Topic

Engagement

  • Chestnut Hill Says Proof Is In the Product

    Call it an apparel interpretation of the Pepsi Challenge. A new entrant in the apparel premium market has taken on its competitors with a side by side comparison of its polo shirts to theirs. Chestnut Hill is aiming for the high-end corporate clothing …

  • Barefield Named CEO at GiftCertificates.com

    GiftCertificates.com has named Timothy Barefield CEO. He replaces Michael Ahern, who will remain a member of the company’s board of directors. Ahern had been CEO of GiftCertificates.com since 2000. Barefield joined the Seattle-based company in March of …

  • P&I Postscripts

    SEARS: is out with its newest gift card design: a gift card that doubles as a picture frame. Consumers can customize the card by inserting a family portrait or a picture of the gift intended for the recipient. NAPSTER AND BLOCKBUSTER ONLINE: have …

  • Matthews Joins EZ Scores

    Marc Matthews has joined EZ Scores, LLC, as VP-client development. He will also retain his position as president of Fairfax, VA-based Corporate Sport, and that company’s event packages will be utilized in EZ Scores promotions & giveaways contests. …

  • Catalogs Boost Online Spending

    USPS touts value of Standard Mail marketing as a Web driver

  • Mail Stream: A Report on Incoming Direct Mail

    Habitat for Humanity Responds to Hurricanes The wave of hurricanes that ravaged the southeastern United States earlier this year caused massive devastation, upended a great many lives and set an immense challenge for humanitarian organizations. One such …

  • Best Western Uses E-Contest to Tout High-Speed Internet Access

    Best Western is out to see how smart its customers and prospects really are with a rapid-fire trivia contest aimed at touting the chain’s free high-speed Internet access. The hotel chain began yesterday its High Speed IQ Challenge, where contestants log …

  • Shell Patrols for Holidays

    Shell Oil Products U.S. is testing a good-deeds campaign for the holidays to boost consumer loyalty. Its five-city Shell Holiday Patrol effort sends teams to Shell stations and malls to help customers at the pump, host local events and distribute a …

  • Home Brew

    Private label beverages are a lot more hip now than they were back in the day when nondescript labels reading simply or adorned generic-looking bottles

  • Kmart Readies Holiday Site, Sweeps

    KMART CORP. has revamped its Web site for the holidays, with plans for a daily sweepstakes. The new site launched Nov. 18 with improved browsing capabilities