Consumer Marketing

CDNOW

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Two years ago, Samantha Liss was wavering. She wanted to change jobs. She had her MBA, had done a year in marketing, and was working for an uninspiring

SIMON BRAND VENTURES

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Karen Corsaro's son Anthony wanted a Nike outfit for his fifth birthday. She got to the cash register with $250 worth of clothes and $70 worth of Mall

An Uncertain Award

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Let's face it, most sweepstakes prize structures are cut and dried: Super Bowl trip, sporty car, trip to Paris, wide screen TV, cash award. These are

What Stores Want

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Forget national sweepstakes, the Internet, and tear pads. Retailers would rather have your demos, shipper displays, and a few extra bucks for direct mail.That's

The Price of Pagers

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Pagers have been the best-selling electronic item in the U.S. for the last four years, topping cellular phones, personal communications systems, and other

Phantom No More

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

The only thing missing from this marketing event was a tie-in to the trailer. It would have been an industry first, and it probably would have gone over

Getting Grander

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Grand Union, Wayne, NJ, is taking advantage of its current financial health to remodel stores, test new formats, and pump up marketing. The company told

MCDONALD’S CORPORATION

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

David Baney and R.J. Milano haven't had an actual boss since April, yet they've managed to steer McDonald's marketing through an important turnaround