Here's The 'Ugly' Truth About What's Killing Revenue Growth At Yahoo (YHOO)
All Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wanted to talk about yesterday on her Q2 2013 earnings call was the company's new product portfolio, Tumblr, and how it hoped to grow its audience.But all the Wall Street...
View ArticleCaptain Morgan Is Among The First To Use Foursquare's New Ad Unit [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Foursquare is now showing ads after you check-in. One of the first advertisers in the new system: Captain Morgan. People who check in at bars,...
View ArticleSee How Men's Wearhouse Edited Fired Founder George Zimmer Out Of Its New Ad
After 25 years of appearing in Men's Wearhouse commercials â spouting the memorable tagline "You're going to like the way you look. I guarantee it."â fired founder George Zimmer was edited out of the...
View ArticleBI iPhone App Gets An Overhaul
Business Insider's iPhone app has been completely rewritten from the ground up. It's sleek, fast, easy to read, and has a handy auto-update feature that works as hard as you do. The new offline support...
View ArticleOne Of These Will Be The Official Logo For The 2020 Olympics
Design blog Brand New has taken a look at Olympic host-city hopefuls Madrid, Tokyo, and Istanbul proposed logos for the games â and the options are very flowery.Of course, none of them appear as if...
View ArticleThe World's Best Business Schools
Having an MBA can give you an edge in the cutthroat world of businessâbut only if you pick the right school. The wrong school could be a critical waste of time and money.For our fourth annual survey of...
View ArticleKFC Is Testing An Upmarket Restaurant With Only Boneless Chicken
KFC is testing an upmarket restaurant called "KFC eleven," but don't expect to see the Colonel or any bones.The new outpost will open near KFC's headquarters in Louisville, Ky. and will offer...
View ArticleFacebook's Sales Chief Explains Why He's Leaving (FB)
Many top-tier Facebook employees have recently announced their departure from the social media giant.Without naming his next move, U.S. sales chief Tom Arrix gave some indication yesterdayâ...
View ArticleHere's How Advertisers Reacted To Being Placed In Rolling Stone's Boston...
Rolling Stone magazine has been heavily critiqued for emblazoning the face of 19-year-old Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover, similar to how the publication has posed Jim Morrison and Madonna...
View ArticleAD OF THE DAY: Dick's Cinematically Stunning Commercial Captures What It's...
In one flawless camera shot, Dick's Sporting Goods' latest ad is a pitch perfect rendering of a team's preparation before a football snap.The nostalgic commercial was made by Anomaly and directed by...
View ArticleVogue's September Edition Will Feature A Staggering 665 Ad Pages [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Conde Nast had its biggest September ad spend in five years. Vogue's fall edition nearly set a record, at 665 pages. That's not quite as big as...
View ArticleGiant Dragon's Skull Washes Up On Beach In 'Game Of Thrones' Stunt
In a UK marketing stunt of epic proportions, a bus-sized dragon skull washed up on Dorset's "Jurassic Coast"â known for its dinosaur fossils â to honor the arrival of "Game of Thrones" season 3 on...
View ArticleThe UK Banned This Coke Ad For Saying That You Can Lose Weight By Laughing
The British Advertising Standards Authority has decreed that an ad for Coca-Cola must not be broadcast again because it makes misleading claims about how much activity it takes to burn off the 139...
View ArticleSA100 + Startup = Must-Attend Event
Every fall, Business Insider releases the much-anticipated SA100 list identifying the people who did the coolest things the past year in the NY tech scene.  The list is feted at an invitation-only...
View ArticleReddit CEO Admits 'We're Still In The Red'
Reddit CEO Yishan Wong admitted last night that financially, the "front page of the internet" does not make money despite having 70 million monthly readers.In a Reddit comment elaborating on the...
View ArticleThese Financials Show That Despite The Layoffs, LivingSocial Is Getting Its...
The weirdest thing about the on-again, off-again layoffs at LivingSocial is that the daily deal company appears to be scaling nicely. Its revenues are growing and its losses are declining, according to...
View ArticleRyanair Is Going To Start Plastering Ads On Its Planes To Make Money
From the notoriously cheap European airline that once considered charging passengers for using the toilet, Ryanair has come up with a new money-making scheme: Paint other companies' logos on its 303...
View ArticleOne Of These Ads Will Win The Emmy For Best Commercial Of The Year
The Emmys aren't just for your favorite TV shows. There's a prize for what comes in the commercial breaks, too.Four ads were nominated for the Best Commercial Emmy Award today.Google Chrome, Nike,...
View ArticleThis Is Why Google Missed Its Q2 Revenue Expectations (GOOG)
Google's revenues came in light in Q2 2013, at $14.11 billion instead of $14.4 billion. Here's why: The ongoing, historic decline in click prices is faster than the growth in total paid clicks.As we've...
View ArticleHooters Changed Its Logo For The First Time In 30 Years
"Breastaurant" lovers might want to sit down.Hooters has changed its logo for the first time in 30 years."We wanted to give 'Hootie' a facelift along with the stores,"chief marketing officer Dave...
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