Consumer Marketing

Premium Incentives: Better to Give

Spending on premium incentives dropped 2.4 percent to $26.3 billion in 2001 as the economic downturn curtailed expenditures and reduced the employee ranks

Acquisitions

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MIX AND MATCH Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, reached an agreement with Diageo plc and Pernod Ricard to purchase the Seagram's Mixers line for an undisclosed

Acquisitions

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MILLER TIME? Philip Morris Cos., New York City, confirmed last month that it is negotiating to sell struggling Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, to South

The New British Invasion

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Kipper is the hat trick. He makes the British invasion of my home complete. Kipper is an animated dog graced with a well-meaning terrier of a best friend,

Client Side

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Mercedes-Benz USA, Montvale, NJ, named Scott Keogh general manager of corporate communications. RadioShack Corp., Fort Worth, TX, named Douglas Scott

Rising to the Occasion

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During the reign of communism, it was normal for millions of Soviet Union citizens to wait in line for hours simply to buy a loaf of bread. In the last

Fizz Whiz

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Who knew green goop would sell so well? Baskin-Robbins intentionally mucked up its menu to get full service from its Shrek tie-in. Then the ice cream

Fight for Your Rights

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During the dot-com boom, corporations couldn't buy up naming rights for sports arenas fast enough. Massive deals worth $200 million over 20 years became