MARKETING SERVICES GROUP INC
SC 13G/A, 2000-02-14
BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  ------------

                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. 1)

                          MARKETING SERVICES GROUP INC.
                                (Name of issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of class of securities)

                                    570907105
                                 (CUSIP number)

                               December 31, 1999 _
          ----------------------------- -----------------------------
             (Date of Event which requires filing of this Statement)

     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
                               schedule is filed:

                               |X| Rule 13d-1 (b)
                               | | Rule 13d-1 (c)
                               | | Rule 13d-1 (d)

James A. Capezzuto                                   with copies to:
Legal Officer                                        Kevin Keogh, Esq.
Deutsche Asset Management                            White & Case LLP
885 Third Avenue                                     1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10022-4802                              New York, NY 10036
212-250-9543                                         212-819-8227
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
               Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
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      CUSIP No. 570907105                      13G
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- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Deutsche Asset Management
         IRS ID:  13-3315378
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP              (a) |_|
                  N/A                                                  (b) | |

- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
3        SEC USE ONLY

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4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Delaware, U.S.A.
- ---------------------------- ------ --------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF SHARES             5      SOLE VOTING POWER
                                              56,200
                             ------ --------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY                 6      SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY                                     0
                             ------ --------------------------------------------
EACH                         7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING                                    117,500
                             ------ --------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH                  8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                             0
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

               117,500
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10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES                                                    |_|
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11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
               0.0%
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
              IA
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Item 1(a).        Name of Issuer:

                  MARKETING SERVICES GROUP INC.

Item 1(b).        Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  400 Corporate Pointe
                  Culver City, California  90250

Item 2(a).        Name of Person Filing:

                  See Item 1 of the cover page attached hereto.

Item 2(b).        Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

                  885 Third Avenue, Suite 3200
                  New York, NY  10022-4802

Item 2(c).        Citizenship:

                  See Item 4 of the cover page attached hereto.

Item 2(d).        Title of Class of Securities:

                  Common Stock

Item 2(e).        CUSIP Number:

                  570907105

Item 3.          If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
                 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

                 (a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the
                         Act;

                 (b) |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act;

                 (c) |_| Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
                         Act;

                 (d) |_| Investment  Company  registered  under section 8 of the
                         Investment Company Act of 1940;

                 (e) |X| An  investment  adviser in  accordance  with Rule 13d-1
                         (b)(1)(ii)(E);

                 (f) |_| An  employee  benefit  plan,  or  endowment  fund  in
                         accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F);

                 (g) |_| A  parent  holding   company  or  control  person  in
                         accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G);

                 (h) |_| A savings association as defined in section 3(b) of the
                         Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

                 (i) |_| A  church  plan  that  is  excluded  from  the
                         definition of an  investment  company under section
                         3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

                 (j) |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(J).

                  If this  statement is filed  pursuant to Rule 13d-1 (c), check
                  this box. |_|

Item 4.           Ownership.

                  (a)      Amount beneficially owned:

                           See Item 9 of the cover page attached hereto.

                  (b)      Percent of class:

                           See Item 11 of the cover page attached hereto.

                  (c)      Number of shares as to which such person has (i) sole
                           power to vote or to  direct  the  vote,  (ii)  shared
                           power to vote or to direct the vote, (iii) sole power
                           to dispose or to direct the  disposition  of, or (iv)
                           shared power to dispose or to direct the  disposition
                           of:

                  See Items 5 through 8 of the cover page attached hereto.

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

                  If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the  reporting  persons have ceased to be  beneficial  owners of
more than five percent of the class of securities check the following [x].

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

                  Not applicable.

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

                  Not applicable.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

                  Not applicable.

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                  Not applicable.

Item 10. Certification.

                           By signing  below I certify  that,  to the best of my
                  knowledge and belief,  the  securities  referred to above were
                  acquired and are held in the  ordinary  course of business and
                  were not  acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with
                  the  effect of  changing  or  influencing  the  control of the
                  issuer of the  securities  and were not  acquired  and are not
                  held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
                  having that purpose or effect.
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                                    SIGNATURE

                  After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief,  I certify  that the  information  set forth in this  statement is true,
complete and correct.

Dated:  February 14, 2000



                                        DEUTSCHE ASSET MANAGEMENT



                                        By /s/ James A. Capezzuto
                                          Name:  James A. Capezzuto
                                          Title:  Legal Officer & Vice President


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