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and advertising for smokeless tobacco products link snuff and chewing tobacco increased 39% between 1999 and 2001, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The spending reached $236.7 million in 2001, up from $107.2 million in 1999. These expenditures have increased every year since 1987, with only two exceptions, when $68 million was spent.

EINSON FREEMAN, INC.: a sales promotion agency in Upper Saddle River, NJ, has named Elly Goodman, account supervisor, to work on the Reynolds Metals account and Scott Cochran as senior account executive, to work on the ConAgra Snack Foods account, as well as new business.