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Campbell's: Not About to Let the Soup Cool

The recession has proved a boon, but to stay dominant the company is launching new products and wooing the Russian market

 

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Even before Steven Spielberg's newly reformulated Dreamworks SKG makes its first film, his studio is moving—well, sort of. BusinessWeek has learned that movies made by Dreamworks will be moving from Starz to Showtime.

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TV Advertising's Latest Changes

Advertisers are teaming up with TV programmers to create content promoting both a product and a TV show. They hope the spots will help them combat ad-skipping on digital video recorders

VIEWPOINT: Burt Helm and Tom Lowry

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Blasting Away at Product Placement

Critics consider the practice stealth advertising—and are pressuring the FCC for tougher regulation

 

Viewpoint: Beth Comstock

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A Marketer Is a Terrible Thing To Waste

Beth Comstock, chief marketing officer and senior VP at GE, explains how marketers can help rebuild the economy

 

Podcast: Innovation of the Week

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Building Brands You Can Trust

"Be helpful, be consistent, be everywhere," advises Chris Brogan, co-author of Trust Agents, a book of advice for those looking to navigate the world of social media and marketing to build sustainable brands.

 

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A Brief History of Blogs

How a form of grassroots communication led to the likes of YouTube and Facebook, and transformed the media landscape

 

Insight: Jeneanne Rae

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New Thinking about Consumer Marketing

By paying attention sooner and more often, companies stand a better chance of keeping their customers satisfied

 

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The Accidental Hero

Subway's $5 footlong, the brainchild of an obscure Miami franchisee, is the fast-food success story of the recession

Ask Your Doctor If This Ad Is Right for You

The drug industry is spending billions on TV ads, but they may be scaring consumers away

Why Dr Pepper Is in the Pink of Health

Freed from Cadbury in 2008, it has been cutting costs while building up brands and sales

Yahoo: Online Advertising Has Stabilized

Results from the Web portal gave further evidence that the online ad slump is ending, though executives stopped short of calling a recovery

Pepsi's Web-Smart Thrust into China

Led by chief executive Indra Nooyi, the soda brand's promotions have made it the No. 1 cola in the mainland

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A Chat with FCC Chief Genachowski

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski on broadband access, net neutrality, a spectrum gap, innovation, competition, and consumer empowerment

 

Eye on Asia: Mehul Srivastava

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Big Retailers Still Struggle in India

Most Indians continue to find big retail stores more interesting as cultural phenomena than as places to do their actual shopping

 

IN YOUR FACE: Take Car Design Off Auto Pilot

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Reader Adam Hartung Writes:

"With auto consumers less than thrilled today, and manufacturers less than profitable, a whole new approach is well worth the test."


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Innovation Top Story

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Energy Use: Neighbor vs. Neighbor

In a new take on keeping up with the Joneses, startup Opower is partnering with utilities and applying behavioral psychology to energy conservation