Month: December 2008
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Guns N’ Roses Sets Lawyer on Dr Pepper for Promotion ‘Fiasco’Dr Pepper’s offer to give everyone in the U.S. a free soda if Guns N’ Roses’ much-delayed album “Chinese Democracy” came out in 2008 has turned out to be not exactly what the Doctor ordered. 
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AgenciesHispanic Consumers to Add Sabor to Kleenex PackagesKleenex wants to get some Latin flavor onto its packaging to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in September 2009 
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News BriefJAMAICA: is launching a $3 million advertising campaign to lure tourists to the island despite a global financial crisis. 
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AgenciesSelling Sources Creates Customer Acquisition Group, Names HeadSelling Source LLC has created a new Customer Acquisition Group, which is headed by executive vice president Gary Fisher. Fisher recently joined the company. 
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DM Lags in Directional B-to-B SurveyWhile admittedly not a representative sample, a new study from integrated marketing firm Sagefrog gives directional insight into business-to-business marketers 
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AgenciesFred Waugh Takes VP of Alliances Position at ConvioFred Waugh has assumed the newly created position of vice president of alliances at CRM firm Convio 
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EmailMarketing VP Atlas Out at GoodmailDavid Atlas has been let go from his position as senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for Goodmail Systems, this newsletter has learned. 
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EmailPivotal Veracity Unveils ‘Engagement’ Index, MetricsE-mail deliverability consultancy Pivotal Veracity is expected today to unveil a new service the company claims helps marketers measure how engaged e-mail recipients are with their campaigns. 
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EmailBlack Friday Retail E-mails, Online Traffic SpikesAmerican consumers apparently didn’t just hop in their cars and go shopping on Black Friday to get a respite from the annual too-much-family-togetherness that happens for many every Thanksgiving. 
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EmailConsumers Don’t Care if You’re Blocked: SurveyMore than eight in 10 consumers have no idea that when they hit the report spam button, the mailer’s messages could get blocked from reaching people who want them, according to a recent survey by Silverpop.