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Ad Agency Denies 24-Year-Old China Employee Was Worked To Death
In response to the sudden death of 24-year-old Ogilvy & Mather employeeLi Yuan (aka Gabriel Li) at the agency's Beijing PR office, O&M China Director Sarah Guldin tells Business Insider that...
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Budget Car Rental Has A New Logo
Budget, the 55-year-old car rental company, has cleaned up its logo design, eliminating bulky letters and a homogeneous color palette in favor of a cleaner, bolder look.The new logo features simplified...
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American Apparel's 'Unisex' Ads Portray Men And Women Very Differently
When perusing American Apparel's website for "unisex" wear, you might notice a strange trend.While men in non-gender-specific shirts are shown modeling the clothing in innocuous poses — looking...
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This App Shows Which Countries Would Arrest And Torture You, Based On Your...
In America being gay, enjoying the occasional alcoholic beverage and practicing, say, Hinduism, are rights we all take for granted. In many other countries, however, they could result in imprisonment,...
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How It Would Look If Men Posed The Way Female American Apparel Models Do
Debate has heated up in Sweden regarding American Apparel's sexualization of its female models.The retailer's shock-tactic ads featuring naked women are certainly nothing new. But this week Swedish...
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AD OF THE DAY: Getty Images Made The Most Beautiful Love Story We've Ever...
A new ad for Getty Images uses video content in Getty's video bank to string together an 85-second-long love story worthy of a Lifetime special. The commercial is by BBDO.The ad is comprised entirely...
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Up To 10% Of BBDO's American Staff Is Being Laid Off [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:BBDO and Goodby Silverstein & Partners announced layoffs due to the recent losses of major clients. Adweek reports that BBDO made...
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Major Ad Exec's Internal Memo Explains 'Human Side' Of Recent Layoffs
Yesterday two Omnicom agencies, BBDO and Goodby Silverstein & Partners, announced layoffs following the loss of major accounts Gillette and Chevrolet, respectively.While BBDO hasn't commented apart...
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Reddit's Ad Sales Pitch Deck — Featuring Grumpy Cat And The Beastmaster — Is...
Reddit's ad sales pitch deck is fantastic for two reasons.First, it has lots of amazing facts about the sheer size of "the front page of the internet." Reddit's 70 million monthly readers spent an...
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Domino's Brazil Is Making DVDs That Smell Like Pizza
Domino Brazil is taking "smellvertising" to the next level.The pizza chain and agency Artplan Sao Paolo is teaming up with 10 Brazilian video rental stores to turn popular DVDs — including "Argo" and...
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Microsoft's Internal Attack Video Against Google Chrome Is 'Leaked'
An "internal"Microsoft video that parodies a Google Chrome commercial, warning consumers that the search engine is "following you" and "monetizing you" has somehow made its way to YouTube.According to...
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CBS Makes An Insane Amount Of Ad Dollars On DVR-ed Shows
Following CBS upfronts, CEO Les Moonves disclosed the extremely high ad dollar potential for targeting DVR viewers who watch their favorite shows up to a week after they air.“A little less than 20% of...
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Here Is The Topshop Tank Top That Rihanna Doesn't Want You To See
Rihanna is suing British fast-fashion brand Topshop for $5 million for allegedly using her face on a tank top without her permission. An anonymous source told The New York Post that Rihanna's team...
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This Is David Beckham's Most Viral Video Of All Time
It comes as no surprise that the telegenic David Beckham, who just announced his plans for retirement, has appeared in more television commercials than any other player in the history of soccer.He is...
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AD OF THE DAY: Rhett And Link Make The Strangest Chiropractor Commercial...
Today's Ad Of The Day is as pleasurable to watch as aluminum foil is to chew on.In other words, it is completely irksome.Comedic duo Rhett and Link's latest ad for the Ryan Lee Chiropractic Center in...
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Why Yahoo Might Pay $1.1 Billion For Tumblr Even Though It Only Has $13...
If Yahoo! buys Tumblr for $1.1 billion — a deal that may get approved as soon as Sunday night according to AllThingsD — one fact is likely to get cited a lot when the deal is announced: That Tumblr had...
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15 Recent Ads That Glorify Sexual Violence Against Women
One out of every six women in the U.S. has been the victim of a sexual assault. Elsewhere in the world, the statistics are even more appalling.Yet advertisers often make light of sexual violence...
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15 Jarring Ads That Will Keep You From Texting And Driving
Texting while driving has become the No.1 cause of road-related deaths among teens.According to the Cohen Children's Medical Center in New York, texting has surpassed drinking as the most dangerous...
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The 15 Most Shameless Movie Product Placements Of All Time
What is most memorable about Baz Luhrman's movie adaptation of "The Great Gatsby?"The lavish parties? The silk shirt scene? Or is it the multitude of product placements that pervade the film from...
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Now Mondelez Wants To Delay Paying Ad Agencies [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Earlier this month, we reported that Procter & Gamble increased its payment schedule for agencies from 45 to 75 days. Now Mondelez is...
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