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Fitch 2009 U.S. Tobacco Outlook: Higher Taxes to Further Pressure Cigarette Volumes (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings expects ratings for U.S. tobacco companies to remain stable in 2009. This outlook is supported by the companies' significant liquidity positions and by their ability to continue to generate sizeable free cash flow as a result of their high operating margins. Transcontinental buys Toronto marketing firm Redwood Custom Communications (Canadian Business) Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press November 18, 2008 - 6:34 p.m. MONTREAL - Transcontinental Inc. (TSX:TCL.A) says its purchase of a Toronto marketing and brand promotion agency is part of a strategy to develop custom advertising and publishing. YANGAROO and Castle Brands collaborate for eNote promotion for Boru Vodka (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) YANGAROO Inc. , the industry's leading secure digital media distribution company, has collaborated with Castle Brands, an emerging developer and international marketer of premium branded spirits, to deliver the song "Devotion" by The Loveblisters, the winner of Boru Vodka's second annual "Defend The Bar Band" competition, to radio throughout the U.S. Ford starts employee-pricing offers (Contra Costa Times) Ford Motor Co., the second-biggest U.S. automaker, will begin offering employee pricing to all buyers tomorrow after a 30 percent drop in U.S. sales last month. After Bans, Tobacco Tries Direct Marketing (NPR) For decades, tobacco companies advertised on TV, radio, billboards and magazine pages. When the 1998 tobacco settlement put an end to that, they began targeting smokers online and in person. Now the industry spends twice as much on marketing as it did 10 years ago. YANGAROO and Castle Brands Collaborate for eNote Promotion for Boru Vodka (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) TORONTO----YANGAROO Inc. , the industry's leading secure digital media distribution company, has collaborated with Castle Brands, an emerging developer and international marketer of premium branded spirits, to deliver the song "Devotion" by The Loveblisters, the winner of Boru Vodka's second annual "Defend The Bar Band" competition, to radio throughout the U.S. LG INCITE Windows Mobile 6.1 device now available from AT&T (ZDNet) Wow, I just can't keep up with AT&T's high end mobile phone releases. Today, AT&T and LG announced the availability today of the LG INCITE Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional device. This is the first entry into Windows Mobile in the U.S. by LG and it looks like a direct competitor... Ford to Start Employee-Pricing Offers to Boost Sales (Update1) (Bloomberg) Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co. , the second-biggest U.S. automaker, will begin offering employee pricing to all buyers starting tomorrow as the company tries to boost sales. eBay UK and Australia Launch Holiday-Shopping Marketing Campaigns (AuctionBytes) eBay UK is launching a new marketing campaign for the Christmas holiday shopping season. The "Guess What" campaign communicates the great value sellers are offering on eBay this Christmas, especially on new and Buy it Now items, alongside auction and used items, according to the announcement. Capri Sun Launches Integrated Marketing Campaign With Rayman Raving Rabbids(R) TV Party Video Game (Broadcast Newsroom) TARRYTOWN, N.Y. , Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Kraft's Capri Sun brand enters into new marketing territory though a domestic integrated marketing partnership with Ubisoft's Rayman Raving Rabbids(R) TV Party video game. The partnership was developed by Kraft's longtime advertising agency, Ogilvy New York.
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