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McDonald's Apologizes For Unapproved Ad That Mocks Mental Illness PSAs
Last month, Ford made headlines for an allegedly unapproved ad featuring Silvio Berlusconi with a trunk full of gagged, hog tied, and crying women. And now McDonald's is fielding a PR failure for an...
View ArticleHere's Taylor Swift's First Commercial As Diet Coke's Brand Ambassador
Coca-Cola just released singer Taylor Swift's first commercial for Diet Coke.Swift was signed as the soda company's brand ambassador in January, a month after Beyoncé was named to the same role for...
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Facebook, Shmacebook Says Fiesty Mobile Ad Startup JumpTap
Earlier today, we reported that Facebook now allows advertisers to target users based on things those users have done offline, including things like buying toothpaste or going to a movie.We said this...
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BII REPORT: How Location-Based Data Is Making Mobile Advertising Explode
With 770 million of the 1.2 billion smartphone devices worldwide equipped with GPS, location data has begun to permeate the entire mobile space.Location-enabled mobile ads have generated excitement for...
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Ken Block Drives A Rally Car Down A Ski Slope, Trying To Destroy As Many...
Viral video extraordinaire, stunt car pro, and brand marketing whiz Ken Block has teamed up with GoPro cameras to bring you this crazy joyride down a ski mountain, filmed from a few thousand different...
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11 Pictures from The Golden Days Of JCPenney
A JCPenney Christmas catalog from 1990 reveals how long it's been since the retailer was a dominant force in American shopping. JCPenney enjoyed a heyday in the 1990's, when it was the top catalog...
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AD OF THE DAY: Orangina's Unsettling Animals-Who-Look-Like-Humans Campaign
This new spot from Orangina builds on a long campaign featuring scantily clad animals who look creepily like humans. Fred & Farid is the agency.A hipster goat-girl waits for the bus next to an...
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These Are All The American Apparel Ads That Are Banned In The U.K. (APP)
The Advertising Standards Authority, the U.K.'s advertising regulator, banned two more American Apparel ads this week.The ruling was controversial not just because the ASA appears to dislike ads that...
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James Van Der Beek Is The Face Of The HTC Phone [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Turner Broadcasting and Funny or Die joined forces to make short-form comedy sketches starring James Van Der Beek — aka Dawson from "Dawson's...
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To No One's Surprise, Foursquare Will Offer Its Data To Advertisers
Foursquare will offer its data to advertisers, according to Ad Age. Users' check-in data will be made available so that online advertisers can target people with ads based on their location even when...
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JCPenney's New Ad Chief, A Coke Veteran, Admitted New Coke Was Based On 'A...
The man in charge of finding a new ad agency for JCPenney is Sergio Zyman, we noted two days ago. Zyman is a longtime marketing consultant, but he remains most famous for being the executive who helmed...
View ArticleT-Mobile's First Ad For iPhone 5 Looks A Lot Like Apple's Advertising
Here's the first T-Mobile ad for iPhone 5. It's the first in a new campaign from T-Mobile that doesn't feature Carly Foulkes, T-Mobile's longtime girl in pink.The new ad borrows a lot of styling from...
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Reebok Fires Rapper Rick Ross For Writing Song About 'Rape'
After a week of silence, Reebok decided to fire rapper Rick Ross from his endorsement deal for writing a song that flippantly describes date rape.The lyrics of "U.O.E.N.O" that got Ross the axe? "Put...
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Hearst Exec May Have Been Victim Of 'Catfish' Sexting Scam
Scott Sassa, the former president of entertainment and syndication at Hearst who left his job after sexual text messages he wrote were sent to the company's legal department, may have been the victim...
View ArticleJames Van Der Beek's Ad For HTC's New Phone Is Pretty Dismal
Funny or Die and Turner have come together to create a three-minute comedy sketch starring James Van Der Beek to plug the new HTC One phone.HTC CEO Peter Chou believes that the company's marketing...
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VICTORY FOR JCPENNEY: Judge Rules Martha Stewart Can Sell Her Home Line In...
JCPenney will be allowed sell to Martha Stewart-designed products in stores as long as they don't bear her name, a judge ruled today. Judge Jeffrey Oing in New York State Court "did not grant Macy's...
View ArticleThis Is The 'Rape' Song That Got Rick Ross Fired By Reebok
Reebok just fired rapper Rick Ross for releasing a new song that happily describes his plans to drug and rape someone.Here's the problematic verse (emphasis is ours) from "U.O.E.N.O":That n**** sold...
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BII REPORT: Here's Why The "Second Screen" Industry Is Set To Explode
Watching television while also using a smartphone or tablet is one of the most popular leisure activities of the mobile era. The mobile industry is working hard to create mobile apps and sites that...
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Victoria's Secret Manager: 'Our Customers Are Getting Younger And Younger'
A Victoria's Secret store manager recently revealed that she gets frequent complaints that merchandise isn't small enough to fit young girls. "Our customers are getting younger and younger every year,"...
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Business Insider Is Hiring A Content Producer For BI Studios
Business Insider is looking for a talented writer/editor to join Business Insider Studios, our sponsored content department. Sponsored content is paid content that is created in cooperation with an...
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