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  • Crowd Pleasers: Threadless Gives People What They Want

    The headquarters of Threadless.com look like the collision of a dot-com startup and the Little Rascals’ clubhouse. The main room of the offices on Chicago’s

  • Meet the New Consumer

    In an age of austerity, celebrate the new value shopper Brands that will succeed are true to their core, assure potential buyers, and share positive and

  • Street Smarts

    To promote the release of Tim McGraw’s latest album Southern Voice, a two-part teaser street-stenciling campaign was produced and executed in October

  • The State of Events

    Despite slower growth, event marketing and sponsorships was the largest branded entertainment category in 2009, growing $3.6% to $22.01 billion, up from $21.25 billion in 2008, when growth was 10.8%

  • Trigger Happy

    When planning a lead generation campaign with an event-based or behavioral trigger component, be sure to take the time to ask the following: What information

  • Be Everywhere

    Direct mail isn’t cheese, so there’s no reason it should stand alone Try emulating Martha Stewart’s strategy of brand omnipresence. The domestic diva’s

  • National Brands Strike Back

    During the past year, store brand sales have increased by 10% versus 2% for national brands. According to Nielsen, while store brands comprise just over 10% of most retailers’ total product mix, they also account for over 20% of sales, while achieving a turn rate that is better than two-to-one.

  • 2009 Promo Industry Trends Report

    In a year challenged by battering economic conditions and skittish consumers, marketers are hanging on. Promo’s annual report reveals that even though most categories experienced decelerating growth in 2009, spending was projected to grow, even if ever …

  • Red Cross Says Americans Still in a Giving Mood

    Despite the economic downturn, 90% of Americans still plan to make monetary donations to nonprofits this holiday season, according to a new survey by the American Red Cross.

  • Revamped Web Site Kicks Off 2010 Catholic Relief Campaign

    A newly redesigned Web site with expanded multimedia resources will help kick off the 2010 “Operation Rice Bowl” fundraising campaign for Catholic Relief Services.