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Amazon's New Ad Network May Already Be Making $500 Million In Sales (AMZN)
Amazon's margins on its new ad network are four or five times greater than the margin on its regular retail business, according to a long take on the company by Reuters' Alistair Barr and Jennifer...
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Up To 14% Of Mobile Traffic Is Controlled By Hackers
Botnets that try to hack into your online accounts are moving onto mobile phones, according to Solve Media, the company that makes those "captcha" word problems users must type-in to prove they're...
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Cash-Strapped Spain Will Rename Part Of Madrid's Subway System 'Sol Vodafone'...
Madrid will rename its landmark Sol metro station "Sol Vodafone" under an advertising deal with the British mobile operator to raise millions of euros in the recession, officials said on Wednesday.The...
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This Banned Nike 'Boston Massacre' T-Shirt Is Selling On eBay For $150,000
Nike pulled all its "Boston Massacre" T-shirts from outlets a few days ago — the shirts refer to the Yankees - Red Sox rivalry — but one of them is now for sale on eBay.Current bid: $150,000.It's used,...
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Beyoncé Debuts Latest Song In New H&M Ad
H&M has chosen Beyoncé to front their latest Summer campaign full of bikinis and beach frocks.In a 90-second video entitled "Beyonce as Mrs. Carter in H&M" directed by Jonas Akerlund, the...
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Business Insider Is Hiring A Killer Sales Development Director
We’re looking for strong creative thinker and manager with an understanding of several key customer segments, including tech, finance, liquor and auto. The sales development director will grow, mentor...
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Here's The Hyundai 'Suicide' Ad The Company Doesn't Want You To See
Hyundai has withdrawn a TV commercial for its ix35 which shows a man failing to kill himself because the car's exhaust emissions are 100% water, and not carbon monoxide. The "joke" is that the ix35 is...
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Enter To Win A Kindle Fire From Business Insider
We're giving you a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD. Become a newsletter subscriber now to enter. If you're the lucky winner you will have a host of features at your fingertips. Entry deadline is May...
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No Apologies From New York Times Over Bloody Ad Next To Boston Bombing Coverage
Alongside Monday's coverage of the Boston bombing, The New York Times online home page ran an ad featuring a bloodied man, presumably dead, to promote a new show on the Sundance Channel:The Times' top...
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BII REPORT: How Messaging Apps Are Disrupting The Mobile Ecosystem
Depending on whom you ask, messaging is either the most important mobile phone feature or the second-most — after regular-old phone calls. Messaging, led by SMS texts, has grown to become a huge global...
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Another Agency Holding Company Might Strike A Deal With Twitter [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:WPPmight strike a Twitter deal, too. Rival Publicis did so last week, providing a link for companies like P&G and the social platform. "They...
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'Obama' Says 'God Bless Israel' In New McDonald's Ad (MCD)
McDonald's is advertising a "Big America" burger in Israel and using a President Obama look-a-like to do it.In the TV commercial, U.S. secret service agents round up a bunch of young Israelis in the...
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Desperate Hyundai Is Trying To Make Its Suicide Video Disappear — And Failing
Yesterday we told you about a new ad for the Hyundai ix35 which depicts a man trying and failing to kill himself in his garage (the exhaust pipe of the fuel cell car emits only water vapor).For obvious...
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America Now Routinely Watches 10 Billion Online Video Ads Every Month
Online video advertising appears to have crossed a significant threshold: It's now common and routine for Americans to watch more than 10 billion video ads per month, according to comScore.Reach,...
View ArticleThis Is Probably The Best Advertisement Apple Has Made In A Long Time (AAPL)
Apple has a new ad for the camera on the iPhone. It's very quiet, very simple, and subtly emotional. It's probably the best ad we've seen from Apple in a long, long time. We don't think it's going to...
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Amazon's New Ad Business Taught It That Selling Physical 'Stuff' Is A Thing...
Amazon appears to be learning a big lesson from its nascent, $500 million advertising business: It's a lot easier to make money if you're not selling physical stuff.Reuters examined Amazon's...
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Hyundai Could Have Avoided An Epic PR Crisis For Its Suicide Ad
After releasing an ad that tries to find comedy in a man's failed suicide attempt— the "joke" being that the new car's exhaust emissions are made of water rather than carbon monoxide and, thus, aren't...
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Katie Couric First Wanted To Work In Advertising But No One Would Hire Her
If Katie Couric had gotten her way in 1979, she probably wouldn't be a household name today.While on the hunt for a job during her senior year at the University of Virginia, Couric took a trip down...
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Most Powerful Man In British PR Industry Charged With 11 Indecent Assaults
Max Clifford, a PR advisor to the stars and one of the most important people in British media, has been charged with 11 indecent assaults, according to the blog of the U.K.'s Crown Prosecution...
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Here's The Full Story Of That Despicable Hyundai Suicide Ad Everyone Is...
It was shaping up to be a great, great week for Hyundai. On April 19, the car maker's new ad for the British market, which centers around a man attempting suicide in his new Hyundai, was named Ad of...
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