Watching the Carts

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

While there's no softening the blow of the troubled economy, retailers worked hard this year to keep shoppers returning to their stores. New technologies

Premium Connections

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Believe it or not, those pens and calendars handed out at trade shows make a lasting impression. Of the 71% of business people who received a promotional

Licensing Languor

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Many little girls across the country are likely snuggling down tonight in bedding decorated with all things Hannah Montana. The singing and TV star sensation

Legal Challenges

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

This year has seen the enactment and amending of legislation and the filing of lawsuits related to a number of promotional tactics. The following is an

Promo Lite

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

What did you expect? There's an economic downturn. So promotion marketers are trimming their sails, judging by Promo's 2008 Marketer Trends Survey. Only

Mail Bonding

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Let them have their National Football League sponsorships, their virtual worlds, advergames and campaigns on Twitter. When it comes to the number-one

Marketing to Go

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

The appeal of mobile devices for marketers is unquestionable. They're everywhere; they're personalized to one person and so (in theory) highly targetable;

Happy World

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Okay, trivia buffs: What was the first movie property to appear in a McDonald's Happy Meal promotion? If you said the original Star Wars back in 1979,

Now More than Ever

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

There's little question that this is the year for interactive promotions. Heck fire, this is the century for them. The only unknowns are where the money