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Misogyny and Advertising are Often Intertwined
In Canada and the United States women enjoy a measure of equality but the hard earned status of personhood is fragile at best. Built into and part of our culture are subtle and not so subtle... 138 views | 71 recommendations | 7 comments
Gap Holiday Commercial Boycotted By American Family Association
Gap's latest commercial for the 2009 Holiday season ad campaign is being boycotted by the American Family Association (AFA) for apparently not mentioning 'Christmas' in the TV-spot. The AFA issued a fatwā against... Bands and Brands: The Michelin man steals Gorillaz song
TV commercials may be the bane of my rainy-day couch plastered existence, but a good theme song can certainly make the medicine go down. A few goodies stand out in the last year or so that leave me wondering: "who sings that song?" and "damn you for successfully engaging me!"... 241 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
'Ho White' Ad Campaign Draws Disney Ire
An ad agency reinvented Snow White as "Ho White" in order to sell Jamieson's Raspberry Ale. I'm not immediately sure how Ho White, Smarmy, Filthy and Randy are meant to entice customers towards flavored beer, but the... Google Webmaster Central - keyword meta tag not used by Google
On September 21, 2009, the Google Webmaster Central blog answered many questions when they let the world know how they view and use the keyword meta tag. This is important because hundreds of thousands of people... Public Makes VisitDenmark Remove Controversial Mother-Baby Ad
When does advertising cross the line and put one nation’s reputation at stake? Denmark’s tourism agency – VisitDenmark was trying to come up with an innovative advertising campaign to increase interest in Denmark from tourists all over the world. But, it seems the...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 10 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago
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823 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Drug-driving campaign is launched
" An advertising campaign warning of the risks of driving after taking drugs is being launched in England and Wales. A TV ad will warn motorists that police can spot signs someone is under the influence of... Tour de France Chalkbot: Art Meets Marketing
Radios may have been banned during Stage 10 of the Tour de France, but tweeting robots are allowed, and even encouraged. Indeed, a chalkbot is taking input from Twitter and writing messages directly on the...
created by Jordan Yerman | 19 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago
198 views | 20 recommendations | 3 comments
198 views | 20 recommendations | 3 comments
Is Google one of the best business models ever?
From the most humble of beginnings in 1998 based in a rented $1,700 a month garage in Mountain View has risen one of the most successful businesses ever. I would go so far as to say possibly one of the greatest business models ever. Google Adwords has single handily turned... Carbon Footprint of US Junk Mail Equivalent to 480,000 Cars
Direct marketing really has got out of control. "The average person in the US receives nearly 11 pieces of junk mail each week, or 560 pieces a year. This amounts to 4.5 million tons of junk mail... Israeli tourism posters on London Underground pulled
Some Israeli tourism posters on the London Underground have been pulled as the Syrian Embassy has complained that the map that was on the advert showed the Golan Heights and Palestinian territories as being within the boundaries of Israel. Over 300 complaints were filed to... EU Elections: Desperate French Opposition
Between 4th and 7th June 2009, the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) will hold its 7th European Parliament elections. About three quarters of the 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be... Oxfam gives young ad mavericks chance to go to Cannes festival
The Oxfam international confederation to end poverty has teamed up with YouTube and the Cannes international advertising festival to run a 48 hour video advertising contest. " In December 2009, the UN will be... ‘Rebranding’ Leaves Conservatives in Political Vacuum
Captured by Signaltheorist, the long-exposure photo accompanying this post shows the 30-minutes-long path of a Roomba® robotic vacuum cleaner. Appearing to have chaos and disorganization at the core of its... UPDATE: Election gag law takes hit from BC Supreme Court
The BC Supreme Court will issue a decision on Monday in which sections of the provincial government's controversial 'gag' law, Bill 42 - Election Amendment Act, 2008 - will be struck down.Go to the end of this...
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