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Aspirin for All Ages
Most shoppers visit drug stores at least once a week whether they’re eight or 80 years old, according to retail surveys conducted by Meyers Research,
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In Our Back Pocket
Getting into the pants of millions of teenage girls may sound more like a perverse fantasy than a successful brand-building strategy. But that’ s the
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Cause Marketing Snapshot
77 percent of U.S. consumers want companies to commit to a specific cause for a long time, instead of running short promos with several causes. (That’s
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Happy Feet
Alize. There is a good chance you haven’t heard of it. It’s a premium liquor that blends passion fruit with cognac. I can tell you Alize is delicious
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Delivering the Punch Line
It wasn’t enough to make Clamato virtually clam free. The Mott’s, Inc. brand had to uphold a quirky image in an otherwise straight-faced blended vegetable
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Making the Point with a Fast-Thinking Crowd
I recently spotted this headline on a convenience store billboard: “Our Coffee is Fresh or It’s Free.” Get real, I said to myself. I want it fresh or
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Reel Deals
ANNA AND THE KING (Twentieth Century Fox) Estimated Release Date: Fourth Quarter 1999 Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Jodie Foster Top Line: A non-musical version
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Ten Trends for A New Year
This year promises to be an interesting – if not exciting – one for marketers. A robust economy, low unemployment, and low interest rates are driving
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Who Can We Blame – Anyone?
I recently had the opportunity to talk with some senior-level retailers. We discussed a number of subjects and ended up talking about how consumers hate
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The Tyranny of Incompetence
Message to retailers, lest you be tempted too soon to rest upon your laurels as newly minted experts (cover story) in the 1/2eld of customer-specific
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