Topic

Promotion

  • The Fellowship of New Line

    New Line Cinema’s The Lord of the Rings has written all over it. From the strategic partnerships to the innovative promotions to the scores of licensees

  • Star Tracking

    In July, Seattle became Baseball Central in addition to the home of grunge bands and coffee shops as it hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

  • WHAT A TRIP!

    As experiential marketing moves from buzzword to mainstream strategy, brand managers are intensifying their quests to connect with consumers in new ways

  • Clutter: Station to Station

    When Bruce Springsteen sang, There’s 57 channels and nothing’s on, he may have been speaking about the advertising. There certainly is plenty on. While

  • Clutter: More Than Meets the Eye

    Don’t blink or you’ll miss them. Seriously. PROMO’S four-hour run through one of Stop & Shop’s Norwalk, CT, stores was a lesson in the clean store policies

  • Straight to the Source

    Getting out of the office much this summer? No, we’re not talking about the 19th hole, the beach, or the endless stream of barbecues filling up the date-book.

  • TRADE PROMOTION: Going for Broke

    Tom Christal’s first job in retail was to throw away all the P-O-P that never got used: the stuff that came too late, or was the wrong size, or was never

  • DEPARTMENT STORES: Fashion and Compassion

    Few retail sectors have it tougher than department stores these days. As mass merchandisers enhance soft goods and cosmetics offerings, niche specialty

  • Clutter: Mall Bawl

    The Mall of America home to three Victoria’s Secrets and five Gap stores just got better: General Mills’ Cereal Adventure is open, blaring out its contribution

  • Star Makers

    Everybody loves Hollywood: the glitz, the glamour, the movie stars. Brands are well aware of America’s obsession with Tinseltown, judging by the steady