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15 Of The Worst QR Code Fails Of All Time
Gillette made headlines recently for an ad starring Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Kate Upton and the gimmick people love to hate: a QR code.Click here to see the worst QR codes ever>When people...
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REPORT: Twitter Ad Revenue To Hit $1 Billion in 2014
Emarketer, the advertising research company has a new estimate of Twitter's revenues: $582.8 million in global sales in 2013 before closing in on $1 billion in 2014.Of that, $308 million will be from...
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Remembering Carly Foulkes: The T-Mobile Girl Who Just Got Dropped From Its...
Even though T-Mobile girl Carly Foulkes is one of the most recognizable brand spokespeople out there right now, giving Progressive's Flo a run for her money, the phone company has decided to remove her...
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Spotify Just Revealed Its New Logo
Spotify is making a big marketing push to become a familiar household name across the country.The popular music streaming service released its first national ad campaign, which appropriately aired...
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T-Mobile Girl Was Sexy But Ineffective
As the nation struggles to come to terms with the loss of T-Mobile girl Carly Foulkes— the company has decided to drop the pink-clad model from its new iPhone campaign — we at Business Insider felt it...
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Twitter's Ad Revenue Is Getting Close To The Billion Dollar Mark [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:According to projections by eMarketer, Twitter's global ad revenue is going to hit $950 million by 2014. It's currently at $582.8 million, so...
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Murdoch Tabloid 'The Sun' May Be Making A $30M Mistake By Going Behind A Paywall
The Sun, the flagship London tabloid of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. newspaper empire, will stop being free on the internet and go behind a paywall, Ad Age reports.It may be making a huge mistake.The...
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15 Major Brands That Unabashedly Support Gay Marriage
While the Supreme Court heard arguments regarding the legalization of gay marriage this week, some of the biggest companies in the world risked isolating its conservative consumer base to come out in...
View ArticleTest Drive A Renault, Get A Private Show From Dancing Girls
Experiential ads are taking over.Renault UK allowed two unsuspecting people to test drive its new Clio model with a fake car sales person.When the drivers stopped at an intersection, they were asked to...
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SALARY SURVEY: What Digital Agency Creatives And CEOs Earn Right Now
Every year, the Global Society for Digital Marketing (SoDA), and industry group that represents people who work at online and interactive ad agencies, surveys its members to find out what they earn.The...
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Jockey And Fruit Of The Loom Are Both Desperate To Get Jon Hamm To Wear Their...
The world got a healthy dose of TMI regarding "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm; namely that he likes going commando, but his "impressive anatomy is so distracting that they politely insisted on underwear.”While...
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Target Doesn't Want You To Know Anything About Bullseye The Dog's Real Life
The Globe and Mail just published a very ... unrevealing ... article about Target's iconic mascot, Bullseye."Bullseye eats dog food; Target will not divulge what kind," reporter Susan Krashinsky...
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These 4 Major Brands DON'T Want To Be Associated With The Gay Marriage Movement
Four major companies asked to distance themselves from the gay marriage campaign. While many brands have publicized marriage equality movement, a Tumblr called Brand Equality" has added various company...
View ArticleAD OF THE DAY: Hilarious Ad For A New Apple Store
In a new U.K. commercial from Somersby Cider, the beverage brand spoofs the Apple Inc. model of retail.Brilliantly carried out, the ad is made to look like it was filmed at the launch of a new Apple...
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AT&T Is Dominating Twitter For March Madness [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:AT&T worked with BBDO to completely dominate Twitter during March Madness, says Adweek. Although many other brands, like Capital One and...
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This Is What 'New Coke' Actually Looked Like In 1985
New Coke was "one of the worst marketing blunders in history," according to Time.People still talk about it, but how many actually remember seeing the New Coke cans that were intended to replace...
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These Ad Execs Just Admitted The Business Is Filled With Liars And Cheats
Two of advertising's most important creative directors, John Boiler of 72andSunny (works for Samsung) and Susan Credle of Leo Burnett (works for Sprint), told Ad Age what everyone has known but refused...
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Expedia's Gay Marriage Ad Helped The Couple In It Adopt A Child
According to one of the real-life stars of Expedia's gay marriage-themed ad, the spot played an instrumental role in the adoption of her son. Expedia and 180LA released a video last October in which...
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How Facebook Is Replacing Ad Agencies With Robots
Facebook served $4.3 billion worth of ads last year, a staggering sum. It's forecast to sell about $5.5 billion in ads in 2013, too.We're all used to seeing ads all over Facebook, inside our news feed...
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DEADLINE APPROACHING: Nominate The Most Creative People In Mobile Advertising
We want to know, who are the most creative people in mobile advertising?You tell us.Nominees can be people who have created innovative tablet ads, new ways to approach mobile ad display, changed the...
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