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New York ad agency Strawberry Frog landed the account of Sam's Club, the warehouse store division of Wal-Mart. TNS Media Intelligence says Sam's spent about $15 million last year. But there are rumblings that Sam's is about to engage in a brand push that could increase ad spend to around $100 million. Wal-Mart is also engaged in a review of its $570 million ad account.

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