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Mars Pushes Caffeinated Snickers via College Sampling

Jan 29, 2008 6:03 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Airborne Distributes 840,000 Samples in Airport Promotion

Nov 29, 2007 6:05 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

McDonald's Pushes New Burrito with Sampling, Coupons

Nov 28, 2007 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Charmin Returns with Public Bathrooms in NYC

Nov 26, 2007 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Maxwell House Brews Multi-Million Dollar Sampling Campaign

Nov 19, 2007 6:05 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Retail Clinics Host Sampling Effort

Nov 1, 2007 6:03 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes


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PowerBar Launches Sweeps with Lance Armstrong

As part of a longstanding partnership, PowerBar is collaborating with championship cyclist Lance Armstrong to launch a sweepstakes and mobile tour to motivate consumers to live healthily while promoting its nutrition bars.

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Issues, Research and Trends

Trade Show Sampling: Help or Hindrance?

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Q&A: Sampling Sense

First-hand experience of a product can dramatically impact a consumer's purchase intent of a brand. We asked folks at top agencies (drawn from the PROMO...

Arizona Proposes Alcohol Sampling

The Arizona state legislature has proposed a bill that would allow sampling of beer, distilled spirits and wine to customers shopping in grocery stores....

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Top Story

Dunkin’ Donuts Offers Second Iced Coffee Giveaway

May 15, 2008 6:01 AM, PROMO Xtra

Dunkin’ Donuts is hosting an iced coffee giveaway today while pitching a new flavor in its line-up.

People who visit participating locations from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. will receive a free 16-ounce original or flavored iced coffee as part of the chain’s Iced Coffee Day giveaway. Dunkin’ Donuts is also using the opportunity to promote its new drink, Berry Berry Iced Coffee, which features the tastes of blueberry and raspberry with its coffee.

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Maybelline Tour Offers Beauty Advice, Samples

May 19, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Patricia Odell

To make lips stand out, try a lip plumper with a sheer, vibrant color that pops....

WNBA Jerseys to Carry McDonald’s Logo in Season Openers

May 15, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Richard Tedesco

Women’s National Basketball Association players will wear McDonald’s golden arches on their jerseys for each team’s season opener as part of a marketing alliance between the women’s pro basketball league and the fast food giant this season....

Dunkin’ Donuts Offers Second Iced Coffee Giveaway

May 15, 2008 6:01 AM, PROMO Xtra

Dunkin’ Donuts is hosting an iced coffee giveaway today while pitching a new flavor in its line-up....

Kashi Pushes Granola with Free Samples

May 9, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra

Kashi Co. is offering tips and free samples at its Web site in a campaign tied to its ongoing effort to encourage an active lifestyle....

Kraft Singles Celebrates Mother’s Day with Samples, Gift Coupons

May 7, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra

Still looking for a Mother’s Day gift? Kraft has an option: grilled cheese sandwiches....

McDonald’s to Sample 8 Million New Chicken Dishes

May 7, 2008 6:03 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

McDonald’s is supporting its newest menu items, the Southern Style Chicken Biscuit and Chicken Sandwich, with a national sampling effort....

Toaster On Wheels

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Amy Johannes

In the old days bakeries used to make home deliveries for bread. Mrs Baird's Bakeries is sort of reviving the tradition in celebration of its 100th year...

Jolt Soda Relaunches Brand with Sampling Program

Apr 18, 2008 6:02 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Jolt Soda is hitting the streets of southern California with a guerrilla marketing and sampling campaign...

Kraft Promotes Bagel-fuls with Sampling, Tour

Apr 9, 2008 6:02 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Kraft is kicking off a sampling campaign today to promote its newest breakfast product, Bagel-fuls....

Nestlé Uses Prank to Promote Branded Comedy Network

Apr 3, 2008 6:05 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Brian Quinton

Nestle Foods said it has shaken off the associations of clumsiness of its Butterfinger brand and re-name itself simply “The Finger.” The re-launch was supported by a distribution of 200,000 free “Finger” bars at 7-Eleven stores in 10 major markets....

NatureSweet Pushes Tomatoes with Disney Tunes

Mar 28, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

NatureSweet, a producer of bite-sized tomatoes, is teaming up with Disney to promote healthy snacking options for kids and moms....

Johnsonville Sausage Kicks Off Grilling Season Early

Mar 7, 2008 6:07 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Johnsonville Sausage wants people to think now about summer grilling. To get them in the mood, it’s staging an event at the John Hancock Center in Chicago, where it was 34 degrees yesterday. ...

MasterCard Takes New “Priceless’ Tact

Mar 7, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Richard Tedesco

MasterCard Worldwide is taking a new approach to its ongoing “Priceless” campaign, this time awarding prizes through random magazine inserts rather than basing them on its elite card customers’ usage....

Dove Offers Goodie Bags to Tanger Outlet Shoppers

Mar 4, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra

Dove is spreading the word about some of its products in a new sampling initiative with Tanger Factory Outlet Centers....

But Can He Bunt?

Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Richard Tedesco

Presidential politics is like a spectator sport. So it makes perfect sense for card publisher Upper Deck to enter the race with candidate cards. One political...

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