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You May Not Be a Winner

As early as this month, the U.S. Senate will consider a bill regulatingdirect-mail sweepstakes. The Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act(S-335),

Bounced

SOMETIMES, THE CRANBERRIES GO STALE.Ocean Spray is readying yet another round of new products and will boostmarketing spending as it scrambles to regain

Pay to Play

Successful promotional licensing begins with the right choice of a partner, whether that's a peppery affair with the Spice Girls or a swinging night on

A Fine Mess

It's one of the oldest confrontations in the annals of mankind: The scolding parent versus the child with the messy room. Surprising that it didn't inspire

Registering the Draft

DraftWorldwide took the long road to the PROMO 100 list. But it arrived at No. 1. The Chicago-based agency network has its roots in direct marketing,

Eeny, Meeny, Miney? No.

Agency execs tell horror stories about running into the PROMO 100 list during new-business pitches. In the midst of a capabilities presentation, the client

Belgium’s Karamba Takes Europe

Belgium-based Karamba took home the Best of Europe prize during the first round of judging for the ninth annual World Pro Awards of Excellence, which

Bank Shots

"Honey could you pick up a quart of milk and a line of credit on your way home tonight?" That's not as odd as it sounds, ever since PremiereGroup put

Where the Twain Does Meet

No pitches. No retainers. No awards. No wonder EastWest Creative is still a relative secret. Don't waste your sympathy. This secret is shaping up to be

Dixie Spirit

With little to no advertising budget in place, Southern Comfort was looking for a strategy that would increase on-premise sales to the lucrative 21-and-over