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NFL Challenges Fans to Dream Up Super Bowl Ad
In the vein of American Idol auditions, the National Football League (NFL) is giving fans the opportunity to pitch their idea for a NFL Super Bowl commercial via screening events, with the possibility of having the winning concept developed into a commercial to air during next year’s game.
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P&G Relaunches Eukanuba
Procter & Gamble’s Iams Co. is relaunching Eukanuba premium dog food with a yearlong promotion and advertising campaign under the theme “Feed the Breed.”
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Burger King, Blockbuster Lend Marketing Muscles for Happy Feet Film
Blockbuster and Burger King, among others, are backing the upcoming release of Warner Bros. Pictures’ animated feature Happy Feet with a host of promotions, including sweepstakes and movie-themed premiums.
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Campbell’s Partners with Whirlpool, Others for Holiday Promo
Campbell’s Soup Co. is e-mailing more than 700,000 holiday hostesses, inviting them to enter a sweepstakes the company has cooked up with brands such as Whirlpool, CorningWare, Pepperidge Farm and French’s.
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Nissan Partners with Yahoo for Music, Launches Multiple Promos
Nissan is producing its own concerts and sponsoring a battle of the bands in a effort to reach its target through music.
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Chrysler to Break Blow Out Marketing Campaign for Sebring
Chrysler has unleashed a major integrated marketing campaign—leveraging tactics from product integrations to sweepstakes to direct mail—to gain a stronghold in the highly competitive mid-size car market.
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Pepsi, Washington Mutual Back Latin Grammy Awards
Pepsi, Bally Total Fitness and Washington Mutual are among a slate of brands backing the seventh annual Latin Grammy Awards, which will take place for the first time in New York City this year.
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Chevy Super Bowl Ad Challenge Draws More Than 820 Teams
A Chevy challenge for college students to submit ideas for a TV commercial and have it brought to life and aired during next year’s Super Bowl game has drawn registrations from more than 820 student teams from 230 schools across the USA.
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American Airlines Touts International Service Via Sweeps
American Airlines is launching a host of regional promotions plugging its international service from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, dangling chances to win free airfare to anywhere in the world.
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Yahoo Launches First-Ever Talent Show
Yahoo is on the search for some of America’s most talented people and has launched an online video contest inviting consumers to send in clips demonstrating their best skills for a chance to star in or produce their own online show.