Google's Little-Seen Ad About Gay Marriage In France Will Have You Choking...
Before gay marriage became legalized in France last month, the folks at Google found a way to allow same sex couples to legally exchange vows: via a Belgian mayor conducting ceremonies in Google...
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A Ton Of Serious Applicants Responded To Lululemon's Joke Job Posting For A CEO
More than 160 people responded to Lululemon's fake job listing for a new CEO, according to CNN Money.The company told CNN Money that the job description, which it posted on its website last week, was a...
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Samsung Is Spending $5 Million To Subsidize Jay-Z's New Album, And Actually...
At first glance, Samsung's $5 million deal with Jay-Z to release his new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, as a free copy on 1 million Galaxy and Note mobile devices, seems like a collossal act of...
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Red Robin Says Vegetarians Are Like Teen Girls 'Going Through A Phase'
Red Robin recently introduced a garden burger to its fast food repetoire.But rather than using this as an opportunity to welcome an entirely new demographic through its doors — vegetarians — the chain...
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British Ad Mogul Charles Saatchi Warned Not To Choke His Wife Nigella Lawson...
British art collector Charles Saatchi has accepted a police caution for assault following an incident with his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, outside a London restaurant.The Sunday People tabloid...
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OK Go! Showed Up At The One Club Awards In LA, And Here's What Happened ...
The One Club, an ad business association for creative professionals, held its awards show for branded entertainment marketing recently, honoring agencies who create media content that isn't simply...
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Report Says Facebook's Video Ads Will Be Delayed [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Ad Age reports that even though Facebook had been shopping around seven-figure video ads to debut next month, the social network is unofficially...
View ArticleA Quirky Ad Listing 'Dumb Ways To Die' Is On Its Way To Being Crowned Best Ad...
Cannes has only just begun and "Dumb Ways to Die," an Australian viral animation with a fun little ditty promoting public transport safety, is already sweeping the prestigious advertising...
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REPORT: Web Ad-Blocking Company Sells User Data To Advertisers
Ghostery, one of the most popular ad-blocking services on the web, is owned by a company that uses the data it collects from its users to help advertisers target their ads better, the MIT Technology...
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Kickstarter Inspired American Express To Launch A New Program That Gives Away...
In a bid to capture the "make your dreams a reality" zeitgeist of Kickstarter, American Express launched a new venture Monday that gives average people funding for their hobbies. It goes by the...
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Asked About Privacy In A Post-PRISM World, Ad Exec Says Of Google And...
The PRISM scandal — in which the NSA has been accused of accessing data on people from Facebook, Google and other online service providers — has got the adtech business worried.By focusing the nation's...
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Sterling Cooper Changed Its Logo Following The Merger With Cutler Gleason...
After the conclusion of this week's "Mad Men," AMC sent journalists an unexpected treat: a press release regarding the newly minted Sterling Cooper & Partners logo."You have to agree the ampersand...
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Starcom CEO's Personal Stake In IPO Shows The Ad Industry Doesn't Understand...
It's one of the central ironies of the ad business: CEOs whose job it is to pay careful attention to the appearance of things, and to the propriety of their corporate images, sometimes behave blindly...
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Facebook Exec: We Wouldn't Exist Without Brands
At advertising's biggest festival, the Cannes Lions, Facebook exec Carolyn Everson went all out singing advertisers' praises.“We wouldn't have a company without brands; they are essential,” the VP of...
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12 Processed Foods Companies Try To Convince You Are Natural
A recent Associated Press story revealed how companies are fighting to make their foods appear more natural. "Food companies are responding to the adage that people eat with their eyes,"writes Candice...
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IBM Made These Incredible Billboards That Serve A Purpose
While most billboards are just meant to be aesthetically pleasing, IBM decided to create ads that actually serve a purpose.As a part of its Smart Ideas for Smarter Cities campaign, IBM and Ogilvy Paris...
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Facebook Hits Milestone Of 1 Million Active Advertisers
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it now has 1 million active advertisers globally who used the platform in the last 28 days, a milestone for the company that is seeking to revive its revenue...
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Nickelodeon Wants To Keep Running Junk Food Ads On Advice From 'Experts' [THE...
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:In spite of protests, Nickelodeon is resisting banning on ads for junk food from the network. The company released the following statement: "As...
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Four New Ads From Apple Show The Company Going Through A Thrilling Change In...
For years, Apple's advertising has almost been a parody of itself. A product appears on a white screen. A disembodied finger starts tapping and swiping its way through the device's features. A...
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Men's Wearhouse Mysteriously Fires Chairman And Founder
Men's Wearhouse has fired George Zimmer, the man who founded the brand 40 years ago. Shares are down on the news. Most people know Zimmer from the "You're gonna like the way you look" commercials he...
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