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Teach five-year-olds to beware of advertising! brainwashing?
This is what I term as environmental indoctrination ,the corporate company advertisers are not the first to recognize. That the young are easily indoctrinated its a practice that has been used by religions for... 
Spend a night at the 'Drunken Disorderly Inn - UK Police Spoof
Well this article made me laugh out loud, spill my coffee and burn my shirt with my cigarette butt. When I thought about the article, I thought well the police in my country have actually got a sense of humor. I...
Burger King's "Racy" Showercam Campaign Raises Eyebrows
Like any major food chain, Burger King U.K. is looking for innovative ways to market. So, it raised eyebrows when it launched what it calls "the world's first guilt free showercam." The center of the new online... 
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... 
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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!"... 
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NEWSLETTER: Have you seen this ad?
"Dear Danilo,$427 million. That's what the oil and coal industries spent during the first half of 2008 on lobbying and advertising. They're protecting their interests -- and hurting ours. So we've got a new ad that... 
'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... 
Was Dublin 'shortchanged' on free bikes and can advertising be dangerous and ...
While you may not be too interested in what happens in Dublin I nevertheless suggest that you should be aware of this issue because it is more than likely that this will happen in your city or town in the not... 
created by infomatique | 1 year ago | updated 14 wks ago
1023 views | 14 recommendations | 4 comments
1023 views | 14 recommendations | 4 comments
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 | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago
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843 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 | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago
200 views | 20 recommendations | 3 comments
200 views | 20 recommendations | 3 comments
