Articles in the Marketing Category
Posted in Film, Marketing, Toys on 7 April 2010
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Of course, Lego has also made great sets and now more so than ever with branching off into different directions like the Architecture series … but one area in which they have really stepped up are the little Lego figures … (technically they’re called minifigures). (Click on TEXT LINKS or ANY GRAPHIC for Lego Store [...]
Posted in Marketing on 30 March 2010
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A honeymoon website will send you & your partner/wife on a 6-month tour of the best honeymoon resorts around the world – you have to blog about it and they will pay you. “Runaway Bride and Groom to find the right candidate to do 6 months of research… researching the most romantic and ultimate wedding [...]
Posted in Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 23 March 2010
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In addition to the 40-foot long Viking ship in Times Square, Walmart is going full bore in launching itself as the THE place to buy “everything” related to Dreamwork’s new 3D animated film, “How to Train Your Dragon.” Walmart is literally building a Viking boat of merchandiscing … This will be hard to miss. Wal-Mart [...]
Posted in Marketing, Retail on 13 October 2009
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Disney Stores is working with Steve Jobs to make their stores more fun, interactive and with more activities for kids … “The company plans to unveil the new look in May in Southern California, Long Island and Madrid, and is close to signing a lease for that Times Square flagship.” ““We will essentially be the [...]
Posted in Marketing on 19 September 2009
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Yes, today is National Talk Like a Pirate Day … Top Ten favorite Pirate Sayings … 10) R. 09) Rrrrr. 08) Rrrrr you gonna eat that bucket of shrimp? 07) Rrrrr you gonna close that door, it’s cold in here! (pirates are softer than they used to be). 06) Rum-tini and keep them coming. 05) [...]
Posted in Advertising, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 17 July 2009
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The two posters given away at the two Kmart CARS Day (last October and last month) were printed in small quantities … naturally. It’s as if they think no one would be interested in a large oversized checklist of Disney Pixar CARS … certainly not pay actual money for one … The poster for 2009 [...]
Posted in Advertising, Financial, General, Marketing on 14 July 2009
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You may have noticed the recent addition of a PayPal logo on the upper right side of the TakeFive website that says “Donate” similar to this: I have added the PayPal Donate link on our site for those so inclined to help us ensure Metroxing stays hopped up on pocky and Jolt to keep pumping [...]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 20 June 2009
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Post your stories here Still two hours away on West Coast … CHECKLISTS HERE. Back. Sounds like on the West Coast, there was definitely more action and more people versus the Midwest … and the store I went to had some crazy guy who kept asking for help and then during the free for all [...]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 19 June 2009
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Hey all, first have fun tomorrow at Kmart-land. May the two people in front of you load up on Lightning McQueen’s! We are beginning our move and just as the post office forwards your real mail, when you type in www.takefiveaday.com or click on your bookmark to us, we might not be immediate present as [...]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 19 June 2009
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“Albert Hinkey” was nice enough to send along some photos … Pesky kids, always throwing stuff on the front lawn … Any knife will do … Hey, these are not the lenticulars I ordered! Hey dad, you finally ordered a decent case this time! I think I’ll open this one first and then this one [...]



