Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC appoints Todd Baird as president, sales
June 30, 2011 | No Comments

IRVINE, Calif.—Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC (ASM) today announced the promotion of Todd Baird to president, sales, effective July 5. Baird will oversee ASM’s Sales, Operations, and Retail/In-Store services. He will report to Tanya Domier, …

Read the full story »
Community

Stories featuring ASM’s support of the local communities where we work and conduct business.

People

Stories and clippings about Advantage Sales and Marketing’s associates.

Company News

News and articles from Advantage Sales and Marketing.

Media Coverage

Clippings and mentions of Advantage Sales and Marketing in the news media.

Industry News

News and articles covering current events and trends in the sales and marketing industry.

H&M, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s make “World’s Hottest Brands” list
June 14, 2010 | No Comments
H&M, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s make “World’s Hottest Brands” list

Source: Advertising Age
It’s surprising what you can learn about local marketing from the parochial approach of South African chicken chain Nando’s as it expands into three continents. Or how customer service can be the differentiator …

Amazon.com tops rankings of healthiest retailers
June 14, 2010 | No Comments
Amazon.com tops rankings of healthiest retailers

Source: Business Week/Bloomberg
Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest online merchant, won the top spot in an annual survey of the healthiest U.S. and Canadian retailers for a second year in a row as more shoppers make …

Steep Competition: The Food-Retailing Profile of the Rocky Mountain Region
June 14, 2010 | No Comments
Steep Competition: The Food-Retailing Profile of the Rocky Mountain Region

Source: SupermarketNews.com
The Rocky Mountain region is a tough place for supermarket operators, and it’s about to get tougher.
With a lot of wide-open spaces and a population that averages just 10 people per square mile, there …

Sears launches online grocery
June 11, 2010 | No Comments
Sears launches online grocery

Source: SupermarketNews.com
Sears Holdings, parent of the Sears and Kmart chains, has begun testing home delivery of groceries in New York City and the Hamptons area of Long Island, N.Y., and plans to begin testing in …

Retailers tweak websites to make mobile shopping easier
June 11, 2010 | No Comments
Retailers tweak websites to make mobile shopping easier

Source: Wall Street Journal
As Apple Inc. unveils its new iPhone, more retailers—from Home Depot Inc. to Lilly Pulitzer—are looking to generate sales from smartphones’ surging popularity by making it easier for people to shop via …

Drugstores expanding food staples
June 11, 2010 | No Comments
Drugstores expanding food staples

Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Fifteen Columbus-area stores will be part of a national effort by drugstore chain CVS to double its grocery sections by year’s end.
The local stores will be among 125 in Ohio and 3,000 …

Target to increase meal solutions
June 10, 2010 | No Comments
Target to increase meal solutions

Source: SupermarketNews.com
Target Corp. plans to expand its P-fresh remodels, which include expanded grocery sections, to 340 more stores this year, up from 100 installations last year, Gregg Steinhafel, chairman, president and chief executive officer, told …

Eye-Tracking sees growth in hyper-competitive market
June 7, 2010 | No Comments
Eye-Tracking sees growth in hyper-competitive market

Source: Brandweek.com
In the process of priming Febreze Sport’s launch, Procter &  Gamble tested the product to see if it caught consumers’ eyes—literally.
In that case, P&G was using technology from a firm called Tobii that tracks …