Category Archive for ‘Advertising’ 
Information Diet: Lucy Lawless
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Who Lucy lawless
Age 43
Accomplishments Star of Lucretia on Starz's Spartacus: Vegeance; appeared on Battlestar Galactica; played titled role on Xena:Warrior Princess
Base Auckland, New Zealand
What’s the f...
Portrait: Mutt Industries
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Who (l. to r.) Partners Scott Cromer, Steve Luker, Mike McCommon
What Full-service creative agency
Where Portland, Ore.
The founders of Mutt Industries came from a long line of well-known agencies like Wieden + Kennedy and Goodby, Silver...
Miracle Whip Unveils Storytelling Campaign
You say you hate Miracle Whip, but have you tried it?
That’s the core question behind mcgarrybowen Chicago’s new campaign for the Kraft sandwich spread. The effort, which launches this week, features TV ads that use angry mobs from the...
'People' Magazine Rolls Out the Red Carpet
This Sunday night, millions of viewers will tune into the Academy Awards to find out who takes home film’s top honors—and see who makes the “Best Dressed” lists. To capitalize on the red carpet obsession, the People franchise...
Regulators and Business to Work on Privacy Bill of Rights
The Obama administration's long wait for a "consumer privacy bill of rights" is finally over, and it can't wait to get moving.
"We need strong online protections for consumers," Secretary of Commerce John Bryson said. He...
Food Network Bakes Behavioral Into Email
Food Network targeted viewers who liked Paula Deen with targeted emails -- and earned a 300% increase in average open rates.
Cablers Cite ESPN, Disney As Key To Selling Services
As much as cable operators complain about ESPN's increasing carriage fees, they still believe offering the network is money well spent. New research shows operators rank ESPN as the most valuable
network to their business, almost double the worth of th...
Goodyear, ESPN Let Basketball Fans Pick Blimp Winner
Perhaps the paramount (or at least, highest) honor accorded to a sporting event is aerial coverage from the iconic Goodyear Blimp. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is partnering with ESPN to let
basketball fans decide which college tournament match-ups a...
SK+G Named Baha-Mar AOR
Baha-Mar, $3.5 billion resort development in Nassau City, The Bahamas, has retained Las Vegas-based SK+G as their advertising agency of record.
Google Moves Into Traditional TV, Files For Cable Franchise
Google will move into traditional TV waters next year after filing for a couple of cable TV franchises in the Midwest last Friday. Google filed state regulatory papers for cable TV licenses for its
Google service in Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City...
