Huggies Launches Sun Care Line 

The well-known Huggies brand has launched a line of sun care products for youngsters with a multi-million dollar campaign....

Vitamin Water Samples at Top Spring Break Destination 

Glaceau is pitching new Vitamin Water products at a top Spring Break destination this month....

Altoids Launch Rips Valentine’s Day 

Screw Valentine’s Day. Let’s eat dark chocolate Altoids. Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. plays the anti-Cupid with storefront sampling of new Altoids Dark Chocolate Dipped Mints. ...

Coaches Association Signs Sampling Pact 

High school coaches in 18,000 U.S. schools will get samples for student athletes through a new contract for the National High School Athletic Coaches Association....

Miller Set to Sample New Brew in Southern States 

SABMiller will launch a new beer next month, debuting a product that is unique to the brewer’s portfolio....

Playtex Starts Promotions for New Tampon 

Playtex is out with a slate of promotions for its new tampon, including sponsorships and sampling...

Sampling Helps Kick Off Aquafina Alive Debut 

Aquafina is targeting a number of popular film festivals to put samples of its new vitamin-enhanced water beverage into consumers’ hands....

Wild Oats Pushes "Healthy Aging" In-store 

Natural foods grocer Wild Oats is launching an in-store program to teach consumers how to age gracefully...

Start-up Toothpaste Hooks up with Victoria's Secret 

Move over Crest. Starbrite Whitening Toothpaste, a newcomer to a very crowded category, has a date with Victoria's Secret. ...

Charmin to Open Public Bathrooms in NYC 

Call it a twist on sampling. Procter & Gamble is opening a public restroom in New York City's Times Square Monday where it is putting rolls of its Charmin Ultra toilet tissue to the ultimate test. ...

Starbucks Spreads Cheer via Holiday Campaign 

Starbucks is getting into the holiday spirit. The coffee giant is seeding out its new Cheer Pass as a means to inspire others to spread goodwill and commit random acts of kindness. ...

Newcastle Brown Ale Adds Music/Extreme Sports CDs to 12-Packs 

Newcastle Brown Ale is going interactive, adding a series of CDs to its 12-packs. ...

Coca-Cola's New Enviga to Get Major Consumer Sampling 

Coca-Cola's new green-tea product, Enviga, marketed as a great tasting beverage that will burn calories, is set to begin a very active consumer sampling program in the New York metro and Philadelphia areas. ...

Sampling Reigns as Key Method to Drive In-Store ROI 

Product sampling is the most influential in-store marketing method when it comes to influencing consumer purchase decisions, and is a reliable option for marketers looking to increase ROI. ...

OfficeMax Analyzes Handwriting Online 

OfficeMax is touting its TUL private-label pen brand with tongue-in-cheek handwriting analysis online. ...

Del-Monte Takes Pup-Peroni on Tour 

Del-Monte is hitting local pet hotspots with a 33-city tour for Pup-Peroni dog snacks. ...

Dentyne Brings Movies to Campus 

Dentyne gum plays campus matchmaker this fall with its first-ever campus tour and nightlife campaign. ...

Human Fruit Stages 'Protest' for Naked Juice  

Life-sized apples, giant kiwis and over-blown grapes will be on the streets "protesting" in Chicago this month and handing out samples of Naked Juice. ...

Starbucks Celebrates with Podcasts, Events; Yanks Free Coffee Invite 

Starbucks is adding special items to its menu to celebrate its 35th anniversary—podcasts and events. ...

Summer Push Puts New Elizabeth Arden Fragrance in Teens' Hands 

Elizabeth Arden is working concerts and malls in New York, Miami and Philadelphia to sample its new fragrance for teens girls. ...

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Models Covered in “Mud” on Display at Fashion Week 

AHAVA, the cosmetics company, covered the bodies of three scantily clad models with its “Mud” body treatment earlier this week and set them loose during Fashion Week in New York...

