Topic

Engagement

  • P&G Dresses Up $50 Million Tide Launch

    Procter & Gamble tucks in with a $50 million campaign—including a New York City pajama party and national sampling—to launch Tide with a touch of Downy. P&G will feature pajama designer Karen Neuburger as spokesperson in promos breaking next month. P&G …

  • A New Recipe for Watch-and-Win Sweeps

    Wells’ Dairy is hosting an online “talent search” sweepstakes touting its Blue Bunny ice cream. Consumers go to www.bluebunny.com to register for its “iScream Team” and watch a 2.5-minute Webisode of six “contestants” in the fictitious talent search. …

  • Time for a Fourth-Quarter PR Blitz

    So here it is, the middle of August, and you’ve made a tremendous push perfecting your catalogs, operations, and staff for the greatest financial impact

  • Gillette Picks an Irresistible Face

    Matthew Sherwood, a 31-year-old computer technician, received a surprise visit from tennis superstar Anna Kournikova, who declared his face the most “completely irresistible” from more than 1,200 entrants a Gillette Co.’s sweepstakes. The Irresistible …

  • Tyson Powers Up $75 Million Campaign

    Tyson Foods hypes protein in a $75 million marketing campaign themed Powered by Tyson.

  • CC Restarts Hidden Case Promotion

    Canadian Club Whisky is reviving a promotion next month that will have consumers searching for hidden cases of the spirits, a quest that ends with an all-expense paid trip to the company’s distillery in Canada and a pocket full of cash. The hunt begins …

  • U.S. Open Kickoff Party Nets Five New Sponsors

    Tennis Magazine has attracted five new sponsors to its U.S. Open kickoff event held later this month in New York City. Balance Bars, Celebrex, Chrysler, Fidelity Investments and 7-UP PLUS will join Evian and Michelob Ultra as primary sponsors of the …

  • Providian and Visa Dangle NASCAR Trip

    Providian is dangling a weekend of VIP access to a November NASCAR race in Arizona through a Visa buy-and-play sweepstakes promotion. Providian Visa cardholders making a purchase before Sept. 15 are automatically entered to win. The NASCAR 2004 Checker …

  • Yu-Gi-Oh to Star in Burger King Kids Meals

    This fall kids can get their hands on Yu-Gi-Oh premiums at Burger King restaurants following the August release of the new feature film Yu-Gi-Oh The Movie. Twenty different pyramid-shaped puzzles will be packed in the meals that when taken apart revel a …

  • Kids WB! Brings Fall Shows to Theme Parks

    Warner Bros.’ Kids WB! last week kicked off a five-city theme park tour to showcase its fall line-up of shows. The Kids WB! Crash the Backlot Tour travels to Six Flags parks with a screening room to preview new shows, including The Batman; a sound …