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Puppy Politics

Puppy Politics

Staying close to home this weekend, the hardworking staff couldn’t help but come across this campaign ad for Massachusetts State Treasurer candidate Steve Grossman (Dem).  Background context: Grossman’s opponent, Karen Polito, has run a campaign stressing the need for a “fiscal watchdog” in the Massachusetts Statehouse. Roll it! … Um, who wouldn’t want to vote...

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Going Rouge

Going Rouge

A new beauty magazine is, well, not a magazine.

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Branded Content: An Introduction

Branded Content: An Introduction

The origins of branded entertainment go back to the first days of radio.

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Branded Entertainment: Coming Soon to a Facebook Near You

Branded Entertainment: Coming Soon to a Facebook Near You

Branded Content Invades Social Media

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Call It Tracebook

Call It Tracebook

First there was last week’s kerfuffle over the Wall Street Journal piece headlined, “Facebook in Privacy Breach.” (Sneak ADtack take here.) CyberBible TechCrunch dismissed the report as the inmates running the asylum: So what’s the big deal? The big deal is that most people in tech, let alone the general population, have no idea what...

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Fantastic Four: Brilliance or BADvertising?

Fantastic Four: Brilliance or BADvertising?

I’m genuinely impressed how many company ads Fanstastic Four crammed into this one shot.

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Huge Apple Plugs in Blade: Trinity

Huge Apple Plugs in Blade: Trinity

Blade: Trinity ties Jessica Biel’s character to Apple, showing her fighting with her iPod on and even making playlists on her Mac before fighting. Check it out here on YouTube, since user who posted this gem doesn’t want it embedded. Want some screen shots to get the idea? You could practically use this scene as...

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An Exercise in the Bizarre

An Exercise in the Bizarre

Have you seen the recent Adidas commercial for Derrick Rose shoes starring Ken Jeong? I don’t want to impugn the wonderful Ken in any way, but . . . . . . could this ad really ever sell shoes?

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Ask Dr. Ads: Sample Prescription #2 (Exp. 1986)

Ask Dr. Ads: Sample Prescription #2 (Exp. 1986)

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One Day You're In, and the Next Day You've Sold Out: Part III

One Day You’re In, and the Next Day You’ve Sold Out: Part III

Cue this Thursday's episode of Project Runway.

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Ask Dr. Ads: Sample Prescription (Exp. 1986)

Ask Dr. Ads: Sample Prescription (Exp. 1986)

Dr. Ads Rides Again

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Calvin Klein Billboard "Suggestive of Rape" Gets Axed

Calvin Klein Billboard “Suggestive of Rape” Gets Axed

The Australian Herald Sun reported this Tuesday that a Calvin Klein billboard ad (shown below) would be pulled by the Advertising Standards Bureau, due to protests by sexual assault workers and women’s advocacy groups that the ad was “highly sexualised and clearly suggestive of sexual behaviour.”  Reportedly, “the Board considered that whilst the act depicted...

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