McDonald's Is Launching Angry Birds From Its Golden Arches In China
No, your eyes aren't deceiving you. Chinese McDonald's are giving their Golden Arches a new purpose: serving as a catapult for Angry Birds. According to a press release, customers can vote on which of...
View ArticleDisney Characters Get A Serious Slim-Down For Barneys Holiday Campaign Ads
First, Disney gave "The Little Mermaid" some plastic surgery, then they made a light-haired, blue-eyed Latina princess, and now, three vital Disney characters have been placed on a serious diet in the...
View ArticleBurger King Has Taken The Pumpkin Fascination To An Entirely New Level
Pumpkin is in right now, and apparently its power is not constrained to the U.S. borders. Burger King Japan has taken pumpkin to an entirely new level. Behold, the BK Pumpkin burger. This isn't your...
View ArticleKate Upton Still Faces An Uphill Battle Breaking Into Fashion
At the age of 20, Kate Upton has already been on the cover of Sports Illustrated. She also has a couple of Vogue pictorials and YouTube hits under her belt. But Upton's real dream is to join the...
View ArticleThese Cats That Look Like Pinup Girls Are Actually Extremely Clever Ads
Photos from the Tumblr "Cats That Look Like Pinup Girls" have been making the rounds on the internet, appearing everywhere from HuffPost to BuzzFeed (which dubs it "everything you've ever wanted in a...
View Article12 Long-Dead Brands That Are Ripe For Resurrection
There's a difference between having a good brand and having a good business. Many a beloved household name —Tower Records, or Circuit City — has ended its life inside bankruptcy court. But bankruptcy...
View ArticleCheck Out These Wild Windows 8 Ads That Are Sweeping Germany (MSFT)
German retailer Media Markt has launched a promotional campaign for Windows 8. Even though we don't speak German and can't understand what's being said, the videos are surreal and attention-grabbing...
View ArticleThe Evolution Of James Bond Movie Product Placement
Most people can't imagine James Bond drinking anything other than his signature vodka martini (shaken not stirred). But the international man of mystery is going to be sipping Heineken, again, in the...
View ArticleMICKEY DREXLER: The World Has Become 'Homogenized'
J. Crew CEO and former Gap chief Mickey Drexler spoke at a Makers of American Fashion event hosted by Martha Stewart at Grand Central Terminal in New York City recently, report Lisa Lockwood and Jean...
View ArticleFACEBOOK Q3 PREVIEW: A Huge Shift Of Ad Dollars Into Mobile (FB)
Facebook reports its Q3 2012 earnings later this week, and as usual our friends at TBG Digital, one of the largest buyers of ads in social media, has given Business Insider a look at its Q3 Facebook...
View ArticleThis French Cheese Ad Is The Weirdest Thing Ever - Today's Ad brief
This might be the world's strangest cheese commercial of all time. The Euro RSCG spot for the National Interprofessional Center of Dairy Economics —it's French, obviously — stars an amphibious monster...
View ArticleHere's What The Social Media Ecosystem Looks Like Right Now [Infographics]
The social media landscape is anything but a constant — it seems like the ecosystem is changing on a day-by-day basis. Thus, The Jordan, Edmiston Group Inc (JEGI) joined forces with the Interactive...
View ArticleLance Armstrong Has Lost His Last Sponsor
Oakley has terminated its sponsorship deal with Lance Armstrong in the wake of the Union Cycliste International (UCI) announcing it will not appeal the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's ban on Armstrong....
View ArticleHaving 'Committed' To The Ad Business, Microsoft Now Wants To Sell A Huge...
Last month, Microsoft vp of advertising/online Frank Holland told Adweek, “We are absolutely committed ... We are very serious about advertising.” Now, however, Microsoft is in talks with AppNexus to...
View ArticleThese Timelines Break Down Every Facebook, Twitter And LinkedIn Acquisition Ever
Everyone remembers when Facebook bought Instagram for a headline-friendly billion dollars last April. But what about the 10 companies it acquired after that? Or the 29 prior? The social media...
View ArticleThis Coke Ad, In Which Ordinary Folks Are Suddenly Forced Into A 007 Foot...
The new Coke Zero "Skyfall" video is yet another textbook case of how to create a successful viral ad. It's a simple idea, followed by an incredibly complicated execution: How do ordinary people react...
View ArticleBrad Pitt's Painfully Awkward Chanel No. 5 Ad Spawned This SNL Spoof
Brad Pitt's pseudo-intellectual ad for Chanel No. 5 is so excruciatingly uncomfortable that it was practically begging to be turned into a SNL spoof. This weekend, the show kindly obliged. Although...
View ArticleSave 25% On VentureBeat's Flagship Cloud Event
VentureBeat's second annual CloudBeat takes place Nov 28-29 in Redwood City, and we're gathering the most disruptive people to deliver valuable lessons in cloud adoption. At CloudBeat 2012 the...
View ArticleCoach Is Slipping Fast, And It Can All Be Traced To One Major Mistake
Coach used to be the top aspirational brand. Its signature handbags flew off the shelves and inspired knock-offs. But now, Coach is slipping fast. Sales are down, and Wall Street is pessimistic about...
View ArticleHere's How Much Ad Agencies Hate Lance Armstrong Right Now
In hindsight, Lance Armstrong's sponsors took way too long to terminate their relationships with the athlete, according to some advertising executives. As of today, all of Armstrong's sponsors have...
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