UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934



        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 1, 2005
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                               Enesco Group, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Illinois                  0-1349                  04-1864170
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission             (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)            File Number)          Identification No.)



             225 Windsor Drive, Itasca, IL                      60143
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       (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code         (630) 875-5300
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01  Other Events

On February 1, 2005, Enesco announced a strategic initiative to enhance its
marketing function in the United States. Leading the marketing effort will be
David Nicklin, who has been appointed to the newly-created position of Chief
Marketing Officer. As part of the initiative, Enesco restructured its marketing
team, producing annualized savings of approximately $2.3 million, with one-time
expenses of approximately $500,000.







                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                              Enesco Group, Inc.
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                                                (Registrant)

Date February 1, 2005                     By: /s/ Cynthia Passmore-McLaughlin
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                                              Cynthia Passmore-McLaughlin,
                                              President and CEO