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Hallmark touts online content

Randi Schmelzer

LOS ANGELES: The Hallmark Channel hopes to promote its latest films and widen its target audience by encouraging viewers to participate with content online.

Retailers assist NRF's Cyber Monday effort

Ted McKenna

WASHINGTON: More than 550 retailers are assisting an effort led by the National Retail Federation (NRF) to promote "Cyber Monday," held today.

NEC unveils Hydrastor twice

Aarti Shah

SAN FRANCISCO: NEC is partnering with its newly signed AOR Spark PR, to publicize the company's grid-storage platform.

Dance Heads booth takes the party craze into arcade arena

Keith O'Brien, Randi Schmelzer

Since 2004, Dance Heads, an interactive entertainment system, has let party-goers lip-synch songs while superimposing their heads on professional dancers' bodies.

Gift Finder brings a personal approach to online shopping

Aarti Shah

The concept behind UK-based Gift Finder is customized online shopping with a social-networking element.

In Brief

ATLANTA: Newell Rubbermaid (NR) recently named Ketchum as its global AOR for its technology global business unit, which offers technology solutions and interactive classroom programs. Led from the Ketchum South office in Atlanta, the agency will globally support brand communications for its office and interactive technology product portfolio, including DYMO and CardScan. It was a competitive review.

LOUISVILLE, KY: Humana launched a viral healthcare education campaign called "Stay Smart Stay Healthy" on November 10. The Louisville, KY-based health insurer created 10 videos that are being uploaded to a new Web site and to a YouTube channel. The focus of the videos is "the big questions that consumers are asking us," said Edward Batchelor, corporate director of Web and new media strategy for Humana. Video topics include the definition of consumer-driven healthcare, the difference between HMOs and PPOs, and the history of healthcare in the US. There is no marketing or PR campaign in place but Humana is testing the "viral nature" of educational videos for future projects, Batchelor said.

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BitTorrent stays hip, goes 'legit'

Aarti Shah

When a Web site that is a long-time favorite among the online community changes its business model, backlash will inevitably follow.

Social media monitors allow tighter focus on relevance

Tonya Garcia

With so much online chatter, companies are working hard to get a handle on the new monitoring challenges the endless volume of social media activity poses

Improving connections with consumers

Tanya Lewis

Events are a strong way to forge bonds with a target audience.

Practical lessons

Hamilton Nolan

Universities around the country are implementing new and social media into their PR curricula as part of an effort to better prepare their students for a future in the industry.

Online marketing tips, getting a message broadcasted, more

Irene Chang

How can online marketers build consumer-generated content?

Google's PR machine builds some early buzz for Android

Irene Chang

Last Monday, Google unveiled Android, its new mobile platform slated for release at the end of 2008.

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