Sweepstakes Myth and Marketing Power Behind Million Dollar Prizes
A discussion of sweepstakes as a highly efficient sales method. Major players like American Family Publishers and Publishers Clearing House pour vast sums into advertising while touting guaranteed prizes. Tactics include personalized advertising, prominent prize imagery, and legal gray areas, with firms leveraging cash prizes to drive consumer engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feinman
Publishers Clearing House
Harry Jones
Reader’s Digest
Ventura Associates
D.L. Blair
Marden Kane
Pintchman
Ed McMahon
Meditation group aims for world peace through TM study
Dr. Smith, a MIU graduate, plans to open a Sigourney office in February and lead Cedar Rapids talks on transcendental meditation. He cites crime drops in TM cities and envisions 3,000 advanced meditators in Fairfield to influence national prosperity and natural law, with course fees ranging from 150 to 350 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
MIU and Hurley Medical Center
Flint
Mich
Sigourney
Fairfield
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Safe winter running tips from Dr. Paul Taylor
Dr. Paul Taylor of Silver Spring Maryland offers advice for runners on icy roads. He recommends stretching warm up slowly for five to ten minutes and using shorter strides on corners and slopes to maintain balance. He notes studded or waffle tread shoes improve traction but no shoe fixes ice. skip runs when streets are treacherous to avoid injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Taylor
Silver Spring
Running and Fitness
Taylor
Transcendental Meditation Lectures at Coe College Today
Dr Kim Smith of the American Association of Physicians Practicing the Transcendental Meditation Program presents two free public lectures at Coe College in Gage Memorial Union room C. The noon and 7:30 p.m. talks titled The Reversal of the Aging Process through Alliance with Natural Law introduce the program and how to enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kim Smith
American Association of Physicians
Coe College
Gage Memorial Union
Natural Law
Smith
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Shotwell
Frank Dierson
Promotion Marketing Association of America
Maharishi
Niversay
Hanes
Pantyhose
Petersen Harned von Maur
Intellivision
Mattel
Intellivoice
Itellivoice
Activision
Imagic
Target
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