Chief Marketer Staff
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News Briefs
LEGO: is holding a nationwide contest in which kids between the ages of six and 17 have 45 minutes to build something with 2,000 bricks based on a theme
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Revlon Re-Ups with Halle Berry
Revlon has renewed its contract with Academy-Award winning actress Halle Berry to act as a company spokesperson. Berry has been a spokesperson for the
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Hanover Puts Non-Core Titles on the Block
(Catalog Age) For starters, the multi-title mailer announced a recapitalization agreement with Chelsey Direct that is expected to close Dec. 17. Chelsey
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McDonald’s Tests McCaf Coffeehouses
McDonald’s Corp. last week opened the first of seven McCaf coffee shops inside McDonald’s restaurants in Raleigh, NC, and San Francisco. Big Mac hopes
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Agencies
American and United Airlines Launch Separate Sweeps
American Airlines and United Airlines are each using sweepstakes to drum up customers and charitable donations. American, in a regional promotion, offers
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List and Database News
Wellquest International This 389,000-name file identifies upscale health-conscious buyers who have purchased products for beauty, health and personal
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Agencies
Hallmark Replays Holiday Sweeps
Hallmark Cards, Inc. will run a holiday sweeps that ties its retail stores to Hallmark Channel programming. Hallmark’s holiday sweeps lets you be a star
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Search Engines Asked to Stop Ads for Illegal Prescriptions
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy is pressuring online search engines to cease running advertisements from unlicensed drug dealers, CNET
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Toshiba Inks Deal with NY Jets
Toshiba America Consumer Products has entered a sponsorship agreement with the New York Jets for the 2003-2004 season. In addition to guest appearances
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Prompting the Purchase
Over the past 10 years IMI International has quizzed consumers on factors that get them to lay down the cash to make a purchase. We completed the latest