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Banana Republic is running a two-part sweepstakes tied to Columbia Pictures' Memoirs of a Geisha. The grand prize is two trips— to Los Angeles for the movie's Dec. 3 premiere, a $250 Banana Republic wardrobe and $250 in spending money. The second prize ...

Buena Vista Television and Campbell Soup have rolled out a new contest, offering one family a grand-prize trip to the Big Apple to celebrate Thanksgiving with The Tony Danza Show. Viewers can submit their favorite holiday memories with a family photo by ...

Wish-Bone is taking its recent role on The Apprentice: Martha Stewart from the small screen to store shelves, rolling out two new salad dressing flavors, including the winning team's creation, to further extend its product portfolio. During last ...

American Baby magazine, a Meredith publication, has entered into its first marketing partnership with Mazda, as part of the automaker's recently announced commitment to reach out to the young family market through tactics other than traditional ...

Westin Hotels & Resorts is bringing fans of The Apprentice: Martha Stewart online via a new marketing campaign that further leverages its product-placement deal on the show. Westin was the latest brand featured under a brand integration deal with NBC's ...

H.J. Heinz Co. is launching Silly Squirts kid-friendly ketchup with a dedicated Web site and online sweepstakes. The bottle has a flip top with three different drawing nozzles; it sells for $2. Heinz supports the rollout with a micro-site on family site ...

Hallmark Channel is offering consumers the sweet treat to win a chance for a walk-on role in an upcoming Hallmark Channel original movie as part of its annual Halloween Swipestakes. The swipestakes supports the Hallmark Channel's World Premiere ...

American Express and JetBlue are giving new meaning to the task of earning rewards, launching a rewards competition in which two families will compete to earn points for a return flight home. American Express and JetBlue are searching for two families ...

To boost the launch of Midway's new arcade-style racing game L.A. Rush, MTV and MTV2 are rolling out two separate sweepstakes in which three consumers can win a pimped out 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. The promotion coincides with yesterday's launch of ...

Fuji Photo Film USA is focusing on customers at places where picture taking is a national pastime: America's zoos. Beginning this week, the company set up booths at 11 zoos across the country, each themed to tie into Halloween celebrations at the ...