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  • Web Site Markets Sheets to Students

    When Peggy Allen and Ronda Pierson were sending their children off to college a couple of years ago, they were appalled at the low quality and wrongly sized sheets available for dormitory beds.

    This led the pair, both former executives at Lifetime Television, to found an online operation dedicated to this supplying this niche market.

  • Top This

    Been awhile since you’ve chewed bubble gum? Then maybe the bubble-blowing contest in Chicago last month wasn’t for you. But the 30-year-old gum brand

  • Royal Treatment

    Prince ran his own version of a DM campaign last month, with a very simple call to action: Listen. The music icon chose to distribute 3 million free copies

  • Jackpot!

    An iconic board game like Monopoly is recognized throughout the world. And its maker is capitalizing on that notoriety by expanding a licensing deal to

  • Database Guru Eyes E-mailers

    Arthur Middleton Hughes thinks he may be able to teach e-mail marketers a thing or two. Hughes recently signed a part-time deal with e-Dialog to consult with some of the e-mail service provider’s clients.

  • Community And Content

    Although the next generation of marketing is in its infancy, the social web is already having an effect. More to the point, you’re going to be caught

  • Band wagon

    American idol is television’s No. 1 series. So it makes sense that TV Guide would piggyback on the show’s popularity. This summer, the magazine is co-sponsoring

  • Parents Go for Soft Sell

    A magazine’s editorial staff knows better than anyone what makes a publication great. It’s no surprise, then, that a new subscription-building package

  • Going Once, Going Twice

    Stouffer’s, the longtime maker of frozen dinners, has put a new spin on loyalty. Valuable prizes are up for auction in exchange for rewards points collected

  • Card Tricks

    Sure, you loved that pink fluffy kitten sweater from Aunt Bertha two Christmases ago, even if it was three sizes too small. And the year before, you adored