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New Tattoos Made Just for Women
As a mother of three, Shelly Coffman didn’t really have a ton of extra time to become a “mompreneur,” but she did. And with her MBA and an extensive background in securities law, it wasn’t exactly...
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Women are Getting Down and Dirty in the Latest Fitness Fad
Last year, some 100,000 women showed up at events with names like Utopian Tubes and PMS (that’s Pretty Muddy Stuff) where they scrambled up rope ladders, sloshed through mud pits and managed various...
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For the First Time Ever, Women Could Head FTC, FCC
President Obama has the chance to make history again, this time by naming the first woman chair of the Federal Communications Commission as well as one to head the Federal Trade Commission. A woman in...
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'Crotches Kill,' Canadian Ads Warn Texting Drivers
Crotches have been lethal for God knows how long. But traffic-safety officials in Alberta, Canada, are using new ads to highlight the most recent source of groin-related fatalities: subversive...
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Publicis Seattle Chief Heads East to BBDO
Mark Cadman, the CEO of Publicis Seattle, is joining BBDO as evp and managing director of North America with oversight of the agency’s AT&T business. Cadman, who moved to the U.S. in May 2010 to...
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Ad of the Day: Lincoln
In the case of Lincoln's "Sound and Vision" project, it turns out less is more. Last week, the automaker released what it billed as the "fully immersive digital experience" of its much-commented-on...
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Slicing and Dicing Those Fun CLIO Awards Call-for-Entries Ads
The CLIO Awards recognize advertising that's a cut above. But for its call-for-entries ads this year, the famed creative awards show went with more of a sideways slice. Four ads from Leo...
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Marketing Predictions for Season 16 Cast of Dancing With the Stars
Once again, Octagon First Call's David Schwab, who helps brands assess the value of celebrities for ad campaigns, is giving us his predictions for the marketing potential of the latest Dancing With...
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Fanta-Flavored Print Ad Probably Not Quite as Tasty or Refreshing as Fanta...
I was just thinking how much I'd like to eat a magazine ad right about now, and along comes this edible effort from OgilvyOne in Dubai for citrus-flavored Fanta. There's abundant text, which begins,...
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Carrie Brownstein Wants to Be Funny on Twitter
Who Carrie BrownsteinAge 38Accomplishments Co-creator and star of IFC’s Portlandia; guitarist and singer in Wild Flag (and formerly Sleater-Kinney); onetime employee of Wieden + Kennedy, Portland,...
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Surprise: Male and Female Execs Are Held to Different Standards
When it comes to judging leaders, gender stereotypes still hold true. The Center for Talent Innovation surveyed about 4,000 executives and found that while women bosses are held to a higher standard...
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Game of Thrones Soars With Dragon Ad in New York Times
HBO placed this wonderful ad in Monday's New York Times, with the shadow of a dragon looming over two pages of fake stories. It's a shame they couldn't advertise over a real spread—and while the...
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Watch the PSA That Shocked Some Celebrities, and Will Shock You Too
If you don't plan on eating for a while, check out the video below from the End7 project, dedicated to ending some truly terrifying infections known as "neglected tropical diseases." The clip, called...
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We're More Awesome Than Disgusting Chipotle, Says Hooters Ad
Possibly in an effort to prove it's more than a Chuck E. Cheese for misogynists, Hooters hired Skiver Advertising for its new "Step Into Awesome" ad campaign. The work, including these "Burrito" and...
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Dead Girl Haunts Beauty-Salon Patrons in Chilling Stunt for Horror Movie
Scaring the crap out of people in their everyday lives is horror-movie marketing 101. There are countless examples—my favorite probably being the old Ring Two stunt that sent people a link to the...
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The Most Insane Musical Number Ever Performed About Mobile Coupon Technology
Startup company Mobeam has patented technology that will allow barcodes to be scanned from smartphone screens at checkouts. The point-of-purchase possibilities are endless for coupons and other far...
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Ad of the Day: Oreo
I must say that if "physicist David Neevel" (who also appears to be Wieden + Kennedy creative David Neevel—yes, all right, he says he's a copywriter in the video) really did design this Oreo-dividing...
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Audi Station Wagon With Hood-Mounted Gun Will Kick Your Car's Ass at Paintball
Who said station wagons are for moms? Oh, how things change. Audi U.K. is changing that stigma with this "Ultimate Paintball Duel" between two new 2013 RS 4 Avants. Yes, they're station wagons. No,...
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Audrey Hepburn Back From the Dead Again, This Time in an Ad for Chocolate
I see dead people. In commercials. Eating Galaxy chocolate bars. Well, just one corpse, actually. It's Audrey Hepburn, 20 years dead but still cute as a button and seamlessly integrated into the...
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