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These Are Most-Loved — And Most-Hated — Brands Of The Year
Which brands most improved their reputations in social media in 2012? And which companies made them worse?We asked the Dachis Group, a social media measurement agency, to tell us which brands got the...
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One Of These Hilarious Ads Will Be Doritos' Super Bowl Spot
For the sixth year in a row, Doritos is crowdsourcing its Super Bowl ad.Hundreds of videos from anyone with a camera and an idea were submitted, and the choices have been whittled down to five funny...
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Here's Everything We Know About The Super Bowl Ad Lineup So Far
As the countdown begins for Super Bowl XLVII, it's time to focus on one of the most important parts of the game: The ads.We might not know what teams are playing yet, but this is one of the most...
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Target's New Campaign Wants To Make Groceries And Laundry Sexy
NEW YORK (AP) — Is Target's grocery aisle ready for its close up?Target is pushing its food, laundry detergent and other groceries in a national ad campaign that pokes fun at high-fashion advertising...
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After Losing Creatives To New York, Goodby Finally Opens A Shop There [THE...
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Goodby, Silverstein & Partners opened up its first office in advertising mecca New York City. Its 15 to 25 employees (including two senior...
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VH1's New Logo Tries To Resolve An Identity Crisis
How does VH1, which stands for video hits 1, reconcile the fact that it's a haven for both music and reality TV about mob wives?It put a plus sign in its new logo to emphasize the fact that it's the...
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How Quora Made Its Email Newsletters Irresistible To Read
If you're a Quora user, then you receive its weekly email newsletters. Quora is a Q&A site which highlights answers from credible people. It was created by Facebook's former CTO, Adam...
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Fred Flintstone Will Be Replaced On The Fruity Pebbles Box By A Wrestler
There's some Yabba Dabba depressing news for Fred Flintstone fans.The cartoon favorite is getting ousted from the Fruity Pebbles box in place of WWE star John Cena. While Flintstone isn't banished from...
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The Marines Axed Their Ultimate Fighting Sponsorship After Anti-Gay Slurs
The U.S. Marine Corp quietly ended its recruitment advertising and sponsorship contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship just before Christmas because of sexist and homophobic slurs used by the...
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Polaroid Has A Clever Idea That Could Make It Relevant Again
Polaroid has been left behind, but it has a new idea that may help it regain some of its luster.In a partnership with startup Fotobar, Polaroid plans to open a chain of retail locations. What will they...
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Samsung Made The Top Ad Of The Year — And It Was For A Fridge
Samsung made the most effective commercial of the year, says analytics firm Ace Metrix, but it wasn't for a cell phone.While 72andSunny should be commended for its snarky, Apple bashing Galaxy spots,...
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Far Fewer People Are Using Facebook Offers Than Facebook's News Feed Says (FB)
Facebook tells users that their friends "claimed" a Facebook offer even when they didn't actually redeem it, Business Insider has learned.The confusion appears to stem from the words Facebook uses in...
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For One Month, McDonald's Is Changing Its Name In Australia
McDonald's is changing its name.Well, only in Australia.And just for one month.You see, Australians have a nickname for McDonald's. They call it "Macca's," and surveys show that at least 50 percent of...
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McDonald's Is Getting More Serious About Bringing 'Mighty Wings' To The...
Back in July, McDonald's starting testing "Mighty Wings"— an item it hadn't sold in the U.S. in nearly a decade — in select stores around Atlanta.Now, it's expanding those efforts.McDonald's will be...
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17 Ways To Use The New Psychology Of Sales
For many people, the word "sales" has something of a negative connotation. They think of someone pushy, or who's trying to deceive them in some way. In his new book, To Sell Is Human: The Surprising...
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The Most Viral Mobile Phone Ad Of All Time Is ... French?
Back in 2011, Samsung made this viral video of JayFunk, a "finger tutting" wizard from Los Angeles, doing one of his eye-popping finger dances. The video was part of the introduction of the Galaxy S...
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Taco Bell Is Sending A High Schooler A Custom Speedo Because Of A Facebook Post
Taco Bell is sending a high school swimmer a custom-made Speedo that reads "Think Outside the Buns" on the butt.A swimmer/diver who has broken all of his school's records, Klarner rewards himself after...
View ArticleChick-fil-A Accepts 'Trade Your Homosexuality For A Free Chicken Sandwich'...
John and Robert, two founders of the mock Chick-fil-A Foundation pulled one over on a restaurant chain.The two "ex-gay" men (who decline to reveal their last names) successfully redeemed a fake "trade...
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Someone Ordered Chicken From KFC And Found This Disgusting Brain-Like Organ...
Here's a disgusting story that's not going to make you want to eat KFC any time soon.Ibrahim Langoo, a student in the UK, was eating at a KFC at a restaurant in Colchester when he came across this...
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LAST CHANCE: Nominate The Most Creative Women In Advertising
Business Insider is asking everyone in AdLand to send us nominations for the most creative women in the industry.Even though we are well out of the Mad Men era, women still make up only three percent...
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