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How Clairol Hair Color Went From Taboo to New You
Throughout history, women have grappled with a biological inevitability that is, literally, always top of mind: Sooner or later, they go gray. As the common wisdom goes, about 50 percent of women will...
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Obama Names Edith Ramirez to Chair Federal Trade Commission
President Barack Obama has officially named Edith Ramirez to be the next chairman of the Federal Trade Commission starting Monday, March 4, the FTC confirmed. Ramirez's appointment was not a total...
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Weather Channel Soaks People at Bus Shelters in Real Dick Move
Marketers just won't let people waiting in bus shelters have any peace. Case in point: The Weather Channel and ad agency Iris recently tricked out one shelter with hidden sprinklers to promote the...
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Gardiner Exits Deutsch New York
Today is the last day at the New York office of Deutsch for chief media officer and partner Peter Gardiner, who has been at the agency since 2000. Without offering specifics, the agency said he is...
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Debi Austin, Star of Infamous Anti-Smoking Ad, Is Dead at 62
Debi Austin, better known as the lady who smoked a cigarette through a tracheotomy hole in her neck in the infamous "Voicebox" anti-smoking ad, died Feb. 22 after a 20-year battle with cancer. She was...
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Australian Ad Suggests Eating Bread That Walks Around Outdoors on Its Own
If you eat Abbott's Village Bakery bread, don't be surprised if it bleats a little, or feels a little woolly, on the way down. That's because Abbott's Village Bakery loaves are essentially free-range...
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Fast Chat: McCann Worldgroup's Luca Lindner
Luca Lindner is in his first weeks of living in the U.S., having left sunny Sao Paulo for a recent spell of frigid New York winter as he digs into his expanded role as McCann Worldgroup’s president of...
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Ad Agency That Put 10-Year-Olds in Charge Has Now Made a Feature Film
Not content with the traditional advertising methods of TV spots and simple product placement in movies, Canada's Labatt Brewing is financing a feature-length film through its Kokanee brand. The film...
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Ad of the Day: Sony Xperia Z
Fun fact: Associating with David Bowie, whether in physical or purely musical form, instantly increases your cool factor by about 1 trillion percent. See: fashion model Iman, TV series Flight of the...
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Goodby Names Kalle Hellzén New Digital Chief
Goodby Silverstein & Partners has a new chief digital officer, Kalle Hellzén, who joins the San Francisco agency from Acne Production where he was a partner, creative director and director in the...
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No Means Yes in Schneider Beer's Somewhat Rapey Salute to Immature Men
Oh grow up! This ad from Argentina's Schneider beer focuses on the time needed for the "slow-brewed" draught to achieve its optimal consistency and flavor. It does so by showing lots of guys who...
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Conan O'Brien Makes a More Honest iPad Commercial
Conan O'Brien's fake iPad commercial, meant as a parody of the latest Apple spots, including the one on the Oscars, isn't exactly groundbreaking (porn? on computers? why, I never!). But the delivery...
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WPP: Revenue Grew Nearly 4 Percent Last Year
WPP Group today reported a 3.5 percent increase in 2012 revenue to $15.6 billion thanks to “strong growth” in advertising, media investment and specialist communications. Profit before interests and...
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Jane Pratt Launches Beauty Site xoVain
This morning, at the Waterworks showroom in New York’s Flatiron district, Jane Pratt presided over the launch party for her new beauty site, xoVain, wearing a bathrobe. It’s not an outfit you’d expect...
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Ad of the Day: Panera
Tired of Rube Goldberg machines in advertising yet? Sorry, here's another. But after you finish your long sigh, you might actually enjoy this one. A month from now, it will be 10 years since Wieden +...
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Hill Holliday Wins Capella University's Biz
Hill Holliday is going back to school, 21st century style. The Interpublic Group shop has landed the creative and media business of Capella University, a school that exists solely online and therefore...
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