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THIS Month Cover Story 24 Vrooom! Brand marketers at the Daytona 500 by richard tedesco 3/08 6 Editor’s Note Jaffee on how not to request a rebate 22 Commentary TOP AND COVER PHOTOS: BRIAN MINNICH / WWW.MINNICHPHOTO.COM John Hilbrich of The Marketing Store on how marketers misuse media. Executive editor Patty Odell on why brands should remind consumers to redeem gift cards before they expire—and why they better mail the rebate checks. THE PLAYERS 8 girls’ club Marketers find the trendsetters at female-only events 13 spreads easily PAGE 13 Kraft tries airport sampling and viral marketing to push low-fat cream cheese 10 new eco regs? The FTC considers revising environmental marketing rules 14 rfid ramp-up P&G rolls out radio-frequency ID tags on point-of-purchase displays 12 They’re not going anywhere Six Flags will entertain and market to captive audiences 15 from backyard to broadcast Current TV gets viewers to create ad spots PAGE 16 PROMO, March 2008, Vol. 21, No. 2. PROMO is written for brand, product, promotion and marketing managers, promotion specialists at advertising and promotion agencies, and users of P-O-P advertising; product sampling; games, contests and sweepstakes; events; redemption/fulﬁllment services; premiums; direct marketing programs; newspaper inserts; promotion measurement; and interactive services. PROMO (ISSN 1047-1707) is published monthly, with a special issue in November, by Penton Media, Inc., 9800 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS 66212-2216. Canada return address: DHL Global Mail, 7496 Bath Road, Unit 2, Mississauqa, ON L4T1L2. Single copy rate: $10.00; Subscription rates: Free and controlled circulation to qualiﬁed subscribers. Non-qualiﬁed persons may subscribe at the following rates (prices subject to change): USA, 1 year, $72.00, 2 years, $127.00, 3 years, $182.00. Canada, 1 year, $111.00, 2 years, $199.00, 3 years, $273.00. Outside USA and Canada, 1 year, $182.00, 2 years, $383.00, 3 years, $493.00. For back issues, call (800) 441-0294. Periodical postage paid at Shawnee Mission, KS, and additional mailing ofﬁces. Canadian Post Publications Mail Agreement No. 40612608. Canada return address: Bleuchip International, P.O. Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2. REPRINTS: Contact Penton Reprints (www.pentonreprints.com) to purchase quality custom reprints or e-prints of articles appearing in this publication at 888-858-8851 or reprints@pentonreprints.com. Instant reprints and permissions may be purchased directly from our Web site; look for the iCopyright tag appended to the end of each article. PHOTOCOPIES: Authorization to photocopy articles for internal corporate, personal or instructional use may be obtained from the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) at (978) 750-8400. Obtain further information at www.copyright.com. ARCHIVES AND MICROFORM: This magazine is available for research and retrieval of selected archived articles from leading electronic databases and online search services, including Factiva, LexisNexis, and ProQuest. For microform availability, contact National Archive Publishing Company at 800-521-0600 or 734-761-4700, or search the Serials in Microform listings at napubco.com. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to PROMO, P.O. Box 2100, Skokie, IL 60076-7800 USA. The name PROMO is a trademark of, and all written material contained herein is copyrighted by, Penton Media, Inc. Editorial matter published herein may not be copied or published elsewhere without the express written permission of the publisher. For subscriber services or to order single copies, write to PROMO 2104 Harvell Circle, Bellevue, NE 68005 USA; call (866) 505-7173 (USA) or (402) 505-7173 (Outside USA); or visit www.promomagazine.com. PRIVACY POLICY: Your privacy is a priority to us. For a detailed policy statement about privacy and information dissemination practices related to Penton Media, Inc. products, please visit our Web site at www.penton.com. http://www.minnichphoto.com http://www.pentonreprints.com http://www.copyright.com http://napubco.com http://www.promomagazine.com http://www.penton.com

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Promo - March 2008 Editor's Note Girls' Club New Eco Regs? They're Not Going Anywhere Spreads Easily RFID Ramp-Up From Backyard to Broadcast Commentary VROOOM! Stuff We Can't Do Here Yet Q&A: Measuring Up Free Ink The Agency Center Resource Center Promotions 2.0 Index of Advertisers

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