P&G Touches Up the Do
Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, strengthened its position in the U.S. hair care market and entered the hair coloring segment by striking a deal to acquire
Consumer Marketing
Re-Slotting
Slotting fees will get a new spot on manufacturers' ledger sheets, but will still end up in retailers' pockets. The Financial Accounting Standards Board
Home Run Derby
Six years after a salary strike between millionaire players and billionaire owners tainted the people's game, Major League Baseball, New York City, is
Buddy Up
Four is not a crowd in Jim Beam's prize pool. The brand this month wraps up a sweeps awarding a grand-prize trip for four friends and readies another
ACQUISITIONS
HA-LO SELLS TWO Ha-Lo Industries, Niles, IL, sold its Market USA teleservices division to Paris-based SR Teleperformance for $32.5 million and its Lipson
Music to Market By
I developed my love of music in the 1970s, when the corporate world was the very antithesis of what rock-n-roll supposedly represented. I was outraged
Clicks and Cliques
Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY, and teen site Bolt.com, New York City, in May launched a co-branded photo service for Bolt's four million members (aged
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY TOOLS
Spicing up Spam Paramax, Red Bank, NJ, has a new suite of e-mail generators called SmartMail that enable video, voice, and animation to be embedded in
PROMO 100 Jeopardy!
In compiling the PROMO 100 each year, we collect a copious amount of information that isn't used to determine the rankings and, therefore, never makes
Pay Dirt
When Boston-based hotelier Sheraton Corp. launched its Club International paid loyalty club in 1986, many doubted that consumers would pay a $25 annual
