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Duracell, Maggie Gyllenhaal Launch Holiday Ambassador Search

Oct 9, 2008 6:03 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Mars Snackfood Rolls Out New Products, Promotions

Oct 7, 2008 6:03 AM, PROMO Xtra

Dollar General Launches $1 Million Sweepstakes

Oct 6, 2008 6:03 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Sharp Hypes Aquos TVs with ALCS ‘Lights Out’ Sweeps

Oct 3, 2008 6:05 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Richard Tedesco

Whole Foods Hosts Budget Recipe Contest

Oct 3, 2008 6:02 AM, PROMO Xtra

McDonald’s Hypes Monopoly Game with Early Push

Oct 2, 2008 6:06 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes


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Kraft Puts Rachael Ray Sweeps on 62 Million Nabisco Boxes

Kraft Foods is once again partnering with celebrity chef Rachael Ray for an on-pack holiday promotion for its Nabisco cracker line....


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TOP STORY

Mars Snackfood Rolls Out New Products, Promotions

Oct 7, 2008 6:03 AM, PROMO Xtra

Mars Snackfood U.S. is hoping to boost sales with a new line of snack and candy products.

The company is rolling out a new flavor to its Combos line: Jalapeno Cheddar Tortilla. The snack includes jalapeno peppers with cheddar cheese and corn tortillas.

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In Depth: Games, contests & sweepstakes

Sara Lee Launches Campaign Tied to ‘High School Musical 3’

Sep 3, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Sara Lee Fresh Bakery is backing its Soft & Smooth bread products with a tie-in to Disney’s upcoming “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” film, the company’s largest marketing initiative since 2005....

Free Flight

Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Patricia Odell

TLC Marketing is trying to make good on a promotion that almost sounded too good to be true, and in many ways, it was. Dockers offered shoppers who purchased...

Consumer Driven

Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Patricia Odell

By the time all was said and done, more than 700,000 people had registered to take part in a contest to create the newest flavor of Mountain Dew. More...

Mars Snackfood Kicks off $1 Million Halloween Sweepstakes

Aug 19, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Mars Snackfood U.S. is hoping to drive sales of its candy with a Halloween-themed sweepstakes and instant-win game offering the chance to win $1 million....

Canon Reruns NFL Photo Contest Play

Aug 19, 2008 6:03 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Richard Tedesco

Canon is reprising its amateur football photo contest with former quarterback Archie Manning as its star play caller to hype its National Football League sponsorship role....

7-Eleven, Pepsi Team for “Madden NFL 09” Rollout

Aug 18, 2008 6:05 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Brian Quinton

In a set of integrated promotions around the release of EA Sports’ “Madden NFL 09” computer game, convenience chain 7-Eleven and beverage maker Pepsi have coordinated campaigns that include Madden Meals, a new Pepsi flavor and in-store pre-order and pick-up of the game, which dropped at midnight on Aug. 12....

Circuit City, YouTube Team to Tackle Your Inner Jock

Aug 15, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Brian Quinton

Tapping into the fantasy sports trend and the run-up to the pro football season, Circuit City has begun sponsoring a new YouTube channel dedicated to fan analysis of pro trades and performances....

First Hispanic Campaign Debuts for Nestlé Pure Life

Aug 8, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra

Nestlé Waters North America has signed a two-year partnership with Cristina Saralegui, an internationally acclaimed Hispanic television personality....

Film Fest

Aug 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Amy Johannes

Without doing one ounce of marketing in grocery stores, Dibs is hoping to drive sales of its ice-cream with a new customer, 13-year-olds and up. It's...

Robber Turned Rapper Shares Spotlight with Big Mac Chant Winner

Jul 31, 2008 6:05 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Brian Quinton

McDonald’s “Big Mac Chant Off,” looking for the best user performance of the classic “Two all-beef patties” jingle, has found its winner. But one of the runners-up is grabbing some of the headlines around the promotion: for having held up a McDonald’s back in 1994....

Borders Sweeps Teaches About New Web Site

Jul 30, 2008 6:02 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Patricia Odell

Borders recently overhauled its Web site and is teaching people about the changes with a new sweepstakes....

Borders Sweeps Teaches About New Web Site

Jul 28, 2008 6:01 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Patricia Odell

Borders recently overhauled its Web site and is teaching people about the changes with a new sweepstakes....

Samsung Joins the Olympic Promo Pack

Jul 25, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra

Samsung Mobile is catching a ride on the Olympics wave with an online scavenger hunt for gold medals that has a $100,000 grand prize at the finish line....

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