"The prescription-drug wars are under way," Timothy W. Martin informs us in the Wall Street Journal, although what we're really talking about is the heavy artillery of gift cards and TV advertisements entering the fray now that, as of Saturday, members of Express Scripts can return to their local Walgreens to get their scripts filled. ...Read the whole story
T-Mobile is moving into the social gaming world by sponsoring a social networking version of King.com's "Bubble Witch Saga" on Facebook. The primary focus of the campaign is to build awareness around the launch of T-Mobile's new myTouch devices by advertising on Bubble Witch Saga, which has more than 17 million monthly players, most of whom are women ages 25-54. ...Read the whole story
If Millennial men and women are from Mars and Venus, the latter inhabit a much more collegial planet, while Martians probably like to see emissaries from Earth crash land, or show up with DVDs of "Bum Fights." ...Read the whole story
NPD Group reports that while two-thirds of women 13 and older describe themselves as "special sized" -- a statistic that dovetails nicely with the two-thirds of American women who are overweight -- mainstream retailers and brands continue to ignore them. ...Read the whole story
The series, which begins on Sept. 24 on HBO and HBO Latino in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, includes interviews with Christy Turlington Burns, Victor Cruz, George Lopez, Soledad O'Brien and Raul Yzaguirre. ...Read the whole story
Daniel Craig as James Bond is featured in a global Heineken campaign tied to the new Bond movie "Skyfall" breaking Sept. 20. ...Read the whole story
Starting Sept. 17, Kraft American Cheese will donate a meal to Feeding America for each Five Guys customer who uses a mobile device to check in on Foursquare or Facebook. ...Read the whole story
The Cows Are Contented, The Customers Not So Much
As trust assumes an ever larger influence on purchasing decisions, brands as never before can build a following so devoted that customers will throw the ... ...More
Marketing through a sales channel can be extremely effective if certain conditions are met. Know your target ROI, and go after it. Don't assume that ... ...More
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