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NEWS ABOUT: promotion

promotion stories: 17 news summaries

 Carly Simon Sues Starbucks 

Coffee chain's failed music label bungled her album's release, singer says

Oct 12, 09 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Carly Simon intended the 2008 album This Kind of Love to be her swan song, and she was excited about the record company that would release it: Starbucks-owned Hear Music. The coffee chain had wooed her with a big advance and promises of high exposure in stores, but instead Starbucks... More »

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Starbucks • lawsuit • promotion • civil lawsuits • music distribution • record label • album sales • Carly Simon • Hear Music

TRAVEL

 Aruba Resort 
 Pays Guests 
 to Make Babies 

Resort's $300 'conception credit' inspired by coral reproduction, naturally

Aug 28, 09 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Getting knocked up really pays off, at least at one Westin resort in Aruba, USA Today reports. In honor of coral's spawning season, couples who shell out $399 for a daily package are eligible for a $300 “conception credit” toward their next vacation—if they conceive during their stay.... More »

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pregnancy • conception • promotion • Caribbean • Aruba • resorts • guests • hotel industry • Westin

(Newser) - Families are traveling more often, and recession-battered hotels are ramping up their kid-friendly offerings, the Boston Globe reports. Rooms occupied by families with children accounted for 27% of the total in 2008, up from 25% in 2004, and lodgings are watching the trend. Whether it's free Wii, a dog... More »

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travel • children • parents • recession • promotion • vacation • hotel • hospitality • women's issues • kids • lodging • hotel industry

 Your Lowly Penny 
 Can Actually Buy 
 Something 

Retailers lure back to school shoppers with 1¢ gimmick

Aug 19, 09 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Retailers, scrambling to connect with the fragile consumer psyche, have turned to the lowly penny for a boost, offering everything from clothing to crayons for a single cent, the LA Times reports. Nearly taken out of circulation three years ago, the penny may be a lousy coin, but it’... More »

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retail • Staples • promotion • back to school • sale • Wal-Mart • OfficeMax

ANALYSIS

 Get Ready for 
 Massive Leno PR Blitz 

Get ready for Leno to be everywhere you look

Aug 5, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Get ready for Jay—lots and lots of Jay. Though nearly 80% of viewers are aware that the Jay Leno Show is on the horizon, NBC is going to beat you over the head until you're drooling for its 10pm venture, the New York Times reports. A 24-hour webcam has... More »

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entertainment • NBC • advertising • comedy • celebrity • promotion • Jay Leno • late night host • publicity • public relations • primetime TV • The Jay Leno Show

analysis

Tweeting Beethoven a Noteworthy Development

Tech assist enhances classical experience

Jul 30, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a bid to win over multitaskers and technophobes, the National Symphony Orchestra will tweet along with tonight's performance of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, the Washington Post reports. Audience members with appropriate gadgets can sit in a special section on the lawn at Wolf Trap, in suburban Virginia, and follow... More »

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music • technology • classical music • National Symphony Orchestra • audiences • promotion • Twitter • Beethoven • tweet

opinion


 Twitter: It's 
 All About 
 Self Promotion 

Tricks to being heard in the clutter

Mar 9, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Without understanding Twitter's purpose, the social networking rage—which has gained 1.2 million viewers from last year—can feel "like a noisy bar where everyone is shouting and nobody is listening," Julia Angwin warns in the Wall Street Journal. "It's about promoting yourself." That's... More »

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social networking • Internet • promotion • broadcasting • Twitter • Bill Maher Grid

Live Nation, Ticketmaster Reveal Merger Details

Firm will be run by Live Nation's CEO

Feb 10, 09 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Live Nation and Ticketmaster made public their merger plans today, though the combined concert-promotions and ticketing powerhouse is sure to face scrutiny by antitrust regulators, the Wall Street Journal reports.The new company is to be named Live Nation Entertainment; it's estimated the two will save $40 million by combining... More »

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music • music industry • merger • promotion • concert • Ticketmaster • Live Nation





 Ouch! 
 Madonna Debuts 
 Bandaged Look 


Still shooting 'raunchy' photos at 50, will she be sexing it up 70?

