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Nivea’s Human Billboards Send Customers to Showroom

Skin care giant Nivea has used “human billboards” wearing high-tech, internet-enabled packs that feature an interactive video to invite consumers to their “Nivea Touches New York” exhibit in Manhattan.

Netflix Dangles Million Dollar Prize as Marketing Gimmick

Netflix is offering a $1 million incentive for consumers who suggest ways of improving the company’s movie recommendation system.

Reputation More than Content Determines Email Delivery

Though most email marketers think email content plays the biggest role in inbox delivery, a Return Path study shows that 83 percent of email delivery problems are instead the result of reputation issues, writes MarketingVox.

NYT’s Rosenthal to Make More Use of Web in Ed. Pages

Andrew Rosenthal, who will be replacing Gail Collins as the New York Times’s editorial page editor at the end of the year, says he hopes to make more use of the paper’s website.

Analysts: Solid Online Ad Spend Growth in Q3, Q4

Yahoo’s recent warning that weak auto and finance ad sales would hurt its Q3 results doesn’t seem to have dragged down the overall internet ad market, according to analysts.

Rebate Program Makes HD Radio Nearly Affordable

The radio industry plans to tempt consumers into purchases of HD Radio this holiday season with a rebate program that will reduce prices on 20 different HD radio receivers by $50.

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ShoeMall Mails Print Catalog, Revamps Website

Online merchant ShoeMall has launched a print catalog and is revamping its ecommerce site.

BMG: USPS Proposals May Put Us out of Mailing Biz

The USPS’s proposal to change flats into parcels will drive mailers away from the mail channel, some are saying.

CBS to Replace ‘Smith’ with ‘3 Lbs.’ for Nov. Sweeps

CBS and NBC have already yanked dramas which debuted this season, which means they will likely debut their backups during November sweeps.

NPR Reportedly Demoting News Exec.

NPR’s executive vp for news, William K. Marimow, has reportedly been asked to take a lower position as ombudsman.

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