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  • Pet Project

    Nestl USA, Glendale, CA, this month delivers via e-mail the final clue in a 10-week Great Friskies Internet Treasure Hunt. Players combine the 10 weekly

  • Pressing Forward

    Suppliers in every marketing channel breathed both a sigh of relief and a groan of uncertainty when the final seconds of 2001 ticked off. They sighed

  • A Real Gasser

    Editor’s Note: The following campaign earned the Gran Prix as Best Promotion in the World last fall in the Association of Promotion Marketing Agencies

  • ipromote: Two Places at Once

    Beenz sold to Carlson Marketing Group. My-Points sold to United Airlines’ sister company, United Net Ventures. Netcentives and Flooz are bankrupt, with

  • It’s a Relationship Business

    It was tough making those first phone calls the week after Sept. 11 as I set about writing this month’s feature story. How could I possibly ask people

  • Whatever Works

    I know this campaign is old, but I still think it’s great. That’s how one industry expert apologetically offered his nomination for Best Overall Promotion

  • Stocking Stuffers

    Kraft Foods, Northfield, IL, will blow out the holidays with a train-themed sweepstakes, premium offers, and heavy in-store displays covering 48 brands.

  • DATABASE MARKETING: Going for Gold

    Although it will be a few more months before Olympic marketing gets into full swing, the United States Olympic Committee isn’t waiting. Colorado Springs,

  • Practical Magic

    Walt Disney World this month kicks off a $500 million, 15-month birthday party for the Magic Kingdom’s original character: Walt Disney himself. The 100

  • Going Continental

    Editor’s note: Had I known that the French word for is promotion, I may not have planned my August vacation to the Riviera. For somebody who hadn’t seen