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advertising ’
Hang on a sec and let me check out the window and see if the world is still spinning....
Yup at least that is still normal but in the world of social media everybody's darling let it out ...
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We all understand Apple to a large degree, even those of us who don't bow at the alter of Jobs.
We understand the egalitarianism of the Apple ethos.
We get that normally intelligent people can become raving fanboys at ...
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Market share in the mobile phone market is fought by percentage points and exceptional products. Up until this point there is no denying the fact that Apple's iPhone has been gaining ground percentage point by percentage point. ...
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If there is one thing you can say for the Apple marketing department it is that they love nothing better than taking subtle swipes at Microsoft. While their television and web ads have been doing this for ...
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I've seen some pretty ingenious advertising in my time but the idea of using flies - yes flies - to help deliver your ads is definitely out there in left field. I'm not sure who thought up this ...
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This one had me scratching my head for a bit.
I couldn't figure out if it was making fun of trailer park inhabitants, really real, or something in between. Turns out it's the latter. From ILoveLocalCommercials.com, an explanation ...
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As I delve further into this whole FTC mess and their new guidelines, which you can download and read all 81 pages yourself, one thing is clear – celebrities are screwed. Now whether or ...
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[Update: Seems this wasn't actually sanctioned by Sony, after all. A sheepish BBDO has admitted that it sent the advert - a "mock campaign" - to festivals without Sony's permission. Read more here.]
Sony has never been too shy about ...
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Recently in Vancouver, Canada, McDonald’s was giving away small cups of their coffee over a two-week period. To help publicize the promotion that had someone change a lamppost to resemble a giant coffee-pot in the sky pouring ...
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I just got this in my email but it seems that Google has decided to allow “certified” ad networks to compete for display ad space on our blogs. This will let these ad networks ...
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If there is one iconic brand name for scotch it has to be Johnny Walker. This video is the story behind Johnny Walker and its never changing square bottle or diagonal label. The question ...
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We all like to make fun of advertising calling it things like mind-numbing and stupid but sometimes some ads come along ad show that when done right ads can grab our attention and not be stupid about ...
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