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T-Mobile Offers Free Hotspots to Hurricane Victims

Tuesday August 30, 2005
T-Mobile is offering free wireless Internet access at its hotspots in hurricane-affected states. The cell phone company's PR move is actually a blessing to many hurricane evacuees who have no ... Read More

Celebrity Endorsements: A to Z

Friday August 26, 2005
You might just be surprised at which celebrities have been pitching everything from Japanese beer to weight loss products. The Celebrity Endorsements: A to Z list shows you exactly what ... Read More

50 Cent Sues Over Ads

Tuesday August 23, 2005
50 Cent, AKA Curtis James Jackson, III, is suing a Philadelphia car dealership for using the line "Just Like 50 Says!" with a picture of the rapper and a Dodge ... Read More

Utah TV Station Refuses to Air Cindy Sheehan Commercial

Monday August 22, 2005
Utah television station KTVX says it won't be airing the commercial Cindy Sheehan is featured in. In the ad, Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq, says President Bush has ... Read More

Sears Drops Ad Agency After 43 Years

Friday August 19, 2005
Sears, Roebuck & Co. has dropped agency Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide after 43 years. The retailer spent $640 million on advertising last year. Sears will continue its relationship with Young and ... Read More

New Zealand Pizza Restaurant Targets President Bush

Tuesday August 16, 2005
New Zealand's Hell Pizza has been causing a worldwide controversy with its billboards attacking President Bush. The first outdoor ad showed a picture of Bush with the tag line, "Even ... Read More

Vodafone Ends Deal with David Beckham

Monday August 15, 2005
Vodafone has hung up on English football superstar David Beckham. He endorsed the company's products for three years with a contract believed to be worth $2.3 million a year. Beckham's contract ... Read More

Abortion Rights Group Pulls Anti-Roberts Ad

Friday August 12, 2005
Abortion rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America is pulling its ad against Supreme Court nominee John Roberts after a week of controversy. The group's president, Nancy Keenan, says they regret that ... Read More

M&M's Get Bigger to Entice Adults

Thursday August 11, 2005
M&M's are growing up so they can be more appealing to adults. Mars Incorporated thinks adults will eat more of its candy if it's bigger so look for M&M's to ... Read More

Lee Iacocca and Snoop Dogg Team Up for Chrysler

Wednesday August 10, 2005
If the pairing of Lee Iacocca with former Seinfeld star Jason Alexander seemed off for you, perhaps you'll like Iacocca's new co-star. The former Chrysler boss can now be seen ... Read More

Creating Your Online News Room: How to Build a Site the Media Will Love

Tuesday August 9, 2005
Effective media relations begins with your online news room. Create a site the media loves and watch your company get the exposure it deserves.

Nicole Richie's New Ad Campaign

Friday August 5, 2005
Nicole Richie has extended her Bongo Jeans contract for a second year but not without getting a new co-star. Her fiance Adam Goldstein will appear in print ads with Richie ... Read More

Sumo Chickens: Feel Like Having a Pepsi Now?

Thursday August 4, 2005
If you've been so lucky to miss the commercial where two chickens sumo wrestle to go home with the guy with the Pepsi, prepare to be enlightened. And maybe even ... Read More

Paris Hilton Goes Yellow in Her Knickers

Tuesday August 2, 2005
If Paris Hilton's tiny bathing suit in the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's commercials isn't enough for you, you'll probably be glad to know she's now selling yellow pages...in her own ... Read More

Ask Jeeves Adds Advertising Network

Monday August 1, 2005
Fueled by the success of Yahoo and Google's ad programs, Ask Jeeves is launching its own advertising network. The new program will use the Ask Jeeves search engine and is ... Read More
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