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A Shekel for Your Thoughts: Israel’s promotion practices are not U.S. knockoffs.
According to my tour book, I’d already made a big mistake. I was minutes away from landing in Tel-Aviv with no shekels in my pocket. Since it was the
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Off the Team: NFL’s infringement suit contends Coors is not a player.
Coors Brewing Co. went ahead with an August-through-September campaign despite a court ruling against the beer maker just a week before the campaign broke.
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Agencies
Winners are few and lawyers dogging them many, so why are sweepstakes on a rampage?
The number of sweepstakes promotions being offered by marketers has grown at least 15 percent over the last eight to 12 months, according to a promo poll
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Foiled again
Here’s one way to shine on-shelf: UniFoil Corp.’s foil for packaging and P-O-P. Titleist recently redesigned all its packaging using Unifoil materials
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ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE
Internet marketer DoubleClick, Inc., New York City, acquired direct-marketing research firm Abacus Direct Corp., Broomfield, CO, in a deal worth $1 billion
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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
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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.
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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
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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),
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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
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