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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Articles by Natalie Zmuda]]></title>
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<updated>2013-05-23T01:14:21-04:00</updated>
<author><name>AdAge Staff</name>
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<subtitle>Articles by Natalie Zmuda</subtitle>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[RadioShack Looks to Regain Relevance With Push for Younger Consumers]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/radioshack-regain-relevance-push-younger-demo/241548/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CMO Strategy delivers the latest marketing strategy, theory, opinion and advice for CMOs, VPs of marketing and other senior industry execs. Top industry experts, advertising academics and leading brand chiefs offer guidance on the most important areas such as integration, the media revolution, accountability, ROI and corporate structure.]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[JC Penney Embraces New Marketing Plans, Looks Ahead]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/news/jc-penney-embraces-marketing-plans-ahead/241539/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[JC Penney&#039;s net loss widened in the first quarter as the department-store chain works to rebound from former CEO Ron Johnson&#039;s failed makeover.



The loss expanded to $348 million in the quarter ended May 4 from a deficit of $163 million a year earlier. CEO Myron Ullman, who returned as CEO last month, has been increasing promotions to revive sale]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[PepsiCo Bows Beverage Fountain That Lets Consumers Mix-n-Match Flavors]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/news/pepsico-soda-fountain-lets-consumers-mix-n-match-flavors/241415/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[
Forget the days when you had just a handful of choices at the soda fountain. 






Next week, PepsiCo will begin testing "Pepsi Touch Tower 1.0" as part of a series of new fountain rollouts, according to Beverage Digest. 



The device packs a lot of punch in a small space. Touch Tower 1.0 is a small counter-top unit with a digital touch screen. ]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Usher to 'Curate' Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Show]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/news/usher-curate-macy-s-4th-july-fireworks-show/241389/" ></link>
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This year&#039;s Macy&#039;s 4th of July fireworks will be scored and designed by none other than Usher.



The eight-time Grammy Award-winning artist is working with the department store on its annual fireworks show, marking the first time Macy&#039;s has worked with a celebrity to produce the show. Usher is no stranger to working with Macy&#039;s, having appeare]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Watch The Spot: Coke Launches 'Open For Summer' Campaign]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/see-the-spot/watch-spot-coke-launches-open-summer-campaign/241383/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[





Coke&#039;s "Open for Summer" campaign will kick off next week with more partners than ever. The brand has enlisted more than 200 partners, such as Coppertone and iHeartRadio, as well as more than 110 customers like AMC Theatres, McDonalds and Delta on board for the program, equivalent to the number that participated in the brand&#039;s London Olympics]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Consumers Prefer Beyonce as a Blonde (Or at Least in a Bikini)]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/adages/hey-beyonce-consumers-hair-blonde/241363/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Ken Wheaton and the editorial staff riff and rip on the best and worst of the ad, marketing and media business.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Target Teams Up With Facebook For Deals You Can Share]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/digital/target-teams-facebook-deals-share/241341/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[


Target is looking to Facebook to drive more foot-traffic in stores. The retailer is launching 700 new offers this week with a social twist: claiming them generates automatic Newsfeed posts on Facebook, unless the user turns them off.



The deals, eventually expected to balloon to about 1,000, are part of the retailer&#039;s new digital savings progr]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Asics' New Ad Aims to Show Brand Isn't Just for Runners]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/watch-spot-asics-moves-training-category/241330/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CMO Strategy delivers the latest marketing strategy, theory, opinion and advice for CMOs, VPs of marketing and other senior industry execs. Top industry experts, advertising academics and leading brand chiefs offer guidance on the most important areas such as integration, the media revolution, accountability, ROI and corporate structure.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Keeping Time: Why CMO Tenure Has Doubled]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/cmo-interviews/keeping-time-cmo-tenure-doubled/241294/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[


Back in 2006, Ad Age published a sobering statistic: The average tenure of chief marketing officers was a troublingly short 23 months. The latest figure, released last week from executive-search firm Spencer Stuart, shows a radically different picture -- CMOs are sticking around an average of 45 months. So what&#039;s behind nearly a doubling of CMO ]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[When Edgy Goes Wrong: Mtn Dew Gave Up Too Much Control]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/news/tyler-creator-mtn-dew-pair/241299/" ></link>
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Mtn Dew made a bet on Los Angeles-based rapper and producer Tyler, the Creator -- and lost.  




The PepsiCo brand found itself apologizing -- including via paid Twitter ads -- this past week after a branded video the artist produced spurred charges of racism and misogyny. 




