New Shell $aver Card(SM) Available at Shell-Branded Stations Nationwide (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Shell Oil Products US launched the Shell Saver Card today, becoming the first gasoline retailer to make an electronic check payment method available to consumers nationally. This latest Shell payment option provides consumers with a convenient way to pay for purchases with a direct link to a checking account and savings on each gallon of fuel pumped at Shell stations.

Congressman-elect Maffei’s remarks at The Everson (Cnylink)

Jan. 3: As area journalists constantly remind me, I have big shoes to fill. Congressman Jim Walsh served us in this office for two decades and in other offices for years before

Unspoken Link Between Credit Cards and Colleges (New York Times)

As concern about student debt rises, promotional deals universities have made with banks are causing alarm.

Unspoken link between credit cards and U.S. colleges (International Herald Tribune)

As concern about American student debt rises, promotional deals universities have made with banks are causing alarm.

Bright Ideas for 2008 (BrandWeek)

Marketing is about solving problems. Young people aren't buying our cars. Mothers think their diapers are better. The cheaper store brands are eating into our profits. In the course of solving problems, marketers often stumble onto ideas.