1.   Appleton Papers is running a contest with limited appeal, tied to trivia involving its NCR Brand carbonless paper.

2.   Both companies are also running investing contests on their Web sites this summer.

3.   CNBC also runs a contest, with a more tangible prize.

4.   Floragraph is also running a contest, giving away a bouquet a month for life.

5.   For instance, a firm may ban national sales contests, while most contests are run at the branch level.

6.   Give them to your friends or run a contest in your paper and offer the books as prizes.

7.   He is running a contest for employees to choose the best name.

8.   In the next few months, the agency will begin selling advertising, promoting products and running contests on America Online.

9.   Kellogg Co., the only other co-sponsor, will run a contest on cereal boxes that offers a PowerBook as first prize.

10.   Nissan, therefore, is running a contest to find the unsung heroes of carpooling.