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Foursquare's New Way To Make Money Just Rolled Out, Here's How It Works
In April, a leaked Foursquare pitch deck revealed how the local exploring app planned to make money through new ad units this summer.Today, one of those units launched.Foursquare now enables...
View ArticleHere's The First Ad For A Small Device That Will Never Let You Lose Your Keys...
The first ad is out for Tile, a small device that aims to make sure you never lose your keys again.The premise of Tile requires some good foresight. Basically, you have to stick a white "tile" on an...
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Christie Brinkley's Look-Alike Daughter Shot Her Very First Ad
Christie Brinkley's lookalike daughter, Sailor, shot an age appropriate first ad for Claire's.The 15-year-old was decked out in bright accessories and all things One Direction related in the online...
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Nike Pulls T-Shirt With Wrong State Silhouette
Nike’s (NKE) offices apparently lack geography buffs – and maps, for that matter. Had the company had access to one or the either, it might have managed to avoid the embarrassment of removing a shirt...
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Honorary CoverGirl Dies At 13 After Battle With Cancer
After a six year battle with cancer, honorary CoverGirl Talia Joy Castellano died at 13.Talia gained America's attention for her charismatic YouTube makeup tutorials and accumulated more than 765,000...
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AD OF THE DAY: Kmart Is Trying To Rebrand 'Yo Mama' Jokes
In the same vein as its recent "Ship my Pants" and "Big Gas Savings" commercials, Kmart's latest ad tries to rebrand a new phrase: "Yo Mama."In the commercial made by DraftFCB, a number of kids on a...
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How Dunkin Donuts And Others Ended Up Hiring A 'Psychotic' Credit Card Thief...
On paper, Carolyn Kravetz was a perfect choice to become Dunkin' Donuts' new global director of corporate communications. She had a master's degree in public administration from Harvard. She had worked...
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Here's The 'Ugly' Truth About What's Killing Revenue Growth At Yahoo (YHOO)
All Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wanted to talk about yesterday on her Q2 2013 earnings call was the company's new product portfolio, Tumblr, and how it hoped to grow its audience.But all the Wall Street...
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Captain Morgan Is Among The First To Use Foursquare's New Ad Unit [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Foursquare is now showing ads after you check-in. One of the first advertisers in the new system: Captain Morgan. People who check in at bars,...
View ArticleSee How Men's Wearhouse Edited Fired Founder George Zimmer Out Of Its New Ad
After 25 years of appearing in Men's Wearhouse commercials — spouting the memorable tagline "You're going to like the way you look. I guarantee it."— fired founder George Zimmer was edited out of the...
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BI iPhone App Gets An Overhaul
Business Insider's iPhone app has been completely rewritten from the ground up. It's sleek, fast, easy to read, and has a handy auto-update feature that works as hard as you do. The new offline support...
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One Of These Will Be The Official Logo For The 2020 Olympics
Design blog Brand New has taken a look at Olympic host-city hopefuls Madrid, Tokyo, and Istanbul proposed logos for the games — and the options are very flowery.Of course, none of them appear as if...
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The World's Best Business Schools
Having an MBA can give you an edge in the cutthroat world of business—but only if you pick the right school. The wrong school could be a critical waste of time and money.For our fourth annual survey of...
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KFC Is Testing An Upmarket Restaurant With Only Boneless Chicken
KFC is testing an upmarket restaurant called "KFC eleven," but don't expect to see the Colonel or any bones.The new outpost will open near KFC's headquarters in Louisville, Ky. and will offer...
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Facebook's Sales Chief Explains Why He's Leaving (FB)
Many top-tier Facebook employees have recently announced their departure from the social media giant.Without naming his next move, U.S. sales chief Tom Arrix gave some indication yesterday—...
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Here's How Advertisers Reacted To Being Placed In Rolling Stone's Boston...
Rolling Stone magazine has been heavily critiqued for emblazoning the face of 19-year-old Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover, similar to how the publication has posed Jim Morrison and Madonna...
View ArticleAD OF THE DAY: Dick's Cinematically Stunning Commercial Captures What It's...
In one flawless camera shot, Dick's Sporting Goods' latest ad is a pitch perfect rendering of a team's preparation before a football snap.The nostalgic commercial was made by Anomaly and directed by...
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Vogue's September Edition Will Feature A Staggering 665 Ad Pages [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Conde Nast had its biggest September ad spend in five years. Vogue's fall edition nearly set a record, at 665 pages. That's not quite as big as...
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Giant Dragon's Skull Washes Up On Beach In 'Game Of Thrones' Stunt
In a UK marketing stunt of epic proportions, a bus-sized dragon skull washed up on Dorset's "Jurassic Coast"— known for its dinosaur fossils — to honor the arrival of "Game of Thrones" season 3 on...
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The UK Banned This Coke Ad For Saying That You Can Lose Weight By Laughing
The British Advertising Standards Authority has decreed that an ad for Coca-Cola must not be broadcast again because it makes misleading claims about how much activity it takes to burn off the 139...
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