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Whirlpool conjures up appliance divas

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Whirlpool plans to bring ads it has been running in Europe to the U.S. market in a $50 mil campaign in print and on TV. According to Appliance Manufacturer, Whirlpool had a 35% market share in 1999. GE's share was 28%; Maytag's, 21%.

France, Household Appliances, Household Appliance Manufacturing, Statistical Data Included, Appliances, Publicis International, Whirlpool Corp., WHR

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Progressive changes ad agencies, leaving E.T.'s fate uncertain

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Progressive, the nation's fifth-largest auto insurer, is expected to name a new ad agency for its estimated $70 million account. It has selected Doner to succeed Arnell Group Brand Consulting. Still, the ad agency has to decide whether to drop E.T., the extra-terrestrial, from Progressive's television campaign. The insurer has committed $20 million or more to use the alien character through 2002. Doner won the account review, beating out True North Communications' Foote Cone & Belding and Interpublic Group's Hill Holliday Connors Cosmopulos.

Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers, Television, Campaign Effectiveness, Account Activity, Fire, marine, and casualty insurance, Auto Insurance, Property and casualty insurance industry, Automobile insurance, The Progressive Corp., PGR, W.B. Doner and Co., Doner

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Marketing fast and costly oven poses a tricky challenge for GE

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General Electric has budgeted $50 million for promoting its Advantium oven for the first year. BBDO developed the campaign which will appear in print, on television, and on the Internet. GE is also requiring retailers to set up in-store demonstrations of the product. So far, 1,300 stores have agreed.

Marketing procedures, Household cooking equipment, Household Cooking Appliance Manufacturing, Electric Ranges, General Electric Co., GE, BBDO Worldwide Inc.

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