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  • Now Docking

    HOLLYWOOD The Titanic picks up two passengers for its trip to home video Sept. 1. Sprint and Max Factor will tie into the highest-grossing movie in history

  • People: Marketing Services

    Chris Crosby named chief operating officer and Marla Aberegg executive vp at Fitch, Inc., Worthington, OH. Also at the company the following were promoted

  • Agency Moves

    Lori Leiva named vp account director at Frankel & Co., Chicago. Also at the agency, Jon Ford named account director at Frankel Direct, and Jay Gaylen

  • Detox for Discounters

    What is the worst word in the marketer’s lexicon? To me, it’s “discounting,” a word that is defined as “cutting the price,” but really means “incenting

  • Hollywood Holds the Line

    Marketers spent an estimated $5.14 billion on promotional licenses in 1997, a 3 percent increase driven mostly by film tie-ins. At the same time, consumer

  • PRIVACY PENDULUM

    In May, during a commencement speech, Vice President Al Gore called for an “Electronic Bill of Rights” to allow Americans to protect their privacy.In

  • 100G prize marks Gund centennial.

    EDISON, NJ – Any Teddy Bear can make you happy, but it takes a special one to make you rich.In celebration of 100 years of business, plush toymaker Gund

  • Translation Errors

    TACTICS THAT WORK for consumer catalogs won’t necessarily translate successfully to their business-to-business brethren, according to Pamela J. Hutchins,