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Engagement

  • Visa Contest Courts Young Entrepreneurs

    Visa USA targets young inventors with an online contest dangling seed money to produce their inventions. The essay contest, dubbed Ideas Happen, fields entries from 18- to 29-year-olds who describe their big idea (in 250 words or less). A panel of …

  • Wise Foods Tunes In Bernie Mac

    Snack maker Wise Foods has partnered with comedian Bernie Mac for a back-to-school sweepstakes launching Mac ‘N Cheese Flavored Cheez Doodles. The “Hey America!” sweeps will award a trip for four to watch a taping of The Bernie Mac Show and meet the …

  • Fox’s Ambush Makeover Embarks on an RV Tour

    To promote the national launch next week of its daytime series, Ambush Makeover, Twentieth Television has refashioned an RV into a VIP-style beauty salon. The 33-foot rig is complete with three makeover stations, a lounge area fitted with …

  • Ameriquest to Present NFL Opening Kickoff

    Ameriquest Mortgage Co. has agreed to be the presenting sponsor of the National Football League’s NFL Opening Kickoff celebration this month. The event, being held Sept. 9 in Foxboro, MA and Jacksonville, FL, is the first official sponsorship for …

  • Mail Stream: A Report on Incoming Direct Mail

    Frontgate Holds Estate Sale Thrifty shoppers know the advantages of shopping estate sales for finding high-quality products at marked-down prices. Mail-order shoppers searching for bargains on upscale merchandise need look no further than Frontgate …

  • Hilton HHonors and Visa Offer Championship Game Tickets

    Hilton HHonors is giving its members a chance to see football’s biggest games of the season with a pair of sweepstakes. Members using a Visa card at any U.S. Hilton Family hotel or to book online at www.hiltonhhonors.com will earn 500 HHonors bonus …

  • On Tour with This Old House

    Television home improvement series, This Old House, is holding its first national tour beginning in Detroit this month. The tour is presented by The Home Depot. On Sept. 30, the tour kicks off with a daylong celebration of the series’ 25th anniversary …

  • Meyer Becomes Official Snowplow

    Meyer Products, a snow and ice control manufacturer, has formed marketing partnerships with five NFL teams for the 2004 season. As part of its partnership, Meyer Snowplows will be the Official Snowplow of the Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore …

  • Employing The Power of P&I

    As the economy continues to recover from the 2001-02, recession, employers are shifting gears from downsizing to rebuilding their staff rosters. At the

  • College Try

    Students are settling back into their dorms, and marketers are following them back to their campuses. According to research by Chicago-based IEG, Inc.,