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Nike Yanks 'Boston Massacre' T-Shirts From Stores, Online Retailers

Nike Yanks 'Boston Massacre' T-Shirts From Stores, Online Retailers

Nike yanks "Boston Massacre" T-shirts originally designed for Yankees fans from stores and online retailers, but some are still popping up on eBay.

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Tony Siragusa: The New Face of Male Light Bladder Leakage

Tony Siragusa: The New Face of Male Light Bladder Leakage

Former National Football League defensive tackle Tony Siragusa is telling men to put on pads -- and it has nothing to do with football.

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Nutrisystem Joins Forces With Walmart in Retail Push

Nutrisystem Joins Forces With Walmart in Retail Push

Weight-management marketer Nutrisystem will announce plans to sell "5-day Nutrisystem Jumpstart" weight loss kits at nearly 2,000 Walmart stores.

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Pearle Vision Set to Unveil Brand Reboot

Pearle Vision Set to Unveil Brand Reboot

Luxottica unit steps up marketing as online retailers, discounters disrupt category.

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How P&G, Ford and Wendy's Are Redefining Value

How P&G, Ford and Wendy's Are Redefining Value

A group of marketers are shifting the perception of value to mean something else: products worth higher price.

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McDonald's Sales Drop Despite Aggressive Discounting

McDonald's Sales Drop Despite Aggressive Discounting

McDonald's reported disappointing sales for the first quarter, blaming difficult prior year comparisons, intense competition and frugal consumers.

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How Hill Holliday Created Relief Effort One Fund Boston in Seven Hours

How Hill Holliday Created Relief Effort One Fund Boston in Seven Hours

Communicating mostly by text message, Hill Holliday, Hancock and the Boston mayor's office created the One Fund Boston within hours.

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Ad Age Hires Executive Editor, Media Reporter

Advertising Age has hired Matthew Quinn as executive editor, to build out its coverage of the business of marketing and media.

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Bloomberg-Backed Gun-Control Campaign Falls Short With Congress

Bloomberg-Backed Gun-Control Campaign Falls Short With Congress

Mayors Against Illegal Guns may have swayed public opinion, but ads didn't move Senate.

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Adidas Brings Out 'Boston Stands As One' Shirt

Adidas Brings Out 'Boston Stands As One' Shirt

Adidas is rolling out a limited edition "Boston stands as one" T-shirt, with proceeds going to The One Fund Boston, to help victims of the marathon bombing.

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Avis Taps Celebrities to Target 'Professionals' in Latest Ad Campaign

Avis Taps Celebrities to Target 'Professionals' in Latest Ad Campaign

Rental company ads star Gabrielle Reece, Nigel Barker, Steve Stricker and Thomas Keller.

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Chick-fil-A Offers Behind-The-Counter Tours in Transparency Push

Chick-fil-A Offers Behind-The-Counter Tours in Transparency Push

Want a tour of the kitchen with that? Chick-fil-A will offer behind-the-counter looks to consumers.

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Kmart's Sophomoric 'Ship My Pants' Video to Air on TV

Kmart's Sophomoric 'Ship My Pants' Video to Air on TV

Will the success of the spot help DraftFCB hang onto the retailer's account?

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McDonald's Franchisees Gripe Over Aggressive Discounting

McDonald's Franchisees Gripe Over Aggressive Discounting

Not all McDonald's franchisees are lovin' the heavy discounting the company has been urging on them.

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Ball and Its Mason Jars Get Better With Age -- Thanks to Pinterest, DIY

Ball and Its Mason Jars Get Better With Age -- Thanks to Pinterest, DIY

A recognizable name, a new approach to marketing and a perfect storm of trends has Jarden's jars riding high.

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Marketing Community Reacts to Boston Marathon Bombing

Marketing Community Reacts to Boston Marathon Bombing

Bombings sent local agencies scrambling to account for staffers. Twitter served as an information source; many brands went dark on social media.

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Frozen-Food Rivals Plot Campaign to Halt Sales Slump in Freezer Case

Frozen-Food Rivals Plot Campaign to Halt Sales Slump in Freezer Case

Trouble in the freezer aisle: Research from frozen food trade organizations finds 98% of products in the frozen aisle are experiencing flat or declining sales.

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The Next Big Marketing Weapon For Supermarkets --The Dietitian

The Next Big Marketing Weapon For Supermarkets --The Dietitian

Heather Illg is one of the newest power players in food retailing. But she doesn't oversee ad budgets or balance sheets. She's more interested in calories, fat and fiber.

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Chevy Repositions Impala to Flip Sales Ratio

Chevy Repositions Impala to Flip Sales Ratio

Once America's best-selling car, the full-size sedan has mostly been relegated to auto-rental fleets, police departments and car services.

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KFC Touts 'Transformational' New Product: Boneless Chicken

KFC Touts 'Transformational' New Product: Boneless Chicken

KFC is touting as "transformational" Original Recipe boneless chicken, a product essentially like the fried chicken it's known for, minus the bones and skin.

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