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  • Heavy Drinkers of Imported Beer

    “A Heineken and an Amstel, thanks.” The couple by the bar won’t be found slugging $1.99 six-packs on the couch at home; they’re too busy working and working

  • And the Pitch…

    After decades of keeping the smooth, white, plastic surfaces of its classic products pristine, Wiffle Ball, Inc., has gotten into the promotions game.

  • 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

  • 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),

  • 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

  • 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,

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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