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Tuesday September 30, 2003

Spammers Vs. Anti-Spammers

Monday September 29, 2003
Three anti-spam Web sites have shut down after being attacked by suspected spammers. The fight against spammers has been heating up lately. Earthlink's suing another wave of alleged spammers. California ... Read More

Advertisers Stay Even Without John Ritter

Thursday September 25, 2003
Advertisers are sticking with 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, despite show star John Ritter passing away. ABC decided to continue the show and advertisers are supporting the ... Read More

This Week's Top Articles

Wednesday September 24, 2003
The stats are in and here are your top five favorite advertising articles of the week: Advertising Vs. Public Relations Snapple Gets Sexy Advertising Trivia Kobe Bryant's Endorsement Deals Celebrity ... Read More

Group Says Honda Ads Promote Suicide

Tuesday September 23, 2003
A commercial for the new Honda Accord has been pulled in Australia after a mental health advocacy group said the commercial trivialized suicide. The commercial featured an old Accord owner ... Read More

Friends Pulls Highest Price Tag

Monday September 22, 2003
For the second year in a row, the hit sitcom Friends has the highest price tag for ad time. A :30 spot currently goes for around $473,500. Last year's ads ... Read More

Movie Ads Move from Newspaper to Internet

Wednesday September 17, 2003
The number of movies advertised in the newspaper is down. The number of movies advertised on the Internet is up. Industry pros have been cutting back on newspaper ad spending ... Read More

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Tuesday September 16, 2003

This Week's Top Articles

Monday September 15, 2003
The stats are in and here are your top five favorite advertising articles of the week: Advertising Vs. Public Relations Kobe Bryant's Endorsement Deals Ford Sinks More Than $100 Million ... Read More

Judge Rules in Favor of Pop-Up Software

Friday September 12, 2003
U-Haul's feeling deflated after a judge popped the rental company's lawsuit against WhenU's pop-up software. When consumers visit U-Haul, WhenU's software launches pop-ups for competitors. The software monitors a Web user's ... Read More

Remembering September 11, 2001

Thursday September 11, 2003
Madison Avenue took a back road and advertisers found themselves in very sensitive situations. Revisit the effects of September 11 in this article written just days after the tragic events.

Martha Stewart Living Loses Advertisers

Wednesday September 10, 2003
Omnimedia's Martha Stewart Living is losing heavy advertiser support. Many advertisers who spent $1 million or more in 2002 have spent little or nothing in the magazine this year. Unilever, ... Read More

Those Wacky Mascots

Tuesday September 9, 2003
Who's got a mascot? Better yet, who doesn't? Between MSN's butterfly, M&M's motley candies and Arby's talking oven mitt, companies are flocking to a variety of mascots to represent them. ... Read More

This Week's Top Articles

Monday September 8, 2003
The stats are in and here are your top five favorite advertising articles of the week: Earthlink Sues Spammers Advertising Vs. Public Relations Getting Your Freelance Start Advertising Trivia Kobe ... Read More

KFC Asks Consumers to Play Ad Agency

Thursday September 4, 2003
Despite the PETA lawsuit against KFC or maybe because of the negative light the lawsuit's shedding, KFC is kicking off a promotion that puts consumers in the director's chair and ... Read More

Justin Timberlake the New Ronald McDonald

Wednesday September 3, 2003
Singer Justin Timberlake has inked an estimated $6 million deal with McDonald's to help the fast food chain promote the new "I'm Lovin' It" tag line. The campaign launches this ... Read More

Ford Sinks $100 Million into New Ad Campaign

Tuesday September 2, 2003
The launch of the next Ford F-150 has Ford Motor Company spending more than $100 million in a new ad campaign, Ford Motor Division's largest advertising tab in the ... Read More

This Week's Top Articles

Monday September 1, 2003
The stats are in and here are your top five favorite advertising articles of the week: Celebrity Endorsement Deals Gone Astray Advertising Vs. Public Relations Kobe Bryant's Endorsement Deals Advertising ... Read More
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