Lu Biscuits Partners with Fashion Designer at Fashion Week 

Kraft Foods Lu biscuits has teamed up with fashion designer Erin Fetherston to create limited edition packaging for the French cookie brand...

Fiberwig Hands out 100,000 Mascara Samples 

Fiberwig, the Japanese paint on eyelash brand, is on the move promoting its mascara in the U.S. through a street campaign...

McDonald’s Pushes Specialty Coffee in Ohio with Promos 

McDonald’s is backing the recent launch of specialty coffee in Central Ohio with a host of promotions to spread the word about the new menu items...

Milky Way Distributes 285,000 Samples on ‘Road Trip’ Tour 

Mars Snackfood U.S. recently wrapped up a two-month tour where it handed out 285,000 Milky Way bars in an effort to boost sales of the chocolate candy....

Burger King Launches Soccer Program Targeting Hispanics 

Burger King Corp. is kicking off a series of soccer events this weekend targeting Hispanics to build its brand and give customers another reason to visit its restaurants...

Ciao Bella Kicks off Multi-State Sampling Tour  

Ciao Bella is hitting the road with a summer sampling tour to give people a taste of its sorbet and gelato flavors....

Fuze Hits the Hamptons with New Plastic Bottles 

Fuze and out-of-home agency Titan Worldwide have wrapped five taxis from the Hamptons-based Hometwon Taxi Service to resemble the shrink-wrap packaging that Fuze’s former glass bottles have long carried...

Burger King Readies Apple Fries Sampling, New Kids Meal Push 

Burger King is preparing a multi-city sampling effort to promote its new BK Fresh Apple Fries product....

Wise Snacks Hits the Streets with Baseball-Themed Sampling Effort 

Wise Snack Foods is hitting the streets of New York City and Boston with brand ambassadors to talk up its products through a sampling campaign....

7-Eleven Backs Slurpee with Largest Slate of Promos 

7-Eleven is out in full force with a host of summertime promotions tied to its Slurpee brand, which include everything from coupons, giveaways and new flavors....

Capri Sun Looks for ‘Pouch Respect’ on Sampling Tour 

Kraft Foods’ Capri Sun is capitalizing on the popularity of its “Respect the Pouch” ad campaign with a summer sampling tour of a dozen cities in 10 states and a new Web site that lets kids build pouch avatars and send Burp-O-Gram messages...

Cold Stone Creamery Celebrates 20 Years with Giveaway 

Cold Stone Creamery is toasting its 20th anniversary this week with an ice cream cake giveaway for Michigan residents....

WNBA Jerseys to Carry McDonald’s Logo in Season Openers 

Women’s National Basketball Association players will wear McDonald’s golden arches on their jerseys for each team’s season opener as part of a marketing alliance between the women’s pro basketball league and the fast food giant this season....

Dunkin’ Donuts Offers Second Iced Coffee Giveaway 

Dunkin’ Donuts is hosting an iced coffee giveaway today while pitching a new flavor in its line-up....

Kashi Pushes Granola with Free Samples  

Kashi Co. is offering tips and free samples at its Web site in a campaign tied to its ongoing effort to encourage an active lifestyle....

McDonald’s to Sample 8 Million New Chicken Dishes 

McDonald’s is supporting its newest menu items, the Southern Style Chicken Biscuit and Chicken Sandwich, with a national sampling effort....

Jolt Soda Relaunches Brand with Sampling Program  

Jolt Soda is hitting the streets of southern California with a guerrilla marketing and sampling campaign...

Kraft Promotes Bagel-fuls with Sampling, Tour 

Kraft is kicking off a sampling campaign today to promote its newest breakfast product, Bagel-fuls....

Nestlé Uses Prank to Promote Branded Comedy Network 

Nestle Foods said it has shaken off the associations of clumsiness of its Butterfinger brand and re-name itself simply “The Finger.” The re-launch was supported by a distribution of 200,000 free “Finger” bars at 7-Eleven stores in 10 major markets....

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