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Peter Jackson And Gollum Star In Air New Zealand's New Hobbit-Themed Safety...
Southwest Airline's singing flight attendants don't have anything Air New Zealand. In honor of December's release of Peter Jackson's first installment of the Hobbit series, shot in New Zealand, the...
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Google Is Getting A Gigantic Tax Bill, According To Some French Humor Rag (GOOG)
Reuters is reporting that Google could get slapped with a $1.3 billion tax bill in France. No laughing matter—until you consider that the source is Le Canard Enchaîné, a satirical news weekly, and...
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Here's The Latest Ad In The Weird 'Chairs Are Like Facebook' Campaign (FB)
Facebook is ignoring the criticism it received for its weird, existential "Chairs are like Facebook" ad with a new image it posted on the company's own Timeline page, announcing "Pools are like...
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Hurricane Sandy Cost Advertisers An Estimated $500 Million [TODAY'S AD BRIEF]
An analyst at media research firm Pivotal Research Group gave Ad Age estimates of Sandy's monetary toll on the advertising industry. According to Ad Age, senior research analyst Brian Wieser...
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Apple Has To Apologize For Its Half-Hearted Attempt At An Apology To Samsung...
Here is another amusing twist in the ongoing legal saga between Apple and Samsung. In the UK, Apple was forced by a judge to post an apology to Samsung because it has been very vocal about saying...
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The 9 Biggest Brand Fails Exploiting Hurricane Sandy
As Hurricane Sandy hit a death toll of 74 and initially left 8 million without power, many Americans are criticizing brands that chose to use the storm as a marketing ploy and capitalize in the wake...
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Google Admits Mobile Ads Are Causing 'Deceleration' In Revenue Growth (GOOG)
Google has finally admitted in a disclosure to the SEC that mobile ad revenue is replacing its desktop ad revenue in a way that may hurt its sales. In a 10-Q filing, the company said (as it always...
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Apple Has Doubled Its Ad Budget To $1 Billion A Year (AAPL)
Since 2009, Apple has doubled its ad budget, hitting $1 billion in fiscal 2012, the company said in its annual report. Back in 2009, Apple's ad budget was a "mere" $501 million. The culprits are the...
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How They Filmed The Crazy Motorcycle Chase In 'Skyfall'
One hallmark of James Bond movies is that they always open with a great action scene. In 'Skyfall,' Daniel Craig chases a henchman in Istanbul, crashing through a crowded market and over the city's...
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BII REPORT: What's Holding Back Mobile Advertising?
Mobile is now the world's dominant computing experience. It is logical to assume that mobile will soon usurp the desktop as the dominant digital ad platform as well. Despite its potential, legitimate...
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Facebook Denies It Is 'Gaming' Its News Feed To Force Companies To Buy Ads (FB)
In a little-noticed statement back on Oct. 25, Facebook denied it was "gaming" its news feed against posts written by advertisers. Two social media ad execs, both employed by agencies owned by WPP...
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Check Out Honda's Super-Classy Pink Car Made Just For Ladies
First there was the "Bic for Her" pen. Then there was the Fujitsu "Floral Kiss" lady-computer (complete with a built-in scrapbooking app and bedazzled keyboard!). Honda just took things to the next...
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10 Famous Logos Redesigned For The Zombie Apocalypse
Which world would you rather live in: one in which all your favorite logos were redesigned for hipsters, or where your favorite logos were redesigned for zombies? Considering the CS Monitor reported...
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What These Companies Did In The Wake Of Hurricane Sandy Will Restore Your...
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy's destruction, some companies have stepped up in inspiring ways to help its displaced and struggling victims. While many big businesses have donated money to charity,...
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Here's The Absurd Advertisement Apple Is Being Forced To Run About Samsung...
There's a weird twist in the Apple-Samsung legal battle playing out in the UK. A UK judge told Apple it had to run an advertisement in UK newspapers that clarifies that Samsung did not copy Apple's...
View ArticleTHE BRIEF: LeBron And Samsung, Windows 8 Sponsors, Bud's New Digital Shop,...
It looks like LeBron James is the latest Samsung spokesperson. The Miami Heat forward stars in a YouTube spot for the Galaxy Note II ... and at least the phone doesn't look huge in James' giant hands....
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The State Farm Branding On Gawker's Backup Site Is Brilliant
Gawker went down during Hurricane Sandy, and the site still isn't fully back up. Credit goes to someone in Gawker ad sales for sensing a great branding opportunity for State Farm. Here's what the site...
View ArticleOhio Ad Says Black Americans Should Vote Romney Because Lincoln Freed The Slaves
With the presidential election only days away, one Republican super PAC has made a head-turning ad buy in Ohio to persuade African Americans living in the swing state to vote for Romney rather than...
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Watch Ryan Lochte's Stiff, Lifeless Performance In This New Nissan Ad
It's not clear whether Nissan is laughing at or with Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte in its new web ads for the Sentra, from ad agency TBWA/Chiat/Day in Los Angeles. But Lochte does appear to be dimly...
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JOB OF THE WEEK: Senior Director, Community Benefit, Research And Health Policy
Check out the Business Insider Jobs section >> As part of our new partnership with CareerBuilder.com, each week we'll feature one of the awesome jobs advertised on the Business Insider jobs...
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