Chief Marketer Staff

• Muscle Flex Rebrands As Bravada International

  Muscle Flex Inc. will be changing its name to Bravada International Ltd.

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  DM Leads Strong Quarter, Year For Chico’s FAS

  Same-store sales rose while direct sales leapt for women

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  RR Donnelley To Acquire Browne & Co.

  RR Donnelley will acquire Bowne & Co., Inc., a provider of shareholder and marketing communications services.

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  Maritz Gains Full Ownership of Amex Incentive Services

  Maritz Holdings, Inc. has taken full ownership of American Express Incentive Services (AEIS) after purchasing American Express Co.’s minority interest in the division

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  Digital Coupons Beat Newspapers in 2009: Coupons.com Research

  The redemption values carried by digital coupons in 2009 grew ten times faster than those of coupons printed in newspapers, according to statistics from Coupons.com, a digital coupon platform

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  Promo Products Relatively Strong on Consumer Recall: PPAI Study

  Promotional products work hardest in the kitchen and at the office, and consumers—quite sensibly– favor food baskets and MP3 players over magnets and mouse pads

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  7 Ways to Make Rebates Work Harder

  On the surface, it seems easier for consumers just to go out and buy a product at a discounted rate than to fill out a rebate form. But there are several advantages to offering rebates instead of store discounts, for both your business and your customers

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  Boubelik and Madden Return to Carlson Marketing

  Carlson Marketing, the loyalty company, has hired two industry veterans and former employees: Rick Boubelik as vice president of loyalty strategy and Tom Madden as vice president of loyalty marketing

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  IRF Names Van Dyke President

  The Incentive Research Foundation has named Melissa Van Dyke president responsible for overall management and operation of the foundation

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  P&I Postscripts

  BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL: has begun a program called, “Status Match, No Catch” that allows its reward members to match their elite status to that of any other hotel loyalty program