The video was the second in a series of three Tyler Okonma made in p]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Wells Fargo Tries to Strike Emotional Chord With Consumers In New Ad]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/wells-fargo-strike-emotional-chord-ad/241290/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CMO Strategy delivers the latest marketing strategy, theory, opinion and advice for CMOs, VPs of marketing and other senior industry execs. Top industry experts, advertising academics and leading brand chiefs offer guidance on the most important areas such as integration, the media revolution, accountability, ROI and corporate structure.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[JC Penney Says It's Listening, Brings Back St. John's Bay Brand]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/news/jc-penney-listening-brings-back-st-john-s-bay/241264/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[JC Penney is taking to social media channels with a major PR offensive dubbed #jcpListens.



On Monday, the retailer put up a poll on Facebook asking customers which JC Penney brand was their favorite. By Wednesday, it launched the much-debated "It&#039;s No Secret" ad  apologizing to customers and directing them to Facebook, where it changed its cover]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Lowe's Embraces Six-Second Vine Videos for Spring Campaign]]></title>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Plenty of marketers are experimenting with Vine, but few have made the 6-second video platform truly useful for consumers. Lowe&#039;s may be on its way to cracking the code.



Stripped screw? No problem, just use a rubber band. #lowesfixinsix #howto vine.co/v/bU61aqq2YOp&mdash; Lowe&#039;s (@Lowes) April 21, 2013




The home improvement retailer has launched ]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Lowe's Embraces Six-Second Vine Videos for Spring Campaign]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/digital/lowe-s-embraces-vine-videos-spring-campaign/241246/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:c3bbf216-f62b-7f9a-ec65-ca63975dd038</id>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Plenty of marketers are experimenting with Vine, but few have made the 6-second video platform truly useful for consumers. Lowe&#039;s may be on its way to cracking the code.



Stripped screw? No problem, just use a rubber band. #lowesfixinsix #howto vine.co/v/bU61aqq2YOp&mdash; Lowe&#039;s (@Lowes) April 21, 2013




The home improvement retailer has launched ]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[JC Penney Apologizes With New TV Ad]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/jc-penney-apologizes-tv-ad/241208/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CMO Strategy delivers the latest marketing strategy, theory, opinion and advice for CMOs, VPs of marketing and other senior industry execs. Top industry experts, advertising academics and leading brand chiefs offer guidance on the most important areas such as integration, the media revolution, accountability, ROI and corporate structure.]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Three Top Marketers With Agency Backgrounds Reveal Why They Switched Sides]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/cmo-interviews/top-marketers-agency-backgrounds-reveal-switched-sides/241095/" ></link>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[PepsiCo Profit Down, But Marketing Spend Spikes]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/pepsico-profit-marketing-spend-spikes/240950/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:58931416-0d70-ca61-06c6-d5f1099942bb</id>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CMO Strategy delivers the latest marketing strategy, theory, opinion and advice for CMOs, VPs of marketing and other senior industry execs. Top industry experts, advertising academics and leading brand chiefs offer guidance on the most important areas such as integration, the media revolution, accountability, ROI and corporate structure.]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Kmart's Sophomoric 'Ship My Pants' Video to Air on TV]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/news/kmart-s-sophomoric-ship-pants-video-air-tv/240934/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[

America loves a good poop joke. 

Kmart&#039;s pun-filled "Ship My Pants" online video has been so popular--netting 12 million views in the span of a week--that it&#039;s now getting ready to debut on TV.




Shannelle Armstrong-Fowler, a spokeswoman for the retailer, said the ad, which was created by DraftFCB, will start running next week on "select cable]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Five Questions with Zico's Head Marketer]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/questions-zico-s-head-marketer/240898/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:dd235c35-112b-fcb5-3e42-54132bacb0de</id>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CMO Strategy delivers the latest marketing strategy, theory, opinion and advice for CMOs, VPs of marketing and other senior industry execs. Top industry experts, advertising academics and leading brand chiefs offer guidance on the most important areas such as integration, the media revolution, accountability, ROI and corporate structure.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Amazon's Ad Platform Being Shaped by Utility and Speed]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/special-report-digital-conference/amazon-s-ad-platform-shaped-utility-speed/240910/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Ad Age&#039;s Digital Conference is where the biggest brands meet the most innovative startups and technologies that are transforming marketing and media.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Vote on the Ads: Taylor Swift for Diet Coke or Beyonce for Pepsi?]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/news/vote-taylor-swift-diet-coke-beyonce-pepsi/240832/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[
It&#039;s a big week for soda ads. Tonight, during "America Idol," Diet Coke will unveil its first commercial featuring Taylor Swift [below], shot in her hometown of Nashville. 



