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Vote for Your Favorite Ad Icon and Slogan

Friday August 31, 2007
Put your two favorite ad icons and slogans into the Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame. Advertising Week 2007 is just around the corner but you can start voting for ... Read More

Geico Hires Flintstones, Hillbillies and Cabbage Patch Kids

Wednesday August 29, 2007
Geico is debuting three new commercials featuring icons from the past and they're not starring the popular cavemen. The Flintstones, The Beverly Hillbillies and Cabbage Patch Kids will be outed ... Read More

Advertise on Cable Without Breaking Your Budget

Monday August 27, 2007
Budget blues don't have to keep you from advertising. For less than $10 a day, you can reach customers through ads on cable. And the best part is, you don't ... Read More

Advertising Agency Creative Director Career Profile

Friday August 24, 2007
Creative Directors aren't born overnight. It takes a long career in advertising to grow a successful CD. Reaching this management position comes with many perks like a lucrative salary and ... Read More

Retromercial Break - Hair Wiz

Wednesday August 22, 2007
"When your sideburns get too bushy, just trim them with the 3-zero edge!" Before the Flowbee had you cutting your hair by using your vacuum cleaner in the 80s, the Hair ... Read More

PTC Announces Best and Worst Advertisers

Monday August 20, 2007
Toyota, Payless Shoe Source and Geico are on the list but it's not the recognition these companies want. The Parents Television Council has released its annual best and worst ... Read More

Nickelodeon Stops Licensing Characters

Friday August 17, 2007
SpongeBob SquarePants will have to go back to his day job of entertaining children in his cartoon instead of appearing on junk food labels. Nickelodeon will stop allowing its characters ... Read More

Retromercial Break - Kevin Costner in Apple's Lisa Ad

Wednesday August 15, 2007
You often find gems digging in the commercial vault. Old products. Hokey music and voiceover. Even a future celebrity who was just looking for a paying gig at the time. ... Read More

Sounding Off on the Advertising Industry

Monday August 13, 2007
Controversial advertising is the hot topic this week. See what others have to say about Michael Vick, L'Oreal and Intel and be sure to tell everyone what you think: "I ... Read More

Retromercial Break - The Flintstones for Beer and Cigarettes

Wednesday August 8, 2007
The Flintstones cartoon characters have pitched everything from peanut butter to Alka-Seltzer. But did you know they've also pitched cigarettes and beer? Yes, everyone's favorite family from Bedrock lit up for ... Read More

Subtle Emotion - The Key To Copy That Works

Tuesday August 7, 2007
There's a lot more to writing copy than just sitting down and typing out some words. Working emotion into your copy helps you write persuasive ads that will sell, sell, ... Read More

Intel Pulls Controversial Ad, Apologizes

Monday August 6, 2007
Intel has pulled an ad featuring a white man surrounded by six sprinters. According to Nancy Bhagat Vice President and Director of Integrated Marketing at Intel, the McCann-created ad was ... Read More

Free E-Course: Starting Your Career in Advertising

Friday August 3, 2007
You want to work in advertising but you have no idea where to begin. Whether you're studying advertising, wanting to become a freelancer or you're looking for ad agency work, ... Read More

Retromercial Break - Smurfberry Crunch Cereal

Wednesday August 1, 2007
Show of hands. How many of you have heard of the Smurfs? Lots of hands. Now how many of you have heard of Smurfberry Crunch cereal? Some hands go down. And finally, ... Read More
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