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What Justine Sacco, The PR Exec Fired For A Racist Tweet, Is Really Like In...
Justine Sacco, former director of communications at the PR firm IAC, sent the tweet heard 'round the world last Friday that ultimately lost Sacco her job:She tweeted before getting on a business flight...
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The 10 Worst Corporate Logo Changes Of 2013
When a company decides to completely rebrand itself, it often comes from a place of hope or desperation.A failing company might scramble to dispel negative feelings associated with its current look. Or...
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Filmmaker Was Given $25,000 To Make A Promo Video For ‘Walter Mitty’ But He...
Indie Filmmaker Casey Neistat was offered $25,000 of Twentieth Century Fox's advertising budget money to create a promotional video with the theme “live your dreams" for the upcoming Ben Stiller movie,...
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The Internet Hates The Guy In The New Samsung Commercial
AdAge wants you to hate Samsung's new Galaxy Gear commercial more than Justine Sacco. Adweek thinks it's "Awesomely Bad."Agency Spy calls it "The Frontrunner for Worst Ad of 2013."It went viral on...
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5 TV Ads Banned In 2013
As 2013 comes to an end, we've been highlighting the best and worst ads the year has had to offer.As such, we'd like to take a moment to acknowledge some of the ads that either never made it to the...
View ArticleFormer Apple Ad Exec Explains Why The New Christmas Ad Is Perfect (AAPL)
Apple's newest ad is sentimental little story of a boy who looks like he's tuned out his family to stare at his phone, but is really filming and editing a video about Christmas with the family.If you...
View ArticleChuck Norris Spoofs Jean-Claude Van Damme's 'Epic Split' Commercial With...
Chuck Norris parodied Jean Claude Van Damme's now famous "Epic Split" Volvo truck commercial by re-creating the stunt with two airplanes and nearly a dozen men balanced on his head in the shape of a...
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Havas Worldwide President Gives 10 Tips For Winning Talent From Competitors
Havas Worldwide president Andrew Benett studied the best ways to find and attract the right employees in his book, The Talent Mandate, released earlier this year. He shared with us 10 tips for winning...
View ArticleWhat Best Buy Needs To Do To Stop Customers Buying Everything From Amazon...
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:The social analytics company Crimson Hexagon found that Best Buy's holiday campaign touting its in-store experience resonated with consumers but...
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How Iron Maiden Actually Made Money From People Stealing The Band's Music
It's not a revelation that nowadays, musicians make almost all of their money through concert ticket sales.Ever since the rise of high-speed Internet made it easy to pirate music about a decade ago,...
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Jay Z's Brand Is Suffering Because People Don't Trust Him Anymore
In July, the rapper and business mogul Jay Z partnered with Samsung to release a new album, "Magna Carta Holy Grail,"by giving away 1 million copies to the first Samsung mobile users to download a free...
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A Petition Asking A&E To Reinstate Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson Has Reached...
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:The group behind a petition asking A&E to immediately reinstate suspended Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson has reached its goal of 250,000...
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Apple Is No Longer The English-Speaking World's Most Talked About Company (AAPL)
Google has overtaken Apple as the most talked-about company in the world, according to a report from Dow Jones that drew data from every story recorded in 2013 by its extensive database of global...
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The Italian Distributor Of '12 Years A Slave' Has Pulled Its Posters...
Earlier this week, the world became aware of an Italian promotional poster for the film "12 Years A Slave" that highlighted actor Brad Pitt, even though he has only a minor role in the film. Meanwhile,...
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Fans Of Controversial 'Duck Dynasty' Star Plan 'Chick-Phil-A-Day' At The...
And now, this is happening.An inspired conservative organizer has dreamed up "Chick-Phil-A Day," a movement to combine the Christian right's support of suspended "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson with...
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This One Stat Shows How AMC Dominated Twitter This Fall
Nielsen has released its year-end television viewership analytics, and this year they have launched Twitter TV ratings.The new measurement tracks how many tweets regarding a television program were...
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Beyoncé Has Already Lost $4 Million On Pirated Copies Of Her New Album
If you think streaming services like Spotify and Pandora have solved illegal downloading, take a look at the following chart pulled by Nina Ulloa at Digital Music News.It shows the number of illegally...
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The 13 Best Movie Posters Of 2013
While we've been talking a lot about the best and worst movies of the year, we haven't discussed the ads used to promote them.Millions of dollars are spent on ad campaigns to get us into theater seats....
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What To Watch Out For From Facebook In 2014 (FB)
Prediction: 2014 will be a big year for Facebook.That's a truism, of course, because the social network has more than 1 billion members: every year will be a big year for Facebook.Having said that, if...
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The 21 Best Absolut Vodka Print Ads Of All Time
In 1980, the advertising agency TBWA made an ad for Absolut Vodka featuring a bottle of its product with a halo above it and the words "ABSOLUT PERFECTION" below.The ad was an instant hit, and spawned...
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