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Movie Mania: Blockbuster Rolls Out Occasion GiftCards
Blockbuster Inc. has a new line of occasion-themed giftcards for companies to reward employees and customers. The cards can be customized with three messages: Congratulations!, Thank You and Happy Birthday, available in reloadable denominations of $5, …
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Showtime Promotes Dead Like Me with New York Musician
Showtime Networks and MGM Television Entertainment have joined forces in a promotional campaign introducing the hit series Dead Like Me to fans of breakout New York club musician Gavin DeGraw. DeGraw will appear as a street musician on the Oct. 24 …
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Airlines Use Sweeps to Get People Up and Away
Two airlines are using sweepstakes to get potential customers excited about new daily services, London landmarks and live concerts. Delta Connection is promoting the launch of its year-round daily service between Atlanta and Providenciales in the Turks …
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The Travel Channel Reaches Out to Hispanics
The Travel Channel and Time Warner Cable are joining together for a new educational and promotional campaign designed to inform Spanish-speaking students about what’s cool in their local communities. Running throughout October, the campaign My Hometown …
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Starz Holds Free Preview Weekend Sweeps
Starz and DirecTV are offering a free movie weekend to all DirecTV customers this month hosted by actor Billy Boyd from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. DirecTV customers who sign up for Starz during the free preview weekend Sept. 17-19 will receive a $15 …
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Hershey Foods Bows Vitamin-Fortified Syrup
Hershey Foods launches Hershey’s Fortified Syrup with a recipe contest for kids. A spoonful of syrup helps the vitamins go down The Make It Fun contest runs online through December. The new chocolate syrup (with calcium, vitamin E, zinc and more) hits …
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McDonald’s Teams with American Youth Soccer
Southland McDonald’s restaurants and the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) have entered into a long-term partnership to encourage children to live balanced and active lives. The partnership was announced during the kick-off ceremonies Sept. 4 at …
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LG Mobile Phones to Sponsor Fashion Week
LG Mobile Phones will be the featured sponsor of Olympus Fashion Week to be held this month in Manhattan. To kick off the week’s events—Sept. 18-15—LG is sponsoring a contest for designers from the Katherine Gibbs design school in New York City. …
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HP Takes Show on the Road
Hewlett-Packard is on the road touting its new digital entertainment initiative featuring the Apple iPod +HP music player. Three tricked-out Cadillac Escalades will participate in more than 500 You Rock HP Tour events throughout North America until Dec. …
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One Million Game Cards Tout Ebays’ College Superstore
EBay has opened a college bookstore and is taking the news to students on campus as well as at concerts, movies and the mall. The College Superstore at www.ebay.com/college offers 45% off the list price of textbooks. Thirty campus screenings of Will …