Domino's Is Offering Slower Delivery Service [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Domino's is touting an unexpected new service in its ads — slower delivery service. "Domino's used to be all about speed. Not anymore," the ad...
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Canada Just Launched An Ad Campaign Against Sexting
Children of the Street Society, a British Columbia, Canada, charity that aims to protect kids against sexual abuse, has launched a small ad campaign to educate children about the dangers of sexting.The...
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Gillette Has Paid Kate Upton To Persuade Men To Shave ... Everywhere
Gillette's new campaign for the Fusion ProGlide Styler (a trimmer-razor) features Kate Upton, who wants you to know that she doesn't mind a chest hair on a man, "but definitely not on his back."In...
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Here's Why Nobody In Social Media Marketing Is Making Big Money — Yet
Marin Software's IPO was a huge success, raising $150 million.But it may be time to ask how much more investment money ought to be pouring into social media marketing.Marin is the second company with a...
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How Much The World's Most Iconic Logos Cost Companies To Design Them
The price tag for some of the most iconic logos of all time vary drastically.While some of the most iconic brands in the world cost hundreds of millions of dollars to create, others got away with a...
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These Victoria's Secret Panties Have Parents Freaking Out
Parents protesting the Victoria's Secret's Pink line and its marketing toward teens have taken over the internet.While most of Pink's merchandise includes sweatpants, t-shirts, and hoodies, one item of...
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Business Insider Is Looking For A Reporter To Cover Advertising And Marketing
Business Insider needs a reporter to write about advertising and to help build our coverage of marketing and media.This will be the most fun job in journalism right now.For instance, remember how Ford...
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BII REPORT: Here's Why The "Second Screen" Industry Is Set To Explode
Watching television while also using a smartphone or tablet is one of the most popular leisure activities of the mobile era. The mobile industry is working hard to create mobile apps and sites that...
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Here's What Domestic Violence Ads Look Like In The Middle East
A domestic violence PSA campaign by Lebanese non-profit KAFA strikes a powerful chord for the women's rights movement in the Islamic world.The images feature women who have endured domestic abuse....
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Nike's New Tiger Woods Ad Has A Brazen Message For His Critics
Nike, one-time sponsor to suspected murderer Oscar Pistorious and Oprah-approved doper Lance Armstrong, pushed out its latest Tiger Woods comeback ad last night on Facebook, where it's been shared more...
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JCPenney Loses Another High-Profile Marketing Executive (JCP)
JCPenney has lost another marketing executive.JCPenney strategic marketing VP Lisa DeStefano-Orebaugh is heading for a new job as a VP of marketing and brand management at Home Depot, Sapna Maheshwari...
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These Are The Victoria's Secret Items For Teens That Parents Are Furious About
Parents are angry that Victoria's Secret customers keep getting younger. While the brand insists that its Pink line markets to college students 18 and older, comments from a Limited Brands executive...
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Frito-Lay Has Created The Most Meta Snack Ever
Doritos has gone unbelievably meta with its new chip flavor.Behold, the Doritos Locos Tacos-flavored Doritos.They're Doritos chips that taste like the Doritos Locos Tacos at Taco Bell that have shells...
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What Twitter Can Learn From Google About Tracking Tweets That Go Viral
With Twitter and Pinterest showcasing their new and updated analytics features recently, a lot of the focus has been on how to ensure your content reaches as large a group as possible. While first...
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10 Huge Brands That Committed Suicide
From drug trafficking scandals to poisonous air purifiers, big companies have stumbled into all sorts of suicidal mishaps that have killed top brands.General Motors and Sharper Image are among the...
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Velti Launches An Ad Network To Compete Against Google's AdMob And Millennial...
Velti, one of the larger mobile ad companies, is filling a gap in its business by launching a new ad network, called Velti Media.It will compete head-to-head for advertiser dollars with Google's AdMob...
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Upcoming Movies Have Found The Most Effective Use For Vine
We've seen a multitude of uses for Twitter's video app Vine.In the three months since its launch, the app, which allows users to share six-second looping videos, has become a lucrative location for...
View ArticleRhett And Link Make The Funniest Free Credit Score Ads You'll Ever See [THE...
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Viral kings Rhett and Link, responsible for that I-can't-believe-it's-real ad for Ojai Valley Taxidermy, joined forces with The Martin Agency to...
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CONFIRMED: T-Mobile Ditches Carly Foulkes, The Beloved 'Girl In Pink,' From...
On paper, it's a compelling concept: Carly Foulkes, T-Mobile's longtime girl in pink, pitching the new iPhone 5 as part of the company's big new campaign.But Foulkes doesn't appear in two new T-Mobile...
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Execs Fired Over Ford Ads Starring Silvio Berlusconi With Tied And Gagged Women
The creatives from JWT India responsible for making and then leaking a headline-inducing Ford Figo ad— in which controversy-laden Silvio Berlusconi flashes a "V" for victory in a car with tied, gagged,...
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