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Sharper Image Accepts Gift Card Again, But with Stiff Rules 

The Sharper Image is back to accepting gift cards, following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing last month. But the chain has added some stiff rules to its redemption policy....

Loop’d Network Starts Ski Community with Giveaways 

Loop’d Network is launching an online ski community with a series of monthly giveaways of autographed gear from an X Games star....

Mrs. Fields Cookies Offers Sweet Corporate Gifts: Q&A 

Nothing says ‘thank you’ like a fresh-baked cookie. That’s part of Mrs. Fields Cookies’ bread and butter, a firm that has been offering a corporate gifting program for employee rewards for the last 13 years. Since 2005, sales have increased about 50%. ...

Tivo Terminates Rewards Program 

TiVo is ending is TiVo Rewards program in May. The company, which posted the notice on its Web site, said that through surveys it “discovered new and different ways to involve our fans and keep them more connected to TiVo and other TiVo customers.” ...

Brookstone Swaps Sharper Image Gift Cards for Discounts 

Brookstone is accepting Sharper Image gift cards and gift certificates in exchange for a 25% savings at its stores. ...

PetSmart Offers Pet Portrait Loyalty Credit Card 

PetSmart is tapping into the emotional appeal of its PetPerks Visa Card by letting customers put the mug of their favorite dog or cat on it....

Rewards Don’t Buy Loyalty: Study 

Rewards programs may draw some return business, but developing truly loyal customers requires more than special offers....

American Express Incentive Services Names Harris as VP of Marketing 

American Express Incentive Services has named Matt Harris as vice president of marketing. ...

ASI Ups Curry to SVP of Marketing 

The Advertising Specialty Institute has promoted Susanne Curry to senior vice president of marketing....

But Can He Bunt? 

Presidential politics is like a spectator sport. So it makes perfect sense for card publisher Upper Deck to enter the race with candidate cards. One political...

McDonald’s Samples McSkillet Burrito for Leap Year Event 

McDonald’s is sampling its latest menu addition, the McSkillet Burrito, with a two-day campaign tied to Leap Year....

ABC Offers Tissues to Plug Oprah Series  

Anticipating that the series will be a tearjerker, ABC is inserting tissue packets in this week’s TV Guide to help hype a new Oprah reality series and its hit companion “Extreme Makeover.”...

AirTran Airways Drives Loyalty with ‘Pit Crew’ Service, Contest 

AirTran Airways has found a unique way to reward travelers for their loyalty. Last week gave passengers received special privileges for flying the airline in the form of speedier service from Danica Patrick look-alikes. In a one-day event, Pit Crew teams dressed as the Indy racecar driver worked ticket counters at LaGuardia Airport in New York and assisted travelers with luggage to push people through the check-in lines faster. ...

Red Lion Offers Bonus Points in Leap Year Promotion 

Red Lion Hotels are hyping a leap year promotion offering bonus points to loyalty program members who make reservations for Feb. 29....

Bank of America Expands NASCAR Banking Program 

Bank of America is revving its NASCAR RacePoints rewards program with more access to drivers for customers who carry bankcards, credit cards or checks bearing the NASCAR logo or drivers’ images....

Rymax Marketing Partners with Skullcandy for Incentive Products 

Rymax Marketing Services has teamed up with Skullcandy, an audio products manufacturer, to produce specialty items for the incentive industry targeting 18- to 35-year olds....

JetBlue Celebrates Birthday with 800 Free Roundtrips 

JetBlue Airways Corp. is celebrating its eighth birthday by offering its loyal customers a present: 800 free roundtrip flights in exchange for names to help build its program....

Value Comes in Coupon Clipping: Survey 

Coupons may be time consuming to cut out, but they can mean big savings and offer good incentives to persuade people to buy certain products. For example, some 55% of female coupon clippers bought a different brand than usual because of a coupon offer, a recent survey found....

McDonald’s, Sam Adam’s Gain in Customer Loyalty: Survey 

When it comes to loyalty, consumers aren’t too willing to give up their favorite brands. But marketers who are adapting to the changing times and to consumers’ needs are finding new loyal followers....

Discovery Draws Eyeballs with Mobile Channels 

Discovery Communications is seeking to pump up viewership with new mobile portals for its channels....

Hasbro Gives Rewards in Exchange for Purchases 

Hasbro is driving sales of its toys and games with a limited-time promotion designed to reward customers for their purchases....

Pizza Hut Pushes 'Snap for Rewards' Promotion 

Pizza Hut is offering premiums for taking snapshots with their cell phones....

Cheerios Offers Books As in-Pack Premiums 

General Mills is using books as premiums to boost cereal sales. Under the promotion, Cheerios is putting 5 million children’s books inside boxes of its cereal. ...

Southwest Airlines, Chase Reward Loyalty via Kravitz Tour 

Southwest Airlines and Chase Card Services recently recognized members of its rewards program for their loyalty with some extra perks tied a Lenny Kravit concert tour....

Kraft Super Bowl Play: Cheese and Crackers 

While the Super Bowl coaches were thinking run and pass, Kraft nudged consumers with coupons to think cheese and crackers....

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