey Hitchcock Clinic account and is in the final round of the review for Liberty Bank in Middletown, Conn. HEATER UNVEILS GLOBAL SPOTS FOR REEBOK BOSTON-Reebok International in Stoughton, Mass., broke its first global branding work from Boston-based Heater Advertising on Sunday. A 30-second spot titled "Pod Harvest" highlights Reebok's DMX technology in a futuristic, computerized manner. A 60-second ad called "Heaven," promoting the 3-D Ultralite technology, will break this month. Reebok's director of worldwide advertising John Wardley said the new commercials have no tagline. IRMA S. MANN HOSTS BAHAMIAN EXECS BOSTON-Irma S. Mann, Strategic Marketing here is hosting Phillippa Moss and Paul Strachan for the next three months. The two are marketing executives at the Ministry of Tourism in the Bahamas, a longtime client of the agency. They will work with the shop to foster better communications among the ministry, the agency and other branches of the Bahamian government. SCHWARTZ REPORTS GAINS BOSTON-Schwartz Communications in Waltham, Mass., which specializes in high-tech accounts, announced a 68 percent increase in fee billings for its 1997 fiscal year ended Oct. 31. The agency claims that its billings rose from $6 million to $10.2 million.

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