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  • Face the Future

    Ok, so maybe you don’t feel the need to count down the days until the next century. We’re proud of you. This alarm clock and photo frame from Bridgeport,

  • ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE

    Internet marketer DoubleClick, Inc., New York City, acquired direct-marketing research firm Abacus Direct Corp., Broomfield, CO, in a deal worth $1 billion

  • Heavy Drinkers of Imported Beer

    “A Heineken and an Amstel, thanks.” The couple by the bar won’t be found slugging $1.99 six-packs on the couch at home; they’re too busy working and working

  • And the Pitch…

    After decades of keeping the smooth, white, plastic surfaces of its classic products pristine, Wiffle Ball, Inc., has gotten into the promotions game.

  • Winners are few and lawyers dogging them many, so why are sweepstakes on a rampage?

    The number of sweepstakes promotions being offered by marketers has grown at least 15 percent over the last eight to 12 months, according to a promo poll

  • Foiled again

    Here’s one way to shine on-shelf: UniFoil Corp.’s foil for packaging and P-O-P. Titleist recently redesigned all its packaging using Unifoil materials

  • Bounced

    SOMETIMES, THE CRANBERRIES GO STALE.Ocean Spray is readying yet another round of new products and will boostmarketing spending as it scrambles to regain

  • You May Not Be a Winner

    As early as this month, the U.S. Senate will consider a bill regulatingdirect-mail sweepstakes. The Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act(S-335),

  • Eeny, Meeny, Miney? No.

    Agency execs tell horror stories about running into the PROMO 100 list during new-business pitches. In the midst of a capabilities presentation, the client

  • A Fine Mess

    It’s one of the oldest confrontations in the annals of mankind: The scolding parent versus the child with the messy room. Surprising that it didn’t inspire