Here Are Spotify's First-Ever TV Commercials
Music streaming site Spotify is releasing its first-ever ad campaign tonight, appropriately, during "The Voice" on NBC.Droga5 New York made the minute-long spot which shows a guy crowdsurfing at a...
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Yoko Ono Tweets Photo Of John Lennon's Bloody Glasses In Moving Gun Control PSA
To celebrate what would be her and John Lennon's 44th wedding anniversary last week, Yoko Ono tweeted out a photo of the murdered singer's bloodied glasses to promote gun control laws.The text reads:...
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15 Unapproved Ads That Got Top Brands In Trouble
Last week, Ford experienced an unexpected PR disaster when creatives at JWT India — the Ford Figo's agency of record — released an unauthorized ad on the internet that shows Silvio Berlusconi tying up...
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Nominate The Best Mobile Advertising Campaign So Far In 2013
We want to know: What is the best mobile advertising campaign that you've seen so far in 2013? Business Insider is prepping for our upcoming Mobile Advertising Conference, scheduled for June 13, 2013,...
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This Is Twitter's Plan To Get A Piece Of The $70 Billion Spent On TV Advertising
This year, I didn't plan on watching the Oscars.But then I opened up Twitter on a Sunday night and saw people tweeting about the red carpet.I changed the channel to get in on the fun.Twitter, the...
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AD OF THE DAY: Newcastle Brown Admits It Uses Photoshop To Make Its Beer Look...
In a witty new set of TV commercials for Newcastle Brown Ale, the brewer admits it retouches beauty shots of its product for its advertising.In a montage meant to display the beer's hand-crafted...
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Sandusky Cost Penn State $46 Million, But Big Sponsors Are Returning
General Motors, Cars.com, Sherwin Williams and Nike will all return as sponsors of Penn State now that the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal has receded somewhat into the past, Ad Age notes.The...
View ArticleDomino'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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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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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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What The Future Of Advertising On Google Glass Might Look Like
Early trials of Google Glass are earning some serious hype.Tech bloggers are almost panting with excitement. Ad agencies are "literally begging to get a pair." Google got so many submissions for 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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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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What Is A Facebook 'Like' Actually Worth In Dollars? (FB)
About three years ago, when Facebook marketing suddenly became popular, a number of studies attempted to quantify how much, on average, a single "Like" on Facebook might be worth to a marketer.The...
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