Obama Commemorative Issues

Jason Linkins

DC Offers Obama-Themed Metro Cards

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sommer Mathis at DCist relates the news that the very same Obama-themed "Franklin Mint business model" that print media is hoping will save journalism...

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Obama Market: Trading is Heavy, Hearts are Light

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

The souvenir sector is way up but the tie-in sector may be doing even better! Obama-brand paint rollers, up 43%. Obama-brand breath mints, up 52%. Obama-brand breakfast cereals, up 59%.

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Obama Gets His Own Cognac

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The ardor among marketers for Barack Obama is intensifying with the approach of Inauguration Day, when, it seems, they intend to name him the nation's...

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Media "Merchandizing The Moment, Packaging A President-Elect For Profit"

Washington Post | Howard Kurtz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Perhaps it was the announcement that NBC News is coming out with a DVD titled "Yes We Can: The Barack Obama Story." Or that ABC and USA Today are rush...

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