Sonic Apologizes For Sign Urging Kansas City Chiefs To 'Scalp The Redskins'...
A Sonic restaurant in Missouri has apologized after an employee posted a sign urging the Kansas City Chiefs to "scalp the Redskins feed them whiskey" and send them to the "reservation."The sign was...
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Kevin Bacon Is Back In Another Commercial, And It's Cornier Than Ever
Kevin Bacon is a goofball.The actor has poked fun at his career in several offbeat commercials, including one for Logitech and Google TV where he played an average Joe creepily obsessed with none other...
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Here Are The Top 5 Sponsored Posts On Tumblr This Year
Tumblr users generally seem to have come to terms with the site's native advertising, with sponsored posts from big brands like Ford and Warner Bros. getting hundreds of thousands of likes and shares...
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Olympians Lent Out Their Childhood Videos And Photos To Make These Bank Ads
TD Ameritrade wanted to find a way to make ads for February's Sochi Winter Olympics that were more than just their brand's name next to a photo of one of their sponsored athletes.With San Francisco...
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The World Cup Will Push TV Ad Spending Growth 7.7% To $3.6 Billion Next Year...
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Advertisers are expected to spend $3.6 billion in television ads next year, a growth of 7.7 percent, according to forecasts shown at the UBS...
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51 Photos From This Year's Outrageous Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show aired last night on CBS. In case you missed it, we took photos from the production.The show started with a British theme and ended in a flurry of snow. Taylor Swift...
View ArticlePantene Produces An Overtly Feminist Ad — But It Won't Be Seen In The US
Most women's haircare ads don't have much politics. But Pantene's current advertising in the Philippines elegantly addresses the double-standards women often face at work.The ad features gorgeous, thin...
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Here's Who Advertisers Should Be Trying To Reach On Instagram
Now that Instagram has officially launched ads on the network, brands are deciding who best to target there. As they do, the demographic makeup of the network — and the activity and engagement of...
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How Google Decimated A $2 Billion Search Business
Demand Media, the Santa Monica firm whose network includes eHow and eNom, was valued at over $2 billion when it went public in 2011. Now it is only worth about a quarter of that, and its founder and...
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Special K Made A Fake Clothing Store To Confront Women Over How Much They...
According to one study, 93 percent of young women engage in "fat talk," in which they talk about how disgusting their bodies are.Kellogg's is promoting its low fat Special K cereal by telling women...
View ArticleChris Paul's Son Steals Blake Griffin's Locker In A New Foot Locker Commercial
In Foot Locker's new ad, Chris Paul's son steal's Blake Griffin's locker, and Griffin has to use a public locker at a bus station.It's pretty funny:Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleThe Dewar's Whisky Campaign Just Went From Bad To Worse
UPDATE: The Dewar's team has decided to pull the Baron ad.The American campaign for Dewar's Scotch Whisky that has been around for the past year or so has been polarizing. Fans find the sultry ads...
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An Airline And Santa Claus Gave These Passengers A Heartwarming Early...
Canadian Airline Westjet gave passengers something to believe in this holiday season.The airline came up with a brilliant holiday promotion that placed a digital Santa Claus at an airport and asked...
View ArticleThese Brands Cracked The 10 Most Popular YouTube Videos Of 2013 [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:For the first time ever, three branded videos cracked YouTube'stop 10 most watched videos of the year. Evian's "baby&me video" led the way...
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The NSA Is Using Google's Advertising Cookies To Track Its Targets
The National Security Agency is using the tracking data intended for Google's advertisers to locate its targets.According to the Washington Post's new analysis of an internal presentation Edward...
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These Terrifying Photos Of The Original Michelin Man Will Haunt Your Dreams
The Michelin Man, the brand icon of Michelin Tires, was once an overweight, cigar-smoking beer drinker.The 115-year-old character is one of the world’s oldest trademarks, and also one of its most...
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Why Snapchat Is The Best Marketing Tool You Can Use Right Now
Snapchat is the best marketing tool you can use right now, according to digital marketing master Gary Vaynerchuk.Vaynerchuk is a video blogger and entrepreneur who has amassed more than 1 million...
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Why Advertising's Most Powerful Female Creative Thinks So Few Women Are Able...
When we published our rankings of the Most Creative People In Advertising back in October, we received criticism from several readers who felt the list failed to include enough women.On one hand, these...
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An Animal Rights Group Faces Backlash In China For Its Anti-Dog Meat Campaign
Since September, the animal-rights group Animals Asia has distributed almost 300 anti-dog and cat meat fliers throughout 14 Chinese cities, in train stations, bus stations and elevators. Despite plenty...
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