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Cable news benefits from a Trump Effect

Jan 25, 2017
Another winner of the 2016 election.

Some big players in the Super Bowl ad lineup bow out of the game

Dec 15, 2016
Frito-Lay is sitting out for the first time in a decade.
Brandon McManus of the Denver Broncos attempts a field goal during Super Bowl 50 against the Carolina Panthers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California February 7, 2016. 

 
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Target reaches out to Latino consumers

Dec 12, 2016
Target's spending on Spanish-language TV ads is up nearly 70 percent over the year.
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Google, Facebook strengthen rules against fake news

Nov 15, 2016
Google will start by cutting off its ad-selling software to sites promoting false information.
Facebook has clarified its policy that websites that spread false news can't use its ad-selling network. Above, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg gives a speech in Barcelona, Spain.
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TV and radio stations love this presidential election

Nov 3, 2016
Thanks to a tightening race and down-ballot battles, they're raking in the cash.
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence speaks with the CNN broadcast crew prior to the start of the third U.S. presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

 
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Advertising agencies get a message on diversity

Oct 12, 2016
Corporate clients ask agencies to change their practices — or else.
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Should ad agencies have their pay linked to performance?

Sep 16, 2016
McDonald's new ad agency will be paid according to how much business increases.
McDonald's new deal with Omnicon will include some aspect of pay-for-performance.
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For public good, not for profit.

Meet the new 'Most Interesting Man in the World'

Sep 7, 2016
The new guy is a lot like the old guy, but younger and bilingual.
Meet the new guy.
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Chaos monkeys are driving innovation in Silicon Valley

Jun 28, 2016
Antonio García Martínez created Facebook Exchange, an ad generator that saved the company post-IPO.
The Nasdaq board in Times Square on the day it debuted as an IPO. 
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Networks are fighting for your binging, bloodshot eyeballs

May 16, 2016
Why streaming entire TV seasons at a time is so valuable.
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