Rhode Island's $5 million tourism campaign went viral for all the wrong...
On Tuesday, March 29, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo shared her state's new tourism ad on her Twitter account.The tweet kicked off a tourism campaign budgeted at $5 million — an ambitious sum for the...
View Article15 of the most shockingly racy PETA ads
Sex sells, according to the cliché.The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known as PETA, has taken this to heart even more than car companies and beer brands.In...
View ArticleRemember the crazy Emirates commercial where men flew alongside a plane in...
Emirates Airlines astounded the world when it aired a commercial featuring two men in jetpacks flying alongside their A380 jumbo jet, 4,000 feet above Dubai. A stunt like this had never been done...
View ArticleUber is paying at least $10 million in fines for making misleading safety claims
Uber has agreed to pay at least $10 million (£7 million) for misleading people on the safety of its taxi-hailing platform.The San Francisco-headquartered company was sued in 2014 after it claimed its...
View ArticleWhat 24 famous brands' terrible websites looked like when they launched in...
In the mid-to-late 1990s, people started expecting their favorite brands to have websites.Unfortunately, most of the resulting efforts were pretty terrible. There was no winning model to follow, so...
View ArticleNBA owners have just agreed to put ads on jerseys
NBA owners have agreed to put ads on jerseys for the 2017-2018 season.Produced by Jacqui FrankFollow BI Video: On Facebook Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleThis shows how far 24 famous brands' websites have come since they launched...
In the mid-to-late 1990s, people started expecting their favorite brands to have websites.Unfortunately, most of the resulting efforts were pretty terrible. There was no winning model to follow, so...
View Article18 awful vintage ads from the 20th century which show how far we have progressed
It's true that some modern-day ads objectify women, but there's no way companies could get away with what they just did a half-century ago.In the Pre-Civil Rights era, major brands like Kellogg's...
View ArticleAd-block software is approaching 200 million users — here's how publishers...
Ad-block software usage may be more common than previously thought. There are nearly 200 million monthly active users (MAU) of ad-block software globally, according to data from a new study by PageFair...
View ArticleAd-block software is approaching 200 million users — here's how publishers...
Ad-block software usage may be more common than previously thought. There are nearly 200 million monthly active users (MAU) of ad-block software globally, according to data from a new study by PageFair...
View Article16 famous people who surprisingly started their careers in advertising
Some of the world's most successful authors, actors, and directors kicked off their careers in advertising. Many approached the ad industry with enthusiasm — rising to the C-suite and creating some of...
View ArticleWe sat with a casting director as she put the potential stars of a big ad...
In a small basement room in Soho, central London, Kate Evans — a casting director with more than 20 years experience — and I sat on a brown sofa, surrounded by camera equipment.In front of us was a...
View ArticleAd-block software is approaching 200 million users — here's how publishers...
Ad-block software usage may be more common than previously thought. There are nearly 200 million monthly active users (MAU) of ad-block software globally, according to data from a new study by PageFair...
View ArticleAd-block software is approaching 200 million users — here's how publishers...
Ad-block software usage may be more common than previously thought. There are nearly 200 million monthly active users (MAU) of ad-block software globally, according to data from a new study by PageFair...
View ArticleAd-block software is approaching 200 million users — here's how publishers...
Ad-block software usage may be more common than previously thought. There are nearly 200 million monthly active users (MAU) of ad-block software globally, according to data from a new study by PageFair...
View Article13 celebrities you had no idea were in TV commercials as kids
Many of Hollywood's most familiar faces kicked off their careers by starring in TV commercials as kids.These celebs sold anything from BBQ sauce, to Porsche sports cars, and video games.Scroll below to...
View ArticleThese 12 brands are all called something entirely different outside the US...
If you're craving some Lay's chips in London or a Burger King meal in Australia, you're in luck because those brands exist abroad.The only problem is that you might never be able to find them.Famous...
View ArticleThis 100-year-old model just appeared in Vogue
Vogue just did something out of the ordinary.The British arm of the esteemed fashion publication has published an ad campaign for United-Kingdom based store Harvey Nichols, and it stars a 100-year-old...
View ArticleOld Navy's customers had a great response to trolls on Twitter
Old Navy's customers just came to the company's defense.On Friday, the company posted a photo (pictured right) on Twitter to promote a sale."Oh, happy day! Our #ThankYouEvent is finally here. Take 30%...
View ArticleThe worst retail Photoshop disasters of all time
Photoshop is a great tool for brushing up misplaced hairs, wrinkled clothing, or the odd zit.But it's no secret that retailers love to abuse Photoshop to make women pencil-thin.Sometimes this obsession...
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