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Alltel Brings ‘My Celebrity Circle’ to NFL
Wireless phone provider Alltell is launching an integrated marketing campaign this month to tout its “My Circle” feature for users. The campaign includes a contest and celebrity endorsements by high-profile NFL receivers.
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Vanity Blends Music With In-Store Sweeps
Fergi is coming to a retail store near you. The pop star (not the Duchess of York) is reaching teens across Vanity stores nationwide under a new promotion that dangles a chance for fans to attend a live concert and to meet and greet the artist after the show.
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America Online Hit With Class Action Privacy Lawsuit
Three consumers filed a class action lawsuit against America Online in San Francisco late Friday, claiming that AOL violated their privacy by posting their search inquiries online without consent.
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Eleventh-Hour Debate Over Parcel Rates Could Kill Postal Reform
(Multi Channel Merchant) As the House and the Senate mull the merits of enacting postal reform, it appears that 11th-hour lobbying efforts brought by private-sector package delivery firms over parcel rates could threaten postal reform, according to Jerry Cerasale, senior vice president of government affairs for the Direct Marketing Association.
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Mail Stream: A Report on Incoming Direct Mail
Silhouettes Offers “The Look” for Fall Silhouettes, a catalog and Internet retailer of plus-size women’s apparel, has “The Look” for fall 2006, according to a recently tracked catalog. The Silhouettes logo in white is superimposed over the phrase in …
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Brands Monkey Around with Curious George DVD Tie-Ins
Brand marketers are pulling out all the stops in a new marketing and promotional campaign around Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s upcoming DVD release Curious George.
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Smirnoff On a Mission for Best Bond Song Remix
Smirnoff is stirring things up with its latest promotion tied to Sony Pictures Entertainment’s new James Bond film, Casino Royale, in a contest to find the best remix of the classic James Bond theme song.
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Supervalu, Nickelodeon Celebrate Family Day
Grocery giant Supervalu celebrates Family Day today with a slate of in-store events spotlighting the family dinner.
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FTC Wins Restraining Order Against ‘Debt Relief’ Operation
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge in California has issued a temporary restraining order against a nationwide online marketing operation that claimed it could reduce consumers’ debt by up to 60%, which the FTC said led many people into financial ruin and bankruptcy.
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ABC Piques New Yorkers for Six Degrees
ABC Networks has been raising eyebrows this week with a stealth marketing push for its new show Six Degrees.