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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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Stormy Days for Sports Sponsors
Corruption is hardly new to the sporting world. Ever heard of the Black Sox Scandal? Money-centered players and team owners ruining seasons have become
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Sitings
TEN GALLON HIT www.whymilk.com Americans may be going gaga for skim, but on this site you get the whole kit and caboodle. Track the 100-city Better Bones
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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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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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Excellence As Needed
TradeZone, Westport, CT, has started up a new division “dedicated to ensuring flawless execution of co-marketing programs.” Called BackRoom, the new division
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