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January 14, 2021 Performance marketing agencies are exploring building direct-to-consumer brands in-house. Doing so will not only allow agencies more control over the growth of a brand, but serve as a test case to prove strategies they want to pursue to potential clients, according to agency execs, who say the appeal of running their own DTC brands has grown as e-commerce sales have accelerated over the last year. Agencies like Boomn, Homestead Studios and Freelance Crew, among others, expect...

Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill). BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Three officers of the Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) and a deputy with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department have been cleared in a fatal shooting that occurred in September. On September 5, officers Ryan O’Connell, Patrick Herson and Steven Herbstreith attempted to pull over 22-year-old Andrew Charles Blowers for reckless driving. However, Blowers sped away from the officers, which lead to a hig...

“COVID kind of took us for a whirl,” Dionne said. On Wednesday, the yearly toy charity kicked off its distribution in Killingly, Norwich and New London, to ensure children in need have a happy holiday. As people couldn’t wait inside the distribution venues due to COVID-19 precautions, people lined up outside the venues to get toys for their children this holiday season. In Norwich, Dionne was the first person lined up at 5:50 a.m., and there were about 80 people wrapped around the buildi...

Duke Cannon Announces Strategic Growth Investment from Main Post Partners News provided by Share this article MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --  Duke Cannon, a fast-growing mens grooming company, announced today it has received a strategic growth investment from Main Post Partners, a leading private equity investment firm with deep experience partnering with high growth consumer brands.  Founded in 2011 by Anthony Albanese and Sam Swartz and led by CEO Ryan OConnell, Duke Cannon prov...