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Toyota Inks First Arena Title Sponsorship
Toyota last week signed a multiyear deal with the Houston Rockets to name the NBA team’s new arena the Toyota Center. The deal marks the first time Toyota
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Kyle Petty Teams with Sue Bee Honey
Racecar driver Kyle Petty has agreed to promote Sue Bee Honey and serve as a spokesperson for a variety of promotional programs. “Our family really uses
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Philip Morris OK on Retail Promotion
A federal appeals court last week upheld a 2002 ruling that Philip Morris did not violate antitrust laws on a promotion that paid retailers for prime
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Cutting through the E-Clutter
CONSUMERS ARE OVERWHELMED BY E-MAIL Inboxes are stuffed with an average 110 unwanted e-mails a week, an irritation to recipients, who report deleting
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All Dressed Up
I wonder who’s wearing the red shirt these days. Minnesota Public Radio put a bunch of red corduroy shirts into members’ closets during a fundraising
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Organic Group Takes on Cosmetics Manufacturers
If it says it’s organic, it better be. A new advertising campaign, launched by the Organic Consumers Association, is warning consumers that some “natural”
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Edwards Calls For DTC Ad Disclosure
With debates over Medicare raging in Congress, Senator John Edwards has introduced legislation requiring pharmaceutical companies to disclose more information
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Wal-Mart Gets Ready to Retail-Tain
Disney’s Kim Possible and Scholastic’s Clifford the Big Red Dog each have play dates scheduled in Wal-Mart stores this summer. The Bentonville, AK-based
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Live from the Licensing Show: Licensing, Royalty Revenues Up
Licensing grew 4% in 2002, generating $5.8 billion in royalty revenues from manufacturers who paid for the right to use trademarks, characters, logos and artwork to sell products in the U.S.
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HSBC Hails a Cab
The HSBC Group hopes to drive home its positioning as “the world’s local bank” in a New York City cab. The Manhattan-based bank ran a May contest to crown
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