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The Future Is Now
Ask four people to define and you’ll get four different answers. Business defines us as a sales tactic. Marketing defines us as a below-the-line expense.
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On The Air
The other morning I woke-up from a dream to the sound of a woman screaming. The dream took place in a mythic promotion world where every creative concept
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Promotional Products: Down, Not Out
What goes up occasionally has to come down, right? After eight straight years of double-digit growth, spending on promotional products sank 10.4 percent
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X Marks the Top
A trio of campaigns touting the launch of Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox racked up five awards for two agencies in the Promotion Marketing Association’s 2002
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Burger Queen
Last Wednesday I had burgers and a brownie for breakfast and I’m still trying to recover. I was in Miami, at Burger King headquarters, to hear about new
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Schmoozing at Sunset
ACTION! That’s what’s in store for those who attend next month’s StarPower conference. This year’s Promotion Marketing Association conference promises
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Toys in the Attic
This year’s American International Toy Fair seemed more like a nostalgia tour than a new-product showcase: Care Bears paraded on Broadway. Strawberry
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Guest Column: Action Speaks Louder
Not long after joining the Promotion Marketing Association of America (as it was know then) in 1987, I developed a simple way of explaining promotion
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Tripped Up
Dianne Harper had no doubt her grand-prize winner was going to the Olympics. As Chevrolet’s brand promotional manager, Harper had accompanied five first-place
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