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48 Pages of Sears Black Friday Ads Leaked
Sears Gives Black Friday Shoppers 48 Pages of Something to Talk AboutSan Jose, CA, October 27th, 2009 -- Now that the buzz about last week's false Office Max ad has finally quieted down, shoppers already have something new to talk about. Today, a 48 page Black Friday... 
Victoria Beckham Unveils Armani Underwear Ads
Victoria Beckham unveiled the image on a 20ft banner herself in Macy's in New York yesterday.Victoria is completely rocking it this year..i am still not used to this haircut, its such a change to me, a nice one, and she did go darker and seem to have a hair pin of some... 
Why Black Media Houses Aren't Getting More Mainstream Advertisers
From my blog on Pamoja Media: "The excerpt below was published in a recent issue of Black Enterprise magazine and it speaks to the growing difficulty that black owned media companies have faced when presenting their offerings to mainstream advertisers. "“…the challenges... 
Pork adverts banned
A major advertising campaign for British pork has been banned from further use for misleading the public with claims of ‘very high welfare’ following a complaint made by Compassion in World Farming. The Pigs... 
Tight times mean internet ads more in your face
Are you finding that your visits to the web are being waylaid by ads that are bigger, more instrusive and that requre more work to get off your screen? According to the Wall Street Journal, internet providers are...
Advertising Industry Projects Massive 2009 Layoffs
How Not To Get Ahead in Advertising..."Ad executives and recruiters expect agencies, which have been cutting in dribs and drabs, to hand out a flurry of pink slips early next year as the ad downturn worsens. The... 
created by Jarrett Martineau | 50 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago
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586 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
Russian Company to Sue Google for $3 Billion for Contextual Ads Technology
"It looks like Google is facing yet another patent lawsuit - this time involving a huge amount of money, the technology that is the key to Google’s money-making machine and a team of Russian developers."
MySpace and MTV Bring Ads to Piracy
Why go after the pirates directly when you can advertise on their copyright infringements?Instead of asking users to take down copyrighted content that's been posted to MySpace, MTV is proposing to overlay ads on...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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55 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Weekly Radio Spin: How to Negotiate Climate Change Treaties and Influence People
Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we dissect a PR bailout, where environmental reporters and...
created by Center for Media and Democracy | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Leading Market Research Shows McCain Can't Sell Hope
An interesting study by a group that studies people's facial reactions to ads concludes that McCain isn't effective in selling hope but is very good at projecting anger and selling fear. "A marketing...
Targeted advertising exploits insecurities
I've mostly learned to ignore the loud and often obscene ads that litter the edges of my Gmail and Facebook accounts, but every so often the accuracy with which they pick up tags in my emails nabs my...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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819 views | 2 recommendations | 6 comments
Microsoft 'I'm a PC' Ads Were Created Using a Mac
It is rare that you see a company pushed so far back on their heels as Microsoft. Apple's campaign to ridicule the PC and the spectacular failure of Vista has made Microsoft a bit of a laughing stock with...
Microsoft Let's Loose New “I’m A PC” Ads
Hot on the heels of canceling its decidedly meh Seinfeld/Gates ad campaign, Microsoft is trying to bounce back with a cameo-filled, 'PC-of-the-people' series of commercials. Check them out here. (Thanks to...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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310 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
Microsoft To Drop Seinfeld Ads
The widespread consensus: Microsoft + Jerry + Bill = FAIL. The result: Gates + Seinfeld = CANCELLED. The Microsoft version: it was all part of the plan. Which do you believe? "Remember those awful Microsoft ads...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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286 views | 10 recommendations | 7 comments
Karl Rove: McCain's Ads Have Gone Too Far (VIDEO)
By: Sam SteinSeptember 14, 2008 12:18 PM "When Karl Rove is saying your political ads have gone too far, you know you must be doing something dishonest. The former Bush chief strategist, appearing on Fox... 
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