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Facebook Will Put Video Ads In Your News Feed Whether You Like It Or Not (FB)
Facebook is planning to launch video ads in users' news feeds that will be on "autoplay," meaning the video will run whether the user wants to see it not, according to Ad Age.The move was expected, as...
View ArticleFiat Is Using A Rapping Mom To Sell The 500L
Fiat is bringing the new 500L to the British market in the spring. To promote the "fun and functional car for families," which has room for five, Fiat UK created "The Motherhood,"featuring a rapping...
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The Real Problem With Instagram Has Nothing To Do With Ads (FB)
From the moment it was launched, Instagram has lingered at the top of Apple and Google's app store charts, sporting a five-star rating most of the time.That's changed recently. But it has nothing to do...
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Everyone Who's Angry About Advertising On Instagram Is A Total Idiot (FB)
Pity poor Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom. This afternoon he was forced by total idiots — his own customers, basically — to make a statement saying that no, he won't be selling your photos to...
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Mercedes Reveals What Kate Upton And Usher Will Do In Its Super Bowl Ad
Given that Super Bowl XLVII will be held in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, the luxury car company didn't have much of a choice when it came to nabbing a spot in one of the most coveted — and expensive —...
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Meet The Ghost Of Marketing Future: $200b Of Growth
Turn on your television this time of year and chances are good you’ll stumble onto Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol."Believe it or not, that got us thinking about marketing, and how Dickens’ ghosts...
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The NRA Is Back On Facebook And Twitter After Its Social Media Blackout
After days of a social media blackout following Friday's national tragedy, in which a school shooting left 20 students and seven adults dead, the NRA is back on Facebook and Twitter.The pro-gun...
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Here's The Real Reason No One Drinks Diet Pepsi Anymore (PEP)
Diet Pepsi will get a relaunch campaign from TBWA/Chiat/Day in mid January with ads starring actress Sofia Vergara under the tagline "Love Every Sip." (The drink will also be sold with a different...
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Nutrition Group Wants Beyonce To Drop Her $50 Million Pepsi Deal [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:The Center for Science in the Public Interest wants Beyonce to turn her back on her $50 million deal with Pepsi because the sugary drink is...
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HEY, TRAFFIC NERDS: Google's New Ads For Its Analytics Are Hilarious
Google -- via its in-house Google Creative Lab -- is maturing into quite the charming advertiser. The search giant just released three hilarious videos touting Google Analytics. (That's the traffic...
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Did Vogue Make A Photoshop Fail On Its Gwen Stefani January Cover?
Photographer Annie Leibovitz shot the picture of singer Gwen Stefanie that graces Vogue's January issue.But according to Photoshop Disasters something was lost in translation during the Photoshop...
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Morgan Stanley Allegedly Used This Weird Trick To Dodge Rules On Facebook IPO
Morgan Stanley used a really strange method for allegedly trying to skirt the SEC's rules when it was handling the Facebook IPO.The bank is accused of providing revenue estimates to stock analysts that...
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Valentine's Day Is Out Of Control
Christmas shoppers have barely finished putting presents under the tree, and retailers are already pressuring us to get a jumpstart on the next gift-giving occasion: Valentine's Day.The Consumerist...
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The Psychological Secrets Behind Nacho Cheese Doritos
In 1966, Frito-Lay launched the first tortilla chip brand nationwide. Back then, the salty snack market was dominated by potato chips and pretzels.Now, Doritos are everywhere, led by Nacho Cheese, Cool...
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Facebook Stops Testing A Hugely Lucrative New Business
Facebook has stopped its experiment with placing mobile ads on other apps and websites, Peter Kafkareports on AllThingsD.That means plans to launch a full-fledged mobile ad network to challenge Google...
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Look How Confused People Are Over McAfee The Alleged Killer And McAfee The...
There's one giant risk when you name your company after yourself: What if that name becomes its own scandal?That seems to have happened to McAfee, the antivirus software maker whose founder, John...
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Here's The First Kate Upton Photo From Mercedes' Super Bowl Ad Shoot
Mercedes-Benz gave Business Insider a first look at how Kate Upton is going to look in its 60-second long Super Bowl spot.CLICK HERE to see what she and Usher will actually do in the spot.While fans of...
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Here's How Dr Pepper Plans To Make Diet Soda Cool Again
When it comes to the calories in diet soda, Dr Pepper thinks 10 is the new zero.Starting next month, the country's No. 3 soft drink company plans to roll out 10-calorie versions of five of its biggest...
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Martha Stewart CEO Steps Down After Disastrous Year (MSO)
Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., the company founded by home-decor guru Martha Stewart, said Chief Executive Officer Lisa Gersh will step down, part of an effort to bolster...
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Here's The Real Difference Between Coke And Pepsi
Pretty much everyone has a preference between Coke and Pepsi, even though most people can't tell the difference.So what is the difference?"Pepsi is sweeter than Coke, so right away it had a big...
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