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• Marketers, start your campaigns

  - 2006-02-16

  NASCAR is the only pro sport that starts its season with its Super Bowl. The Daytona 500 -- which opens NASCAR's 36-race Nextel Cup championship series in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Sunday -- is the auto racing circuit's best-known event and biggest TV draw. The average TV audience...

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• Bigger Sprint dials up ads; No. 2 wireless provider gives stores makeover, launches outdoor ad campaign.(News)

  - 2005-09-05

  Byline: Amanda Fung after its merger with Nextel made it No. 2 in the New York wireless market, Sprint is launching a marketing blitz. Sprint completed its $35 billion acquisition of Nextel, the business mobile provider known for its walkie-talk Byline:...

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• NYC lashes out at Nextel, Sprint, T-Mobile over ads.(News)

  - 2005-07-25

  Byline: JEFFREY SILVA Byline: JEFFREY SILVA

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• Late News; Havas' de Pouzilhac expected to step down.

  - 2005-06-20

  [Paris] Alain de Pouzilhac is expected to resign as chairman-CEO of Havas prior to a June 21 board meeting, ending a months-long battle with the company's largest shareholder, Vincent Bollore. Jean-Marie Dru, president-CEO of Omnicom Group's TBWA Worldwide, is a lead candidate to succeed Mr. de...

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• Nextel to expand Spanish ad campaign to new markets.(News)

  - 2005-01-24

  Nextel Communications Inc. said it will expand its Spanish-based "Nextel. Ya.'' advertising campaign to Hispanic communities in Orlando and Tampa, Fla.; Boston; Philadelphia; Fresno and Sacramento, Calif.; and Washington, D.C. The campaign, wh Nextel Communications Inc. said it will expand its Spanish-based "Nextel....

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• Nextel Expands Hispanic Initiative - Seven New Markets Targeted in Campaign; New ''Nextel. Ya.'' Spanish-language television advertisement to launch in 14 Markets

  - 2005-01-19

  RESTON, Va. -- Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL) today announced the further targeted expansion of the "Nextel. Ya." advertising campaign to the Hispanic communities in Orlando, Tampa, Boston, Philadelphia, Fresno, Sacramento and the Washington, D.C. area. The expansion includes a new Spanish-language television advertisement, which will air in these markets as...

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• Nextel adjusts only pricing claims in ads following ad review.(Business)

  - 2004-12-06

  Byline: DAN MEYER Byline: DAN MEYER

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• Nextel antes up $70 million to leverage Nascar alliance; Ads, phones part of strategy to relate to fans.(News)(Nextel Communications Inc.)(National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing )

  - 2004-02-09

  Byline: RICH THOMASELLI Byline: RICH THOMASELLI

  Tags: advertisement, alliance, NASCAR, Nextel Communications Inc., phone, stock, strategy

• Nextel ready to 'do' ad campaign.(Focus)

  - 2003-09-15

  Byline: DAN MEYER During the past 11 years, Nextel Communications Inc. has carved out a healthy niche for itself in the wireless market while using a proprietary network technology and infrastructure provided by a single supplier, diverse spe ...

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• Nextel launches Spanish-language ad campaign.(Business)

  - 2003-08-18

  Nextel Communications Inc. launched a marketing and sales initiative targeting the U.S. Hispanic community that will include the carrier's first Spanish language advertising campaign in broadcast television, radio, billboard and print media. Nextel Communications Inc. launched a marketing and sales initiative...

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