Consumer Marketing

Sponsorships: Sold Out

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Sponsorship spending rose only 6.9 percent to $9.3 billion in 2001 as the economic slump put deals on hold. North American sponsorship rights fees grew

Agency Rankings, 1-25

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GMR Marketing 5000 South Towne Drive, New Berlin, WI 53151 Phone: 262-786-5600Fax: 262-784-7560URL: www.gmrmarketing.comOwnership: Omnicom GroupCEO: Gary

The Future Is Now

Ask four people to define and you'll get four different answers. Business defines us as a sales tactic. Marketing defines us as a below-the-line expense.

Premium Incentives: Better to Give

Spending on premium incentives dropped 2.4 percent to $26.3 billion in 2001 as the economic downturn curtailed expenditures and reduced the employee ranks

Acquisitions

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MIX AND MATCH Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, reached an agreement with Diageo plc and Pernod Ricard to purchase the Seagram's Mixers line for an undisclosed

Acquisitions

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MILLER TIME? Philip Morris Cos., New York City, confirmed last month that it is negotiating to sell struggling Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, to South