Consumer Marketing

Stringing the Purse

The hefty revenue increases many marketing agencies have posted in the past three years have begun to filter through the ranks, finding their way into

In Last Hurrah, McDonald’s Anchors Pirates Promo

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

McDonald's is rolling out a mega promotion behind Disney's much anticipated release Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, dangling chances to win Volvo vehicles, iPods and Sony PlayStation Portable systems. The promotion ends McDonald's 10-year, exclusive deal with Disney under which the QSR promoted numerous Disney films with enormous success.

ESA Sues Over Oklahoma Gaming Law

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

The Entertainment Software Association has filed its ninth lawsuit as part of its fight against legislation regulating violent video game sales to minors, this time against the state of Oklahoma.

Ocean Spray Takes Craisins Courtside

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Ocean Spray is sweetening up the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) through a partnership that takes its Craisins sweetened dried cranberries brand courtside at WNBA games and tours, and via a supermarket sweeps tied to the sport.