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Facebook Will Now Punish You For Being Boring (FB)
Facebook's change to its news feed will be scrutinized closely and anxiously by advertisers, especially those who have brand pages with thousands or millions of followers.The new change effectively...
View ArticleThe New Manning Brother DirecTV Commercial Is Ridiculous
The Manning brothers are in a new DirecTV commercial in which they act, "rap," and look absolutely ridiculous. USA Today's sports blog For The Win was the first to post the spot. The three-minute ad...
View ArticleThese Are The Cleverest Product Packages We've Ever Seen
Sometimes the best part of a product is the box it comes in.Redditor PictureHelper compiled a photo gallery of the cleverest packaging presentations out there — and some of them are pretty incredible....
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This Thai Push-Up Bra Ad Has A Very Surprising Twist
The beginning of this Thai commercial for a Wacoal push-up bra is exactly what you'd expect. A smiling woman with windblown hair, lace peeking out of a button down shirt ... you get the idea.It's the...
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Ad Man: Advertising Is Dead And I Don't Care
Wait — don’t go anywhere just yet. This isn’t going to be yet another article about the death of advertising, which, if you were to believe the pundits (and good lord, why on earth would you do that?)...
View ArticleAD OF THE DAY: This Durex Commercial Will Remind You To Never Reproduce
This spec commercial for Durex, the international condom manufacturer, perfectly portrays why people need to buy its product: because children are the worst.The one-minute spot, directed by Paul...
View ArticleGE Is Hosting A 6-Second Science Fair On Vine [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:GE is hosting a #6SecondScienceFair on Vine August 8-15. Not only will the company be retweeting and revining posts by people who use the...
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AOL's Adap.TV Deal Hides The Ugly Truth About The Video Ad Market (YUME)
Video ad company Adap.TV should be congratulated for its deal to be acquired by AOL for $405 million. The company had raised $48.5 million from investors — now they have their money back and Adap.TV...
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Mercedes Explains Why It Pulled Its Sexually Suggestive 'Service Song' Video...
Earlier this week, Mercedes-Benz posted and then almost immediately took down a video in which a female singer croons lyrics from the point of view of a car to her "service" man. (Watch video below.)...
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This No-Makeup Photo Shows How Much Jennifer Aniston Has Been Photoshopped In...
Even the most naturally beautiful actresses undergo epic amounts of Photoshopping for ad campaigns.When hairstylist Chris McMillan posted a photo of actress (and close friend) Jennifer Aniston sans...
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There's Something Really Strange About JPMorgan Chase's Digital Ad Review
JPMorgan Chase is reviewing its $70-80 million digital advertising business.The intriguing nugget from this fairly standard practice comes in details sources told Adweek about how the company is going...
View ArticleAD OF THE DAY: Kiefer Sutherland Will Convince You To Take A Tequila Shot
Keifer Sutherland, best known for his character Jack Bauer from the Fox series '24,' gets a tattoo, speaks in Spanish, has a fight with a beautiful woman and then makes up ... "all night long"... in...
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Reddit CEO Admits The Site Once Bowed To Pressure From Sears
Reddit CEO Yishan Wong has made good on his promise to publish a chart of Reddit's revenues vs. expenses so that readers can see how profitable the company isn't.Much of Reddit's revenues come from...
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Analyst Sounds Warning On Death Of TV: 'Cord Cutting Used To Be An Urban...
Moffett Research founder and analyst Craig Moffett said in a report on declining pay TV subscriptions that cord-cutters — consumers who don't want to subscribe to pay TV services because they can get...
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Watch A Panhandler's Surprising Speech That Ended With Cheers And Chest Bumps
Subway riders approach their daily commutes prepared to be serenaded by mariachi bands or a capella groups, dodge kicks to face by break dancers, and listen to stories from homeless people asking for...
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The Discovery Channel Is Really Upset About That Dead Shark On A New York Subway
When a dead shark was discovered in a New York City subway train Wednesday, some were quick to cry "marketing stunt." "Looks like a good promo for Shark Week on the Discover Channel,"MTA spokesman...
View ArticleA 4-Year-Old Kenyan Fulfilled His Bucket List In This Heartbreaking Video
In Kenya, a child has a one in five chance of dying before they reach the age of 5.So DDB NY and clean-water organization Water Is Life took 4-year-old Nkaitole on a journey to fulfill his bucket list:...
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This Beer Can Proves That FOMO Makes Us Buy Things
Ever heard of Heady Topper? I have a friend who’s arguably obsessed with beer. Last week he gchatted me saying “the focus right now is on finding Heady Topper.” After a quick Google, I learned Heady...
View ArticleAD OF THE DAY: Little Girl Explains The Google Fiber TV Remote With The Help...
Finding your favorite show on TV is like trying to spot a rare bird, according to this Google Fiber commercial.Thankfully, the Internet and television provider's remote — a Nexus 7 tablet that comes...
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MORGAN STANLEY: Facebook's Video Ads Will Generate $1 Billion In 2014 Even...
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Morgan Stanleyreleased a report estimating that Facebook's highly anticipated video ads, which will play in the news feed, will generate $1...
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