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Brands lace up with figure skating to get closer to females.Figure skating’s roots can be traced back to Jackson Haines, an American-born gentleman who

Online promotions were a major topic at this year’s PROMO Expo, so I thought I would recap some of the most salient points brought forth during the show.1.

All right class, let’s review. Who remembers the No. 1 Rule of Promotion? Peter?That’s right, the first rule was: Make Your Own Rules. Promotion is about

Candidates hungry for brand awareness and consumer interaction take a page from the Web.Every four years, the Dems and the GOP dust off their Marketing

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You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Mr. Schulz may be gone, but the Peanuts posse is thriving in licensed promotions.Snoopy’s in the frozen-food case. Linus

WITH QUALITY PRODUCTS, EXOTIC TRIPS, AND A-LIST PLAYERS, THE PREMIUM INCENTIVE CATEGORY IS LOOKING PRETTY CLASSY.Marketers looking for quality products

WHEN WINNERS GET TO PICK THEIR PREMIUMS, SOMETIMES THEY CHOOSE THE SUPER BOWL, SOMETIMES LUMBER.When Pepsi-Cola Co. gave away 350 grand prizes in its