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Starbucks Exec Michelle Gass Jumps to Kohl's As Chief Customer Officer

Starbucks Exec Michelle Gass Jumps to Kohl's As Chief Customer Officer

Michelle Gass, a longtime Starbucks executive is leaving to join Kohl’s in the newly-created role of chief customer officer.

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Kmart Continues the Puns With its 'Big Gas' Promotion

Kmart Continues the Puns With its 'Big Gas' Promotion

The retailer is following up its viral hit "Ship My Pants" with more saucy worldplay in this video ad from DraftFCB.

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National Candy Show Draws Pitches for Farts Candy, Bacon Sex Lube

National Candy Show Draws Pitches for Farts Candy, Bacon Sex Lube

What happens when you put 600 sweets marketers in a room with retail buyers? Everything from Farts Candy to a tennis-ball shaped candy from Maria Sharapova.

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Walmart Taps Former Bush Adviser As Top PR Exec

Walmart Taps Former Bush Adviser As Top PR Exec

Walmart has hired Dan Bartlett, the head of public-relations firm Hill & Knowlton's U.S. unit, as exec VP-corporate affairs.

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Preparing the Next Generation of Chief Marketers

Kellogg School of Management has launched a new program to educate current and prospective chief marketers.

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Are You Wasting Money on Mobile Ads?

Are You Wasting Money on Mobile Ads?

Networks and publishers are working to more accurately report how well they deliver ads in order to legitimize the industry and increase mobile-marketing spending.

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Nutella Day Likely to Survive Unscathed

Nutella Day Likely to Survive Unscathed

The fan-led event seemed threatened when the event's founder, Sara Rosso, said earlier this week that lawyers for the brand sent her a cease-and-desist letter.

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Dairy Queen Effort Reaches Beyond the Blizzard to Burgers and Fries

Dairy Queen Effort Reaches Beyond the Blizzard to Burgers and Fries

Ad effort aims to change behavior of fans who see chain as primarily a place for dessert treats.

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Six Questions With Volkswagen's Kevin Mayer

Six Questions With Volkswagen's Kevin Mayer

Automaker's VP-marketing talks agency relationships, the Super Bowl, the 'dummy screen' and the iBeetle.

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Restaurants Slim Down Cocktail Calorie Counts

Restaurants Slim Down Cocktail Calorie Counts

T.G.I. Friday's, Chili's and others are slapping generic phrases like "skinny" and "slender" on cocktails as they target weight-conscious drinkers.

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How 'Skinny' Became the Hottest Phrase in Marketing

How 'Skinny' Became the Hottest Phrase in Marketing

For food and drink makers, "skinny" seems to be the phattest marketing term going -- and here's why.

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P&G Launches Major ROI Review

P&G Launches Major ROI Review

Under pressure, Procter & Gamble, U.S.'s No. 1 ad spender, examines how it measures the impact of its outlay.

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New Bacardi Ad Re-Creates Rum-and-Coke History

New Bacardi Ad Re-Creates Rum-and-Coke History

Bacardi and the "Cuba Libre" both originated in Cuba, but political considerations meant the new commercial had to be shot in Uruguay.

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JC Penney Embraces New Marketing Plans, Looks Ahead

JC Penney Embraces New Marketing Plans, Looks Ahead

Myron Ullman lays out a laundry list of changes in his first public comments since returning to lead JC Penney as CEO.

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What Liquor Brands Do CeeLo, Dr. J and Clooney Rep?

What Liquor Brands Do CeeLo, Dr. J and Clooney Rep?

With so many endorsements, it gets confusing. Test your celebrity booze knowledge with this quiz.

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Ad Age, MediaCat Honor Women to Watch in Turkey

Ad Age, MediaCat Honor Women to Watch in Turkey

Advertising Age brought its Women to Watch franchise to a third continent this week, in a partnership with local licensee MediaCat.

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Walmart Disappoints But Stays Course on Price Ads and Ecommerce

Walmart Disappoints But Stays Course on Price Ads and Ecommerce

Walmart misses on top and bottom lines, but will step up price ads and ecommerce investments.

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Overworked? 24-Year-Old Ogilvy China Staffer Dies After Heart Attack at Desk

Overworked? 24-Year-Old Ogilvy China Staffer Dies After Heart Attack at Desk

Reports that Gabriel Li died of chronic overwork have not been substantiated. Still, his death highlights the lack of boundaries between work and personal life in China.

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Qantas to Flyers: Ditch Your Kindles, Read Our Custom Books

Qantas to Flyers: Ditch Your Kindles, Read Our Custom Books

Campaign from Droga5 in Sydney encourages techies to kick it old-school -- with a paperback -- for a few hours.

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How Fenway Became About Much More Than Baseball

How Fenway Became About Much More Than Baseball

As the Red Sox ended its longest home game sellout streak in history, Fenway Sports Management is plotting global diversification.

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