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Advertising's Unanswered QuestionsTue Sep 22nd, 2009
Scott Reeves Successful advertising must resonate with an individual’s worldview because demographics alone will no longer close the sale, top marketers said Monday. Digital technology allows advertisers to |
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What's Next After a P&G Sponsored NFL?Wed Aug 5th, 2009
Scott Reeves Snap those towels, boys, because Procter & Gamble (PG) will soon slap “Official Locker Room Product of the NFL” on about a dozen products, including Old Spice, Gillette, Febreze, Head |
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Dysfunctional Family Businesses: Adidas and PumaTue Jun 30th, 2009
Cory Bortnicker
Adolf Dassler & Rudolf Dassler
Arguments erupted daily and anecdotal evidence suggests the tipping point came while they were hidden in a bomb shelter."The dirty bastards are back again,& |
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Harlem Globetrotters Slam-Dunk the RecessionWed Apr 22nd, 2009
Tal Pinchevsky In their ninth decade in operation, the legendary Harlem Globetrotters conjure images of basketball immortals like Wilt Chamberlain, clown princes like Meadowlark Lemon, and their classic appearances |
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Sports Teams Put on Bailout Rally-CapsWed Feb 25th, 2009
Ryan Goldberg We've seen an indiscriminate assortment of companies declare bankruptcy these days: automakers, banks, insurers, retailers and restaurants. What I want to know is: When will the Pittsburgh Pirates fi |
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Celebrity Endorsements Gone BadFri Feb 6th, 2009
Mike Schuster Last week, a British tabloid published a picture of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps inhaling from a bong. The world (jncluding this website) seemed to wonder collectively whether his antics& |
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Phelps' Sponsorships Up in Smoke?Tue Feb 3rd, 2009
Mike Schuster It's been nearly a week since a British tabloid printed a photo of Olympic star Michael Phelps smoking from a water bong, but as of yet, no sponsors have stated they're dropping any endorsement deal. |
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Sports Franchises Use Squeeze Play on FansFri Nov 21st, 2008
Justin Rohrlich William C. Rhoden, of the New York Times, wrote last week that “the Yankees, who had a major-league-high $209.1 million payroll this year, offered pitcher CC Sabathia a 6-year deal worth at lea |
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NASCAR Running Out of Gas?Wed Oct 22nd, 2008
Ryan Goldberg Joe Six-Pack, the presidential campaign’s prototypically average American -- the one that Sarah Palin so desperately wants to affiliate with -- isn’t doing so well. His income can’t |
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SEC May Become Citizen of the WorldFri Aug 29th, 2008
Scott Reeves The Securities and Exchange Commission may require some US companies to switch to international accounting rules by 2014. The SEC says the change will make American companies more competitive in the |