It comes right on the heels of Pepsi on Monday launching its first spot featuring new global brand ambassador Beyonce [also below] during "The Voice." (Incidentally, both si]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Ten Things You Should Know About Sergio Zyman]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/ten-things-sergio-zyman/240809/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:e0c89996-6d64-799a-ea0b-c99bc93dc319</id>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CMO Strategy delivers the latest marketing strategy, theory, opinion and advice for CMOs, VPs of marketing and other senior industry execs. Top industry experts, advertising academics and leading brand chiefs offer guidance on the most important areas such as integration, the media revolution, accountability, ROI and corporate structure.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Amid Turmoil, JC Penney Puts Feelers Out for New Ad Agency]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/news/jc-penney-puts-feelers-ad-agency/240786/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[During his tumultuous 17 months as CEO, Ron Johnson played a key role in JC Penney&#039;s marketing. In his absence -- and in the wake of the departure of several marketing execs -- Sergio Zyman, the polarizing former Coca-Cola marketer, has been entrusted to begin charting a new path for the retailer.

To many, it will seem a surprising choice, given M]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Ron Johnson's Retail Revolution Ends With CEO's Exit From JC Penney]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/news/ron-johnson-17-months-jc-penney/240772/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Ron Johnson lasted just 17 months as CEO of JC Penney. 



A JC Penney spokeswoman confirmed that Mr. Johnson is stepping down and will be replaced by his predecessor, Myron "Mike" Ullman, effective immediately. Mr. Ullman has also been elected to the Board of Directors. 



"We are fortunate to have someone with Mike&#039;s proven experience and leader]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Pepsi Marketers Test Unique Agency Model With Omnicom]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/pepsi-marketers-test-unique-agency-model-omnicom/240755/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CMO Strategy delivers the latest marketing strategy, theory, opinion and advice for CMOs, VPs of marketing and other senior industry execs. Top industry experts, advertising academics and leading brand chiefs offer guidance on the most important areas such as integration, the media revolution, accountability, ROI and corporate structure.]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Beyonce Looks Back at Her Past in New Pepsi Spot]]></title>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[





Pepsi today launches its second global campaign and first TV spot featuring Beyonce in her role as global brand ambassador.



Executives close to the development and production of the spot say Beyonce was very hands on -- offering ideas for the creative concept, as well as weighing in on wardrobe decisions and her lines.



"We&#039;ve worked wit]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Coca-Cola Promotes Wendy Clark, Creates Global Sparkling Brand
Center]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/coca-cola-creates-global-sparkling-brand-center/240698/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CMO Strategy delivers the latest marketing strategy, theory, opinion and advice for CMOs, VPs of marketing and other senior industry execs. Top industry experts, advertising academics and leading brand chiefs offer guidance on the most important areas such as integration, the media revolution, accountability, ROI and corporate structure.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Watch the Spot: Pepsi's New Beyonce Ad]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/watch-spot-pepsi-s-beyonce-ad/240690/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:82009fa1-e0be-9ba4-dac6-01e251a0cb3a</id>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CMO Strategy delivers the latest marketing strategy, theory, opinion and advice for CMOs, VPs of marketing and other senior industry execs. Top industry experts, advertising academics and leading brand chiefs offer guidance on the most important areas such as integration, the media revolution, accountability, ROI and corporate structure.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[After Long Winter Will March Be a 'Lost Month' For Retailers?]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/news/long-winter-chills-retail-sales/240637/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[

As spring breakers descended on Florida last week, they were met with near-record levels of cold. Indeed, across the country from New York to Atlanta to Denver, temperatures were well below normal and much of the Midwest was blanketed in snow during the first official days of spring. 




It&#039;s been a rude introduction to the spring selling season]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Scotts' 2013 Spend Threatened by Perpetual Winter Weather]]></title>
<link href="http://adage.com/article/news/scotts-2013-spend-threatened-perpetual-winter-weather/240636/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[


Last year, homeowners in the Northeast and Midwest were cutting grass in early March. This year, snow covered lawns past St. Patrick&#039;s Day. 




That has the lawn-and-garden market looking at a weak start in 2013.  




Scotts Miracle-Gro, the market leader, hiked U.S. ad spending 50% last year and absorbed commodity costs without raising prices]]></summary>
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<author><name>Natalie Zmuda</name>
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