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This Business School Prof Just Wrote a Blistering Takedown Of Groupon's New...
Anthony Catanach Jr., an associate professor at the Villanova University School of Business, is a longtime critic of Groupon, and he just renewed his attacks on the daily deal giant.In August 2011, he...
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AD OF THE DAY: Parker Posey Struggles With A Man Who Can Only Speak In Ad...
"A Word From Our Sponsor" is a new indie flick that takes advertising to a bizarre realm of creativity.Due out May 10 in theaters (and May 6 on VOD), the movie features Bruce Greenwood (of Star Trek)...
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13 Major Brands That Advertise On Media Takeout, The Web's Trashiest Gossip Site
Media TakeOut is a gossip site that makes TMZ look like The Wall Street Journal.A typical story has the title, "OH NOOOOOO!!! Kim Kardashian's Thighs Have Been RUBBING TOGETHER Since The Weight Gain ....
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The 10 Sleaziest Car Ads Of The Century
No one utilizes the power of sexual suggestion like car companies. Cars are a sex symbol, and in the race to sell their brands, the top players in the industry have tried to out-sex each other, at one...
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No matter how well-intentioned an ad is, its message can be totally foiled based on its placement.We've already shown you the worst online ad placements ever— which includes ads for the "Dead Like Me"...
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Samsung Has Gone All Out With Special Effects In Its New Smart TV Ads
Samsung didn't spare the production budget on its new campaign for its line of Smart TVs.Three new commercials use special effects worthy of the movie "Inception" to promote the idea that viewers can...
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These Are Google's 2013 April Fools' Pranks
Google has a lot of big news today — but the 4/1 release date might be a sign of April Foolery.Last year Google convinced the internet unsavvy that it had developed the highly anticipated Google...
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Amazon Defends Banned Ad That Uses The C-Word
Amazondefended an ad's use of the c-word as "light hearted" after the UK's ban-happy Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) pulled it from the site. The controversial online ad in question appeared on...
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Microsoft Exec Laughs Off Internet Explorer Controversies With Hilarious 'Do...
Right in time for April Fools Day madness, Microsoft VP of corporate communications Frank Shaw wrote a blog post about the latest, Microsoft-made trend in online privacy. The Do Not Tracksuit.This gag...
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The 13 Most Popular Brand Names For Dogs
There are 81,542 registered dogs in New York City.Using the city's official dog data, NPR station WNYC has publicly listed all of them in an online spreadsheet. Every single dog's breed, name, and...
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Forbes Is Reaping The Rewards Of Sponsored Content [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Forbes'native ads/sponsored content has been working out monetarily. In 2012, sponsored ads were up 40 percent and digital, and the company had...
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New Pictures Reveal Clues To 'Mad Men' Season 6 Premiere
For months, 'Mad Men' fans have been trying to guess what the future holds for their favorite characters.AMC leaked photos of Sunday's season six premiere, titled "The Doorway," and it gives clues...
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Facebook Is In Danger Of Becoming Yahoo! Because Advertisers Don't Understand...
Facebook is in danger of becoming a big, old-fashioned web publisher like Yahoo! or AOL because it is now more concerned with audience "reach" than it is with the unique way Facebook users interact...
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Samsung's Gigantic Ad Budget In Context
Independent analyst Horace Dediu updated his famous "Cost of Selling Galaxies" post to reflect the newest data about the ad budgets of Samsung and Apple.According to Dediu, Samsung's ad budget was over...
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This Company Alleges A Huge Portion Of Online Advertising Is Based On Fraud
A huge portion of the web advertising eco-system is based on fraud, according to Spider.io, a company that analyzes web traffic.The company tells AdExchanger that it has detected a massive botnet — a...
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TV Will Reach 'Tipping Point' in 2014 As 50% Of Americans Watch Online
Fifty percent of Americans will watch digital TV online — via iPad, laptop or internet TV — next year, according to eMarketer in conjunction with regular cable TV.They won't have given up cable, but...
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Playboy's New iPhone App Is Literally 'Just For The Articles'
For decades, men have insisted that they only read Playboy "for the articles." The magazine's new iPhone app is putting that claim to the test.The scandalous magazine's new app is all articles, no...
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Moviegoer Gets Refund After 3-Second Explosion In Tom Cruise Trailer Didn't...
After seeing Tom Cruise's latest movie in theaters, a New Zealand film goer filed a complaint of misleading advertising with the country's ad standards authority. And the film's maker, Paramount, is...
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Meet The 10 Most-Liked Ad Agency CEOs
Who are the most-liked ad agency CEOs in the business?We asked our friends at Glassdoor, the careers site, to sift their database of company reviews for the answer. They pulled out the agency leaders...
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Twitter's New 'Cards' Look Like An E-Commerce Challenge To Facebook
Twitter rolled out a new function last night called "Cards" which allows users to display photos, app information and products for sale in a more visual, prominent manner.The move looks like a...
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