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  • Big Data Connects Online/Offline Fashion Shopping Experiences

    If they’re savvy enough, retailers can leverage big data to create a better experience for shoppers both online and offline.

  • Breyers Toppings Launches $1 Million Marketing Campaign

    Signature Brands, LLC, is marketing a new line of ice cream toppings under the Breyers name in its first licensing deal with Unilever.

  • Dunkin’ Donuts Goes Local From the Corporate Level

    Learn how Dunkin’ Donuts employs a local social marketing strategy from the corporate level.

  • Target Builds ‘Dollhouse’ In Grand Central

    (Ad Age) The glory of Grand Central Terminal got a little touch of Target this weekend when the retailer built a life-size dollhouse in the middle of the station to promote its Threshold home décor line. There are somewhere between 3,500 and 4,000 products on display in the house. Check it out.

  • Coca-Cola to Stop Marketing to Kids

    (Wall Street Journal) Coca-Cola plans to offer low- and no-calorie drinks in every market in the world and put calorie counts on the front of all drinks it sells. It also said it would stop marketing to children under 12 will work to encourage more physical activity programs in every country it operates. Get the […]

  • Chico’s FAS Runs its Cause Program Locally

    Chico’s FAS family of brands began last month its take-three of “May is For Miracles” campaign. The program operates out of local stores by offering communities a number of ways to raise funds for a local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

  • Red Roof Inn Turns 40, Celebrates with a Road Tour

    Marketers love to play the numbers and Red Roof Inn is no exception. March marked its 40th anniversary and it is churning out a host of promotions through the fall tied to that number. Last month, the lodging company began running the “40 & Fabulous” campaign that includes all kinds of incentives, a sweepstakes and […]

  • Heineken USA’s CMO on Pulling Brands out of the Ditch with a Challenger Mentality

    Heineken USA is marketing in an incredibly competitive environment overflowing with low–growth categories and competitors owning some of the largest ad spends out there. When Lesya Lysyj joined Heineken USA several years ago as its chief marketing officer, two forces were reshaping the beer category—consumer media consumption habits and the craft beer movement—that caused the […]

  • Denny’s CMO on Stopping its Sales Free Fall

    By 2010, Denny Corp.’s same-store sales had been in a free fall for at least four years. The number of customers coming to its restaurants had been declining for 20 years. The company had withstood several bankruptcies and a nasty lawsuit. It was challenged by a ton of competition and the recent recession only aggravated […]

  • 3 Missed Opportunities in Customer Loyalty

    Customer loyalty is an incredibly lucrative opportunity for brands, yet marketers still struggle to maximize their relationships with existing customers even though recent research from Forrester shows that 93% of companies have placed customer experience on their list of strategic priorities, with 28% claiming it as their top priority. Clearly brands understand the value of […]