FirstFireworks Group, LTD, the global entertainment advisory firm, specializing in strategic integrated marketing and business development, has acquired CPM Entertainment, LLC, naming CPM's founder JONATHAN SCHRETER Vice President at FFG. Schreter will oversee all of FFG's marketing and business development activities, impacting the company's strategic direction. Prior to FFG, Schreter founded CPM Entertainment, a consulting agency dedicated to converging brand and product marketing strategies with entertainment equities.

Topspin Communications, a technology startup, announced that PATRICK CONTE has joined the company as Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Field Operations. Conte comes to Topspin with more than 20 years experience in sales management, channel development, OEM, corporate, product, and channel marketing. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Worldwide Sales and Marketing with NetScaler, Inc.

GARY LAPAGE has been appointed the new Media Director at the Orlando-based advertising agency PUSH. LaPage came to PUSH from Fry, Hammond, Barr, where he was Group Media Director.

Also, LINDA KOVARIK has been named Regional Planning Director of Procter & Gamble Beauty Care at Leo Burnett Hong Kong.

BARRY ALLENTUCK, formerly Vice President of Sales of NBC O&O station WTVJ in Miami, and Convergence Sales Manager of WFLA in Tampa moves to AutoSmart, the Ft Lauderdale consulting company as Chairman. Allentuck is one of the founders of this company, which helps media sales executives maximize revenue from the automotive category.

Advertising.com announced the appointments of DOUG MCFARLAND and KEN EVANS to the company's executive team. McFarland will serve as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Advertising.com's publisher business, while Evans is the new Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Doug McFarland most recently served as President of Jupiter Media Metrix, while Evans was Vice President of Worldwide Sales for ZDNet.

KEITH PEPPER has rejoined Jupiter Research, part of Jupitermedia Corp., as Senior Sales Manager for Custom Research. Previously, he was Director of New Business Development at NetCom Sales Strategies, a rep firm for independent media producers. At Jupiter, he will be working with companies to identify custom research projects to help them continue to capitalize on new media and emerging technologies.

JOHN WRIGHT has been promoted to Director of Sales & Marketing at Katrillion Media. He previously was Regional Sales Manager, East Coast for the Gen Y Entertainment News website Katrillion.com. Wright joined Katrillion from Warner Bros. Online, where he also covered ad sales & sponsorships for the East Coast.

At Greteman Group, a full-service creative agency based in Wichita, Kansas, DEANNA HARMS, who had served as Vice-President of Greteman Group for six years, is the new Senior Vice President. Also, BETH CHAPPLE, who joined the Greteman Group over a year ago as Director of Strategic Marketing, will now serve as Vice President, Director of Strategic Marketing.

CLAIRE RITCHIE formerly Midwest Manager for Penthouse Magazine is the new Midwest Manager for Remedy Magazine.