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The Police Department Handing Out Doritos At A Pot Festival Has The World's...
Frito-Lays is going to get a lot of unexpected free publicity this weekend.The Seattle Police Department will be handing out 1,000 free 1-ounce bags of Doritos to marijuana enthusiasts at the city's...
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Naked Communications' Founder Is Dead At 45 [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:One of Naked Communications' three founders, John Harlow, died at 45 this week in an East Sussex, U.K., hospital. The National Stroke Foundation...
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People Are Mad About This Taxi Ad Showing A Woman Caught In The Rain Because...
The folks at Data Cars, a London minicab company, must be tearing their hair out right now after they were blasted by Rape Crisis, a U.K. non-profit helping sexual assault victims, over this ad...
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How Facebook's New Payment Product Can Help Advertisers
Thursday, reports emerged that Facebook was testing a new payment product, allowing users to purchase items within the website or app only with a Facebook ID and password, that analysts described to...
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Cyclists Are Bashing This 'Dangerous' Car Ad
Commenters have taken to YouTube to complain about a Holden car ad, claiming that the driver gets "dangerously close to a cyclist, causing him to come off his bike," The Drum reports. And Holden is...
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Al Jazeera America Will Air An Insanely Small Amount Of Commercials
Al Jazeera America will provide viewers with one perk that stands out from other network: It will only air six minutes of ads for every hour of television.Ad Age reports that other cable news networks...
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AOL's $400 Million Deal With Adap.tv Suddenly Makes A Whole Lot Of Sense
Ad agency holding company Interpublic Group has made a deal with AOL's Adap.tv video ad serving unit. Magna Global, the investment arm of IPG Mediabrands (Interpublic's media buying conglomerate), will...
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Yahoo Appoints Ex-eBay COO To Serve As Chairman (YHOO)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said it appointed veteran technology executive and Silicon Valley investor Maynard Webb as chairman, replacing Fred Amoroso at the company, which is struggling to...
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This Russian Burger King Ad Says Whoppers Are Better Than Opiates
There are some pretty strange foreign ads out there, but this Russian Burger King commercial might take the cake.The spot shows a Whopper smashing a poppy (from which opiates ... like, you know, heroin...
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The Freemasons Are Looking For A 'Youth Ambassador' To Seem More Hip
The notoriously secretive Freemasons are to appoint their first ever 'youth ambassador' to shake off their stuffy image as old men with funny handshakes.A branch of the organisation, one of the oldest...
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Advertisers Can't Stop Thinking About The Google Glass 'Pay Per Gaze' Patent
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:While Google said that it wouldn't allow ads to be displayed on Google Glass, the tech giant put in a patent for "pay per gaze" technology for...
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Samsung's New Vacuum Ad Stars A Mustachioed Baby
When people think of Samsung's advertising strategy, the famous, Apple-bashing smartphone spots are the first things that come to mind.But Samsung's electronics and home appliance businesses are...
View ArticleVitaminwater Made A Rogue Artist Trash A Brooklyn Gallery Opening
A group of chicly dressed patrons were shocked to see a Brooklyn art gallery destroyed by an unassuming man who appeared to be one of their peers.After he drew on the paintings and ate part of an...
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Why People Need To Stop Obsessing About The Google Glass 'Pay-Per-Gaze'...
The advertising world has been abuzz today wondering about the implications of Google's "pay-per-gaze" advertising patent, which would bring the "pay-per-click" model into the era of Google Glass.In...
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Twitter Stepped Up Its TV Investment By Poaching This Google Ad Exec
In a move aimed at boosting its vigorous pursuit of television advertising dollars, Twitter has hired Google's head of media and entertainment ad sales, Variety's Todd Spangler reported Sunday.Jennifer...
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Microsoft Learned QR Codes Don't Work
Monday, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Tag— the company's customizable QR code alternative — is shutting down in August 2015.To which the tech world replied, "Wait ... QR codes are still a thing?"...
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The Rise of Social TV: How Social Media Is Amplifying TV Advertising
Research has shown that TV-watching and social media usage isn't mutually exclusive. Consumers appear to love using social media while they watch TV. Many discuss what they're watching, and these...
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Katy Perry And Pepsi Are Giving Twitter Fans A Lot Of Creative Power [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Pepsi's partnership with singing sensation Katy Perry is extending to the Twitterverse. Fans can decide which of two unreleased songs from her...
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How Mobile Marketing Is Finally Solving Its Measurement And Tracking Problems
The effectiveness of any advertising campaign rests on a brand's ability to effectively deliver their message to a target audience. As advertisers look to follow consumers across screen, brands need to...
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WANTED: Fall Events Intern
Business Insider is looking for an awesome intern to join our events team this fall. The paid position is based in our NYC office and is full- or part-time, depending upon your availability. Don't be...
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