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This SF Adtech Exec's $7 Million Penthouse Is Now A Crime Scene
Adtech CEO Gurbaksh Chahal showed off his gilded San Francisco penthouse in a 2008 episode of the reality TV show "The Secret Millionaire."The Rincon Hill luxury high rise, which cost a reported $6.9...
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These Reporters' Twitter Accounts Have Been Hacked By The Syrian Electronic Army
The Syrian Electronic Army — a group of hackers that may or may not be allied with the Assad regime in civil war-torn Syria — has struck again.The hacks happened despite Twitter beefing up password...
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Millennial Media Will Acquire Jumptap, Creating A Mobile Ad Network 'On A Par...
Mobile ad network Millennial Media has made a deal to acquire Jumptap, another mobile ad company, in a mostly stock transaction.The transaction will create a massive new mobile ad company. Jumptap is...
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How Two Brothers Became CEOs Of Rival Ad Agencies Just A Block Apart
"My father always said don't go into business with your family, it's a bad idea," ad executive Rob Buchner told me over an early breakfast at Hotel St. Giles in Midtown Manhattan.Growing up in a...
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Millennial Media Tanks On Jumptap Acquisition: Here's Why Investors Are Wrong...
Shareholders of Millennial Media jeered the mobile ad company's acquisition of Jumptap, a rival mobile ad company, today, as shares in MM fell 8% to $8.50 in post market trading.Investors appear to be...
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Up To 15% Of YouTube Ad Slots Were Hijacked By A Banned Malware Promoter
Up to 15% of YouTube's ad inventory being offered on some ad exchanges were hijacked by a company that has sold slots to malware providers in the past, according to Spider.io, a London company that...
View ArticleHTC's Billion-Dollar Campaign To Resurrect The Company Looks Like A Dud
HTC released the full version of its new ad starring Robert Downey Jr. today.The new commercial is the first in what is said to be a $1 billion campaign to resurrect the company. But the spot is...
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Business Insider Is Hiring A Marketing Manager
We're looking for a creative, hardworking marketing manager with extremely strong writing, analytic, and customer service skills to join our growing team. The role will support user acquisition and...
View ArticleDiet Coke Uses Dancing, Animatronic, Wooden Dolls To Convince People It's...
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Coca-Cola has a new campaign insisting that its sodas are healthy. This includes newspaper ads and also a new Diet Coke commercial. Watch the...
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Parents Are Slamming JCPenney On Facebook For This Ad That Allegedly...
JCPenney might have recently finished its spring marketing campaign that focused on apologizing to customers for ousted CEO Ron Johnson's widely disliked redesign, but it looks like the retailer is...
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Anheuser-Busch Wants The FTC To Investigate Whether Coors Light Really Is...
When MillerCoors released hyperbolic ads claiming that the Coors Light beer can was, in fact, "the World's Most Refreshing Can" with "Beer on the inside, Science on the outside,"rival Anheuser-Busch...
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Who Are The Most Powerful Women In Mobile Advertising?
It's time once again to rank the most powerful women in mobile advertising. We recently ranked the most powerful executives in mobile advertising, and the list turns out to be dominated by men.So we...
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It's Nearly Impossible To Identify Papa John's 'Better Ingredients'
A writer who tried to identify the "better ingredients" in Papa John's pizza says she was shut down by the company.Melanie Warner from US News And World Report says she was curious about the...
View ArticleKate Spade's Co-Founder Made Warby Parker's New, Stylized Ad [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today: Partners & Spade, Kate Spade co-founder Andy Spade's ad agency, made a stylistic ad for Warby Parker called "The Literary Life Well Lived."...
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REPORT: AOL's $400 Million Video Ad Business Has Tons Of Bogus Inventory (AOL)
AOL just paid $405 million for a video ad business in which up to 80% of ads are bogus, according to Mike Shields at Adweek:Adap.tv has a particular problem with straight-up bogus ad impressions...
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American Express Has Invested In This 22-Year-Old Startup Founder's Mobile...
American Express will take a stake in 22-year-old Brian Wong's mobile adtech company, Kiip, the company tells us. The terms were not disclosed.It's another big milestone for Kiip, which has also taken...
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Jumptap Reveals The 5 Secrets To Successful Mobile Video Advertising
According to Adobe, video consumption on mobile devices increased by 300% in 2012— and it's only growing. As consumers become increasingly open to watching videos on their smaller streams, marketers...
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One Statistic Explains Birchbox's Crazy Success
Birchbox, a beauty subscription service, is ridiculously effective advertising for participating companies. Sapna Maheshwari at Buzzfeed interviewed Birchbox co-founder and co-CEO Katia Beauchamp. For...
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Why Activists Are Demanding Procter & Gamble React To Russia's Horrific LGBT...
As stories continue to emerge about the horrific violence and discrimination against the LGBT community in Russia, activists are demanding that major brands with deep pockets do something about it....
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PRICE BREAK ALERT: IGNITION Ticket Prices Are Going Up
IGNITION: Future of Digital is quickly approaching. Extra-Early-Bird rates are expiring Friday, August 16th at 11:59 p.m., so get your tickets now! New to IGNITION this year, Business Insider is...
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