Promotion

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  Ace Hardware Names Winner of Win-A-Store Contest

  Amid much fanfare, Ace Hardware yesterday named the winner of its national contest that awarded one person ownership of one of its stores, a prize valued a $1 million.

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  General Mills Puts Stroke Survivors on Cereal Boxes

  General Mills is reinforcing the health-and-wellness positioning of Oatmeal Crisp cereal through a tie-in with the American Stroke Association

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  Coca-Cola Debuts Vault Red Blitz Amid Major Sampling

  Coca-Cola has debuted a new flavor in its hybrid energy drink Vault portfolio.

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  Wal-Mart Tallies Packaging Scorecard: 117 Products So Far

  Wal-Mart Stores has registered a mere 117 products in the first month for its new packaging scorecard.

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  McDonald’s Puts New Faces on Packaging

  McDonald’s this week will unveil new packaging featuring the faces and passions of everyday people who were selected as part of a global promotion last year.

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  Dairy Queen Kicks off Viral Campaign for FlameThrower Burger

  Dairy Queen is generating buzz over its new Flamethrower sandwich with an advergame that lets players virtually navigate a hot air balloon for a chance to win gift certificates.

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  Disney Pushes Robinson Movie Via 44 Million Valpak Mailing, Sweeps

  Walt Disney Pictures is promoting its latest animated film Meet the Robinsons with a 44-million piece mailing from Valpak and a sweepstakes offering the chance to win a trip to the Disneyland Resort

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  Spa Finder Readies Consumer Expos

  Aspen vacationers and Manhattan commuters will get free massages later this year at the first spa expos to be held in the U.S.

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  Draftfcb Launches Shopper Marketing Unit

  Draftfcb has opened a shopper marketing division under retail marketing veteran Jim Lucas.

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  Mentos Hits the Road to Distribute Millions of Samples

  Mentos is popping the top on an eight-month tour for the chewy mints.