Volkswagen is sponsoring the New York Rangers for the 2010-11 season in a deal with MSG that includes the VW logo on ice, vehicle displays at Madison Square Garden and on-air activation. The effort also includes an in-arena fan contest, the "Shoot. Score. Drive. Challenge," which puts VW cars and crossovers on ice -- literally -- for a promotional in-game contest dangling Volkswagen vehicles as prizes throughout the season. ...Read the whole story
Four out of 10 adults -- the most in the survey's history -- plan to dress in costume, up from 33% last year. And 11.5% of those in survey will get their pets into the spirit of the holiday. (Petsmart already has a photo contest going, and its Howl-O-Ween Shop is featuring a Martha Stewart Mummy Dog costume, tandem looks, so you and your dog can dress alike, and canine lobster suits.) ...Read the whole story
Toyota's involvement includes broadcast, print and online experiences: In Smithsonian Magazine and online, Toyota will present something called "Featured Five," a listing about each of the venues. Toyota will also donate $1 -- up to $10,000 -- to museum programming nationwide for each online consumer query about its Avalon full-sized sedan. ...Read the whole story
Recent product launches -- including Chocolate Cheerios, Wheaties Fuel, new grain snack bars and fruit snack varieties, new Yoplait Greek yogurt varieties and Yoplait Splitz layered yogurts -- helped drive a 2% increase in U.S. retail sales, to $2.45 billion, on top of 6% sales growth in last year's first quarter. Growth was supported by increased marketing. ...Read the whole story
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