Trevor Jensen
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BMW Begins Contacting Shops In $150 Mil. Creative ReviewLOS ANGELES Nearly three weeks after splitting with Publicis’ Fallon in Minneapolis, BMW has begun contacting agencies about its $150 million creative [...]
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A steady stream of solid economic news pushed Wall Street to a third straight week of gains. Wholesale inflation was down a hair, while manufacturing and industrial production were up, [...]
P&G ‘Always’ Promotes A Curse As A Blessing
Brand Marketing
Simply coping with the inconveniences of menstruation is the traditional theme of advertising in the feminine protection category.But a new ad campaign breaking today for Procter & Gamble’s Always brand, [...]
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U.S. Army Pours $250 Mil. Into Six-Month Recruitment EffortWASHINGTON The U.S. Army will spend an estimated $250 million during the next six months on ads aimed at recruiting 18- to [...]
Pushing Through
Brand Marketing
A strong jobs report on Friday overcame concerns raised by the bombings in London and pushed the stock market up in a shortened week of trading. Most of the gains [...]
GGC Changes Name, Adds Executives
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CHICAGO Gardner Geary Coll has been renamed Maiden Lane and has added three top executives, said president Bob Gardner, who founded the independent shop 28 years ago. Gardner used the [...]
Physicians File Suits Over Dairy Ad Claims
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CHICAGO In a pair of lawsuits, a doctors group has accused marketers including Kraft Foods, General Mills and Dannon, along with three dairy organizations, of making false claims in advertising [...]
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Sprint Positioning: Helping Customers Get More Out of LifeNEW YORK Sprint will be the “master brand” name for the combined Sprint and Nextel Communications, although the Nextel name will be [...]
Oil The Culprit Again
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Stocks were laid low by rising oil prices last week, with the Dow Jones industrial average losing 3 percent over five days of trading to close at 10,297.84. The Nasdaq [...]
Empower Lands Check ‘n Go Media
Brand Marketing
CHICAGO Check ‘n Go, a chain of 1,200 payday loan outlets, has awarded media planning and buying on its estimated $10 million account to Empower MediaMarketing in Cincinnati, the agency [...]