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A Ford Dealership's Taking Guns, Furniture, And Livestock For Trade-Ins On...
A Ford dealership in Laramie, Wyoming takes the cake — or the turkey — for the strangest Black Friday deal ever.The dealership put out an ad that makes sure consumers know that its "trade anything...
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Amazon Just Took A Page Out Of Facebook And Twitter's Brand Manual [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, Adland. Here's what you need to know today:Amazon just unveiled brand pages for marketers and according to Adweek,"You no longer need to wonder what it would look like if Facebook and...
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There's Only One Thing Wrong With This Airline Ad Showing Lady Liberty And...
This blasphemous poster for Ukraine International Airlines -- which shows New York's Statue of Liberty in bed with Rio's Christ the Redeemer -- is causing a kerfuffle on some blogs. (The joke is that...
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Here's Why 'Katie McCain' Is The Star Of The New iPhone 5 Ad
Apple put out a couple more ads for the iPhone 5 today, and sharp-eyed observers may notice that in one of them the narrative revolves partially around a call to someone named "Katie McCain," seen on...
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Internet Explorer 10's 'Do Not Track' Function Is NOT Located In Its Privacy...
The "do not track" feature which Microsoft promoted as a key privacy advantage for users of Internet Explorer 10, the new version of its web browser, cannot be found in the browser's "privacy"...
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The University Of California Has A New Tulip-Shaped Logo
On the heels of Stanford University's new iPhone-driven logo change, the University of California -- whose Berkeley and UCLA sites are perhaps best well-known -- has also adopted a new look.Gone is the...
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These Are The 9 Most Unnecessarily Offensive Thanksgiving Ads
Thanksgiving ads are generally pretty basic: there's food, family, football, and some quirky Black Friday spots.But some brands have missed mark with their holiday advertisements and stepped into the...
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Real Robots Spotted Hailing Cabs In Hollywood For Ambiguous Stunt [PHOTOS]
A strange PR stunt has sent real-life robots through the streets of major cities in California.While there's no official word why robots have been hailing cabs in Hollywood, riding ferries to...
View ArticleHere's William Shatner's Singing Deep-Fried Turkey PSA [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, Adland and Happy Thanksgiving! Here's what you need to know before you dig into that turkey:Last year, William Shatner starred in a PSA for State Farm insurance teaching the masses about...
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Which Were The Best And Worst Ads Of The Year?
On Dec. 1, Business Insider will unveil the 10 best and 10 worst ads of the year.We've been monitoring ads all year, and so far we can say that the standard in both categories is very, very high.To...
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Here's Why I'm Not (Yet) Unhappy About Losing A Ton Of Money On Facebook...
Back in June, I decided to put my money where my mouth is and buy $1,000 of Facebook stock. I got 30 shares for roughly $31/share and, as history now shows, FB promptly tanked to $17.73 in the...
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If They Didn't Pick Ferris Bueller, A Singing Jason Segel Could Have Starred...
One of the most memorable spots of the 2011 Super Bowl was when Matthew Broderick took the small screen to reenact the classic film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" for the Honda CRV.But Super Bowl campaigns...
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Heineken Paid $45 Million To Get James Bond To Drink Beer, And It Was...
When James Bond and Séverine imbibe the suave secret agent's drink of choice, rather than an alluring vodka martini reaching their lips, a cold one, of the pale ale Heineken brand, does the trick.While...
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The Official Word On Whether VW Will Have Dogs In Its Super Bowl Spot
Deutsch LA created what is probably the most memorable spot in recent Super Bowl history, and it came in the form of a little boy in a Darth Vader suit.After agonizing over how the shop could possibly...
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AD OF THE DAY: Butter Sculptures of Famous Horror Movie Villains
This campaign for Italian health brand Aloe Cholestop shows the villains from "Saw,""Scream" and "Friday the 13th" standing atop of a stick of butter, warning about the deadly effects of high...
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This Luxury Brand Picked Kate Upton For Its Super Bowl Spot
Mercedes-Benz nabbed Sports Illustrated sensation Kate Upton to star in its coveted 60-second Super Bowl spot alongside Usher.Which is funny — or very strategically planned — since Upton just quashed...
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The 10 Weirdest Things For Sale In Facebook's New Gifts Section (FB)
Do you need a false, knitted beard?Or some really expensive beef jerky?What about a figurine of a man being stabbed full of kitchen knives?If so, then Facebook has you covered.The social network's new...
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Yahoo's Log-In Page Ad Sell-Through Is In A Huge Decline [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, Adland. Here's what you need to know today:The ad sales on Yahoo's log-in page, usually a coveted spot for advertisers, have fallen drastically from last year, says a report from...
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Pepsi Case Shows How The Internet Is Ruining Promo Contests
Pepsi might want to rethink how it handles online promotions.The soda giant was publicly condemned by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after it refused to pay members of one family tens...
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Should Advertisers Be Angry When Facebook Sells Their Fans To The...
Larry Kim, CEO at search engine marketing company Wordstream, has a question for Facebook's ad sales people: Why do you sell advertisers' customer lists to rival brands?Kim noticed that ad buyers on...
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