Good Vibes
NASCAR racing is less well known in the western U.S. than in the rest of the country. So when Tosco Marketing wanted to help the racing league celebrate
Consumer Marketing
Deregulated Mail
LOMBARD, IL - Metromail Corp. has partnered with PNR Associates, Inc., to deliver household-level marketing data to service providers in newly deregulated
Prizewinning growth
Marketers spent $24 billion on premiums in 1997, with growth in consumer and business-to-business premiums boosting the category 6 percent. The segment
Drawing Heavily on China
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA - The Disney feature film Mulan, provides the theme for a new Web site sweepstakes that offers hundreds of prizes, including a $500
P-O-P Gains, But Girds for Tobacco Withdrawal
Marketers last year spent $13.1 billion on point-of-purchase displays, an increase of 5 percent above 1996.Some segments had growth rates that exceeded
GET promo to give away $164,000 house.
DALLAS - Giving phone discounts is one thing, but giving away new house to prove your phone rates are worth having?That's what GTE Corp. is doing in a
Tommy Screams
Looking for a new way to capture the elusive teen market, Tommy Hilfiger just agreed to a multi-million deal to put Tommy Jeans and one of his models
What’s Wrong Turns Out Right
ABC execs thought they had a winner when they dreamed up a contest to have fans pick out the mistakes in one episode of The Drew Carey Show. But they
Acxiom Corp. Beefs Up
CONWAY, AK - Acxiom Corp has agreed to acquire May & Speh Inc., a direct market competitor, for stock valued at $17.44 a share or about $625 million,
People Agency Moves
Frank Henson named vp of the Solutions Marketing division of J. Brown/LMC Group, Stamford, CT.Christine Cervenka named director of research and human
