Promotion
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Dave & Buster’s Embarks on Mobile Tour
Bringing memories of childhood fun to hard working adults this summer, restaurant and entertainment complex operator Dave & Buster’s has embarked on a nationwide mobile marketing tour. The tour began in May and runs throughout the summer as it seeks out …
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Dr Pepper and Spidey Go at it Again
After a successful 2002 run with Spider-Man, Dr Pepper has signed on as the exclusive soft drink of the upcoming Spider-Man 2, due in theaters this month. In two new instant-win games, tied to the June 30 theatrical release of the Sony film, talking …
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Food Marketers Sample Low-Carb Promo
Kellogg Co., Kraft Foods, General Mills and Unilever are participating in a low-carb promotion running in 50 Wisconsin supermarkets. The June 2-13 in-store promo showcases low-carb products and uses a carnival-style Carb-o-Wheel to demonstrate the …
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Universal Studios Creates Promotional Division
Universal Studios has created Universal Studios Partnerships (USP), an agency-inspired entity designed to oversee multi-divisional corporate alliances as well as theatrical and home entertainment promotions. USP will service the needs of both Universal …
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Loews Cineplex Entertains Moviegoers This Summer
Loews is reaching out to customers this summer with a giant three-story popper that makes its debut outside the Sony Loews Theater in New York City on Broadway and 68th Street on June 6. The popper will promote the upcoming Discovery Channel show, Big!, …
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Channel Surfing
Television viewers have been migrating to cable channels, causing agencies and marketers to follow suit, much to the chagrin of broadcast networks. Last
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Growth In Store
PROMOTION GROUP CENTRAL As any good matchmaker will tell you, you’ve got make sure both the bride and groom are happy walking down the aisle together.
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Spider-Man Can’t Steal Bases
IT SEEMED LIKE an innovative partnership between Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios and Major League Baseball when they announced plans to emblazon the
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Follow the Dollar
Not long ago, dollar stores were the red-headed stepchild of retail, filling shelves with slightly damaged goods, overstocks and closeouts. But the deep-discount
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Peddling premium paddling
I started my career selling soap on the West side of Milwaukee. Back then, the most popular promotions by far were what we called dealer loaders. These