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That Incredible, Gruesome, Jaws-Inspired Russian Tampon Ad Is Actually Not Real
In the U.S., ads for tampons are usually over-saturated with women in white spinning, horseback riding, and doing yoga.That's why people started freaking out upon getting wind of a darker look at...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Pulls T-Shirt Insulting Taylor Swift's Love Life After...
Abercrombie & Fitch pulled a t-shirt mocking musician Taylor Swift after fans swarmed the retailer with complaints. The shirt in question read "#more boyfriends than t.s.," a jab at Swift's...
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'Mostly-Vegan' Actress Stars In Carl's Jr.'s Sexy Chicken Salad Ad
Carl's Jr. has extended its almost not-suitable-for-work, sexy burger commercials to the salad eating demographic.The commercial is called "Forget You're Eating Salad," and it begs the question: did it...
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Lululemon, Urban Outfitters, And Other Advertisers Are Already All Over...
Less than an hour after Facebook announced Instagram's 15-second video component, brands were already all over the new feature.Valleywag's Sam Biddle wrote, "Instagram creator Kevin Systrom is...
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Here's Why Money Is Flowing Into Local-Mobile Marketing
Location-based mobile marketing promises the sky: high conversion rates, surgical targeting, and rich consumer profiles.But does it deliver? According to many accounts, it does.Not surprisingly,...
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Why Americans Can't Help Pointlessly Paying For Brand Name Drugs
The rich aren't like you and me. They have more money to blow on overpriced aspirin.The willingness of shoppers to shell out for brand names when they could save money buying generic may be one of the...
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Tumblr's David Karp Says Advertisers Are More Talented Than Anyone In Silicon...
Tumblr founder David Karp has certainly changed his tune about advertisers.In a 2010 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Karp said, "We're pretty opposed to advertising. It really turns our...
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If HTC Really Did Sign A $12 Million Deal With Robert Downey Jr., This Is The...
Maybe Samsung's celebrity ads aren't the reason its smartphones are so popular, but looks like HTC wants a piece of that anyway.HTC has reportedly signed Robert Downey Jr. to be its new spokesperson,...
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YouTube Wants To Become Even More Brand Friendly [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:YouTube is inviting brands to join its "Partner Program" which gives them tools, data, and training to fully take advantage of the medium....
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Martin Sorrell Slammed AOL, Facebook, Google, And Yahoo
WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell has spoken out against a host of the world’s largest digital firms; including AOL, Facebook, Google and Yahoo at the Cannes Lions International Festival of...
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Twitter Is Testing A Feature That Will Use Your Location So Companies Can...
Twitter wants to know where you are right now.Ad Age's Cotton Delo reports that the social media platform is working on a way to figure out mobile users' latitude and longitude so that retailers can...
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Desperate For More Attention, HTC Is About To Hire Robert Downey Jr. For A...
Samsung's rival, HTC, has hired actor Robert Downey Jr. for a two-year global marketing campaign worth $12 million, reports Bloomberg.Bloomberg says Downey will be featured in the new campaign as...
View ArticleA Luxury Airline Manufacturer Made A Print Ad That Actually Flies
Catalogs don't have a reputation for being too exciting.But with an elite mailing list of businessmen, bankers, and heads of state, Embraer wanted to go all out promoting its luxury business jet, the...
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Business Insider Is Hiring An Account Manager
Business Insider is looking for an awesome new Account Manager.The Account Manager will join a team responsible for executing digital ad campaigns for a growing list of major advertisers and agencies....
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Hooters Is Trying To Ditch Its 'Breastaurant' Image Yet Again
Hooters is remodeling its restaurants around what execs believe is the main attraction: sports.Marketing chief Dave Henninger told Erin Dostal at Nation's Restaurant News that the brand is heavily...
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Steve Jobs' Main Ad Man Thinks The Media Is Too Harsh On Apple
P Diddy warned Apple earlier this week in Cannes that Samsung was "on its ass". Now Apple's advertising man, Lee Clow, has admitted the iPhone and iPad maker faces marketing challenges, but suggested...
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A Party At The Swankiest Advertising Festival In The World Reportedly Had A...
While the Cannes Lions Festival is about celebrating the most creative advertising in the world, it's also about celebrating period.The swanky ad awards show is known for its parties. And word on the...
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Dunkin' Donuts Reveals It Won't Be Bringing Back A Famous Spokesman Anytime Soon
NEW YORK (AP) — Don't expect to see Dunkin' Donuts revive its famous "Time to make the doughnuts" ad campaign anytime soon.Paul Carbone, chief financial officer for Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., said at...
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These Alternative Ads Might Save Display Advertising
The death of the banner ad may not be imminent, but the rise of programmatic buying and demand for viewability have forever changed the economics of display advertising. As a result, banner inventory...
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What It's Like Inside AppNexus' HQ, The Startup That's Rumored To Be The Next...
One New York tech company that's getting a lot of buzz right now is AppNexus, the online ad platform based in the flatiron district. In January, AppNexus raised a whopping $75 million from Technology...
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