Marketing Tactics

Jarden Corporation, a provider of niche consumer products with brands including First Alert, Coleman and Oster, announced the initiation of "Operation Careers for Veterans."

New Year celebrations typically come with inspirational stories of resolutions and the expectation of heartwarming endings and goals achieved.

7-Eleven Inc. announces winners of its 2006 Retailer Initiative Awards, which formally recognize those suppliers that excelled at helping 7-Eleven meet its convenience customers' changing needs through team merchandising, demandchain solutions, cost of goods, category management and contributing to creative advertising and promotional programs.

By the time you read this, academy award nominations have been announced or the announcement is only a few days away.

As the year closes you might be thinking about "wrapping" things up just like I am. I am one of those nostalgic people who like to consider the past year's events.

As an example of how marketers are using scent in advertising, Kraft Foods Inc. ran five rub-and-sniff ads for some of its products, including Chips Ahoy and Philadelphia Cream Cheese, in a special edition of Time Warner's People magazine, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Nestle consumer relationship marketing program earns the company kudos

Findings from the Cone Holiday Trend Tracker, a nationwide poll to determine Americans' plans for charitable giving this holiday season, show that more than half of Americans intend to purchase a holiday gift that gives back a portion of the proceeds to a cause.