Jan 20, 09 6:25 PM CST
(Newser) - So much for aging gracefully. Madonna posed for promo shots for her Hard Candy CD in an all-white getup with bandages at chest and wrist, "looking as though she’d sustained several injuries,” though at 50 she remains in exquisite shape, the Daily Mail reports. The ensemble was... More »

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photography • aging • promotion • Madonna • aging process • Hard Candy • Guy Ritchie

Army Names
First Female
4-Star General

Ann Dunwoody is
a 33-year veteran
of the military

Nov 14, 08 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - A 33-year Army veteran today became the first woman in US history to be named a four-star general, CNN reports. Ann Dunwoody, 55, will oversee Army Materiel Command, which outfits and equips soldiers. "The Army nurtured me and mentored me, and today the Army offers me the chance to... More »

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Robert Gates • women • US military • US Army • promotion • Army general

Japan Struggles with Slacker Salarymen

Anti-ambitious young Japanese opt out of the career fast track

Nov 1, 08 9:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new generation of Japanese salarymen is dropping out of the competition for raises, promotions, and managerial opportunities, the Wall Street Journal reports. Older Japanese are shocked at the attitudes of these ambition-shunning young workers who openly decline to climb the corporate ladder and switch jobs in pursuit of less-demanding... More »

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Japan • corporate culture • promotion • office workers • Japanese economy • corporate jobs

Naked Lunch? Maine Town Strips Diner
of Booze

Locals unamused by skinny dip sandwich

Oct 3, 08 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Maine restaurant has been denied a liquor license over a promotion that encourages skinny dipping in a nearby lake, the Bangor Daily News reports. The offer promised a free sandwich to any diner intrepid enough to strip and take the plunge behind the Black Frog Restaurant. After numerous... More »

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restaurant • Maine • promotion • sandwich • public nudity • Bangor • liquor license • skinny dipping

  Cole in Hospital With Hepatitis 

Diagnosed in July, singer's hectic schedule finally 'took its toll'

Sep 20, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Singer Natalie Cole has been hospitalized with complications related to hepatitis C, the Los Angeles Times reports. Cole was diagnosed with the liver disease in July and has been undergoing chemotherapy. That treatment and “the heavy promotional schedule for her new album took its toll,” her publicist... More »

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promotion • singer • album release • hospitalization • hepatitis C • public appearance • Natalie Cole

Uncle Sam Short on Sergeants

Automatic promotions are turning battlefield into a classroom, soldiers say 

Jul 30, 08 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US Army, plagued by a shortage of non-commissioned officers, has lowered the bar for promotion so much that it has produced sergeants who are not ready to lead, Salon reports in an investigation of a military stretched thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In some cases, soldiers... More »

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US military • US Army • promotion • soldier • enlist • Iraq war • sergeant

Drown Money Woes With
Cups of Joe

Starbucks hopes sweet new deals will combat sales slump

Jul 10, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - While Congress worries about what to do for Americans squeezed by gas prices, Starbucks has its own ideas. To lure back people who are cutting pricey lattes out of the budget, new promotions are being launched around the country, writes the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.  More »

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Starbucks • coffee • promotion • economy • vouchers

Breastfeeding Officer Sparks Debate in China

'Police mum' promoted for helping orphaned babies in quake

Jun 22, 08 5:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - A policewoman has sparked debate in Beijing after breastfeeding nine orphaned babies during last month's earthquake, Reuters reports. Officials have promoted Jiang Xiaojuan, 30, calling her "hero and model police officer," but others argue that merit, not deeds, should lead to promotion. Xiaojuan left her baby at home... More »

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China • police • promotion • breast feeding • orphan • Sichuan province • China earthquake

Army Battles Officer Shortage

Early promotions are used to fill gaps, in violation of regulations

Mar 14, 07 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The War in Iraq has left the Army so short of good officer material that the Pentagon is doling out promotions to unqualified soldiers, according to the Boston Globe. In 2006, the Army promoted thousands of soldiers ahead of schedule and against regulations to fill the void left by exhausted... More »

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Pentagon • US Army • promotion • soldier • incompetence • Iraq war

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