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The Most Anti-Starbucks Menu Ever Created
Sorry folks — if you want a grande one-pump mocha no whip, that's not what you should say at British department store Debenhams.That's too complicated.Debenhams wants to make it as simple as it can...
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'Pumpkin-Headed Turkey Claus' Is The Most Ludicrous Holiday Character Ever
Meet Pumpkin-Headed Turkey Claus, the disturbing new holiday hero that perfectly sums up advertisers' propensity to deck the halls before people have picked out their Halloween costumes.According to...
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Spirit Airlines Is Making People Angry With A 'Romney Wins!' Email
Spirit Airlines sent out an e-mail with the subject line "Romney Wins" today, and some people who got it were not thrilled.A banner in the body of the message read, "Romney Wins! And so do Obama and...
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Check Out The Guardian's Fantastic 'Graphic Novel' Of Obama's Victory
The Guardian, the leading liberal daily newspaper in Britain -- which also has a longstanding fascination with America and a massive U.S. readership -- has marked President Obama's re-election victory...
View ArticleThis Unofficial Microsoft Surface Ad Eviscerates The iPad Mini
This spot for Microsoft Surface might not be an official, company-endorsed attack ad — like Samsung's Apple bashing campaign strategy — but it sure does a great job destroying the iPad mini.The ad was...
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New Ads Show Saddam Hussein And Hitler Getting Hit By Cars [The Brief]
Good morning ad execs. Here's what you need to know:A Romanian "road victims" organization released a series of shock tactic ads that show bloodied dictators — including Saddam Hussein, Hitler, and...
View ArticleDisney Made An Ad Showing How Darth Vader Would Spend A Day At Disneyland
In celebration of Disney's $4 billion acquisition of the Star Wars franchise, the company is promoting an ad that shows how Darth Vader would spend a day at the happiest place on earth. And it involves...
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This Ad Agency Has The Most Passive-Aggressive Parking Rules Imaginable
Partners + Napier, an ad agency based in Rochester, N.Y., has come up with an attention-getting -- and super-annoying -- way of enforcing its employees-only parking lot rules at its Atlanta office.The...
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Some Dads Want This Walmart Ad Banned Because It Gives Moms Too Much Credit
A group that advocates for "father's rights" in Britain has urged the advertising regulator there to ban an ad for Asda, the European unit of Walmart, that celebrates the tireless work of moms over...
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This Company Released An Ad Taunting Romney After He Lost The Election
After Mitt Romney lost the presidential election to Barack Obama last night, video streaming company Roku decided to rub salt in his wounds by releasing an online ad platform that calls out the...
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YouTube's Top Product Manager Tells Us How To Create Great Video Advertising
"We don't rent eyeballs," was YouTube, Group Product Manager, Phil Fahri's key point during a recent chat he had with Business Insider.Success in video advertising is about more than just placing...
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How 11 Unknown Men Turned Their Brands Into Household Names
Vidal Sassoon passed away this year at the age of 84.He was an artist who the way women dealt with their hair, created the “bob,” and believed that women should be able to just wash their hair and...
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Behind-The-Scenes At Victoria's Secret's Fashion Show Casting
Victoria's Secret's extravaganza of a fashion show is being taped tonight at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan.Many of the models are Victoria's Secret's superstars and are guaranteed to walk the...
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Taco Bell's Latest Big Idea Has To Do With A Caramel Apple Empanada
Taco Bell has been having a huge year when it comes to product launches, with Doritos Locos Tacos and the Cantina menu as its centerpieces.Now, it's going somewhere new: desserts.That's right. Taco...
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Here's LinkedIn's Biggest Unsolved Revenue Problem Right Now (LNKD)
LinkedIn bragged in its Q3 2012 earnings disclosures that the potential for growth in its user base came from all over the planet, not just the U.S.: "[we] currently have more than 187 million members...
View ArticleThis Is What Ads For Gas Look Like In Romania
American gasoline brands tend to advertise their products with images of cars driving on the open road, stats about mileage, and CGI animations of pumping pistons.That wouldn't fly in Romania, judging...
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NBA Says Yes To $100 Million Plan For Ads On Uniforms [The Brief]
Good morning, Adland. Here's everything you need to know before your first meeting:The NBAwill allow sponsors on jerseys in two seasons' time. The move could net $100 million annually for the league....
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Here's The Staggering Number of Ads Facebook Serves On Its Exchange Every Day...
Appnexus, the online ad marketplace intermediary, hosted an annual summit in New York yesterday and disclosed some interesting metrics about the size of its business as it relates to Facebook.The...
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Teen Billionaire Jokes About Killing Obama On Social Media
A young billionaire and his friend were so upset about President Obama's reelection they joked about assassinating the president.And then they took those jokes to Instagram. Of course, threatening the...
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These Graphs Show How Tablet Ad Spending Will Crush Smartphones Over The Next...
As multi-screen usage becomes more and more integrated into America's everyday life, advertisers are recalibrating how to allocate their ad dollars.This doesn't just mean what portion of an overall...
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