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Nokia Says Glowing Review of Its Own Phone Wasn't Really a Review
Nokia became a bit of a laughingstock among tech bloggers yesterday, when the brand published a glowing review of its own phone, the Nokia Lumia 620, on its own blog, “Conversations by Nokia.” “It's...
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Jell-O Rubs Pudding in the Wound for 49ers Fans
Hey, San Francisco, are you ready for some PUDDING?!No, really, are you? Because Kraft's Jell-O Pudding plans to send thousands of free cups of the stuff your way today as a consolation prize in the...
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Budweiser Picks Name for Super Bowl Star
Budweiser has settled on a warm-and-fuzzy name for its star Super Bowl horse after receiving more than 60,000 suggestions via Twitter, Facebook, and phone calls, the beer brand announced Tuesday. The...
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How Advertisers Can Stoke Super Bowl Buzz Year Round
Football fans around the country geared up for weeks before last Sunday's Super Bowl between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers and their opposing coaches—brothers Jim and John Harbaugh,...
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Ad of the Day: Foot Locker
Kris Humphries needs a lot of positive reinforcement right now. That's according to a new ad from Foot Locker and BBDO, starring Humphries and fellow NBA star James Harden. The spot opens on Harden,...
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Mediabrands, UM, Initiative Reorganize Management
Interpublic confirmed a reorganization among the ranks of senior management at its Mediabrands unit: UM global CEO Jacki Kelley, has been named North America CEO, president of global clients at...
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BBH New York Wins PlayStation
Sony PlayStation has hired BBH New York as its lead creative agency following a review, the brand announced Tuesday. Interpublic Group's Deutsch LA has handled the account since 2007. 180LA and...
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Giant Rotting Fingers Count Down to Walking Dead's Return
Toronto's Union Station has been graced by this cool "zombie hands" installation for The Walking Dead that loses a finger every day until this Sunday, when Season 3 returns to the air. I wonder who's...
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Winning the New York Lottery Makes You Exactly as Funny as Andy Richter
Two fairly amusing New York Lottery commercials from DDB New York illustrate just what it means to be "that kind of rich." In one spot, a lottery millionaire spends big bucks on elaborate effects to...
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Vote for Your Favorite Super Bowl Spot in YouTube's Ad Blitz Contest
RAM Trucks or Jeep? Taco Bell or Mercedes-Benz? Samsung or Oreo? There were plenty of hits and misses among the Super Bowl commercials, but only one spot can be crowned the winner of YouTube's Ad...
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Brand Genius Quiz: Test Your Marketing IQ
So, Mr. or Ms. marketing exec, you’ve got the sweet salary and window office—and you know it all, don’t you? Well, time to find out. Take our quiz on some of branding’s more unusual facts and foibles....
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NPR Station Urges Listeners to Have Sex and Make More Listeners
Chicago's NPR station, WBEZ, is making a more intimate appeal than usual during its current membership drive. Rather than simply asking you for a few bucks, the station is asking you to "Go make...
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Clean, Wood-Seeking Beaver Would Like You to Try These 'Intimate Wipes'
Playtex has a new product called "Fresh + Sexy" intimate wipes, designed for men and women to freshen up before and after sex. New ads for the product, from Grey in New York, have a hard time...
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Time Inc.'s All You to Test Sales Outside Walmart
When Time Inc. launched All You eight years ago, it took an unusual step in choosing Walmart as its sole retail outlet. For a new magazine to limit its distribution might seem counterintuitive, but...
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The Downton Abbey Digital Explosion
If there's one institution that has endured more twists of fortune than Downton Abbey and its stiff-lipped Crawley family, it's PBS's Masterpiece. As recently as 2011, the program was stuck in a...
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The Bots Are Taking Over
It’s Solve Media’s job to help make sure you’re not a cylon. Or a Borg, or a Dalek, or some kind of Web scraping robot. So when the company says that bot traffic is on the rise, there might be reason...
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Ad of the Day: Herbaria Tea
This new spot for the latest game in EA's Dead Space series really captures the visceral horror of the video-game franchise's sickest, most disgusting … wait, hold on. I'm sorry, this is an ad for...
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Gotham Wins Global Retail Account
Two months after adding a credit card brand, Gotham has entered the retail arena. Sunglass Hut, a Luxottica Group brand with a global footprint, has hired the New York shop as its new lead creative...
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David Beckham Sprints Around in His Undies for Guy Ritchie and H&M
H&M, which used to pimp clothes from Madonna, has now hired her ex, Guy Ritchie, to film this spot for the David Beckham Bodywear collection. Of course, it stars Beckham, who, though a series of...
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Did the Super Bowl Ad Buzz Last?
Dozens of brands spent close to $4 million each to run 30-second spots in the Super Bowl. But did they get their money’s worth? Budweiser, Doritos and Audi had the biggest improvements in consumer...
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