Chief Marketer Staff

• Toyota Giving Away Movie Tickets

  Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. will give away a pair of movie tickets to customers spending $20 in parts or service at participating Toyota dealerships in its Take 2 Movie Ticket Giveaway, which runs through Oct. 31. The movie ticket giveaway is the …

• Seahawks Sign Deal with Wells Fargo

  The Seattle Seahawks have reached a multi-year sponsorship deal with Wells Fargo that will give the banking services company naming rights to specific parts of its stadium, Qwest Field. Financial terms were not disclosed. The club level that encompasses …

• Canon Sends Postcards From Yellowstone

  The makers of Canon cameras have joined with the Yellowstone Park Foundation to help visitors to the national park send digital postcards of their visits. Yellowstone e-postcards, which can be selected, written and sent from a computer with the click of …

• 2005 CMA Awards Head to New York City

  Country comes to the city next year, when the Country Music Association hosts its annual awards program at Madison Square Garden next November. The event, which be televised live on CBS, will mark the first time the gala will be held outside Nashville. …

• Adidas Gets MLS Sponsorship

  Adidas-Salomon has reached a $100 million, 10-year sponsorship deal with Major League Soccer, the league and the shoemaker were expected to announce yesterday. The German company will supply match balls, run field-side advertising and will be the only …

• National City Gets Rink Naming Rights

  Financial holding company National City Corp. has signed a two-year deal with the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Barons which gives it naming rights to the rink at Gund Arena. According to the league, it’s the only corporate sponsored sheet of ice …

• Trader Publishing Acquires Homes.com

  Trader Publishing Co., a publisher of classified and photo guide advertising publications, is acquiring Homes.com Inc., an online provider of real estate services.

• Two States Launch MO Drug Importing Programs

  Illinois and Wisconsin have launched the first state-sponsored program to help residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from both Europe and Canada according to wire service reports.

• Canada Lets Junk Faxes Continue

  The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has ruled it will not ban so-called junk voice mail, according to Canadian Press.

• Second Quarter Credit Card Mailings Rise 30%

  During the second quarter, US households received nearly 1.4 billion credit card offers, up 30% from last year, according to Mail Monitor.