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  • White Hen Pitches Deli at Cubs Game

    Cubs fans get chips and sandwich chits Convenience store chain White Hen Pantry will distribute 30,000 samples and coupons as part of its sponsorship of the Chicago Cubs’ Aug. 29 game at Wrigley Field. Chicago-based White Hen will give away samples of …

  • SMS Gets Backstreet Boys Fans Buzzing

    SMS messaging is proving quite a buzz for fans of the Backstreet Boys concert tour this summer, as well as generating revenue for the group. During the Never Gone Tour, which kicked off July 22, fans can send text messages to the group, which the pop …

  • Show Business: What Makes a Conference Worth Attending

    If you use conferences, meetings, or other events as a marketing vehicle, knowing the keys to a successful event is critical. The same is true if you can choose only one or two events a year to attend.

  • History Channel Goes Ape Over TV Special

    The History Channel is giving new meaning to the term “gorilla” marketing, hitting the streets this week with costume apes dressed as businessmen seeding six markets to promote its new special Ape To Man. Street teams are taking to the streets in New …

  • Pencils, Pensand PDAs?

    Nearly every family with school-aged children buys clothing, shoes and three-ring notebooks during back-to-school season. But some retailers and several

  • Wal-Mart Balances the Books

    When Wal-Mart Stores made its first foray into reality TV this summer, it wasn’t the result of work by the company’s marketing department: It was the

  • Hilton Garden Inn Touts Cutting Edge Sweeps

    Hilton Garden Inn is giving travelers a chance to take one of the hottest guestroom amenities with them— Herman Miller MIRRA chair— part of an ongoing sweepstakes. Consumers can enter the Evolution Solution Express by Hilton Garden Inn sweepstakes by …

  • This Old House Hits the Road Again

    Having trouble with a leaky pipe or an unruly rose bush? This Old House is on the road again this summer to have its experts answer just such questions and more. The show’s experts, including master carpenter Norm Abram, general contractor Tom Silva, …

  • MLS All-Star Game Sees Record Number of Sponsors

    Major League Soccer has a reason to celebrate when its annual all-star game kicks off Saturday in Columbus, OH. The league said a record-setting level of sponsorship activation would take place at the game— is presented by Sierra Mist— around the city. …

  • New York Jets Going Guerrilla To Promote Training Camp

    The New York Jets are taking to the beach to promote training camp Actors dressed in full football gear are hitting high traffic locales like the streets of New York City and the beaches of Long Island to create awareness of the New York Jets’ …