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Advertising
Indebted students see their face as their fortune
Mar 29, 2012
Two British students have found a novel way to pay off their student debt: offering their faces for corporate advertising on the Internet.
Madison Avenue’s new advertising lords
Mar 23, 2012
“Mad Men” returns for a fifth season Sunday. But who are the Don Drapers in today’s advertising industry and how has Madison Avenue changed?
Tracking ad consumption online and off
Mar 20, 2012
Nielsen's new cross-platform service brings together two worlds - TV and online - and gives advertisers a better sense of who's watching.
What's missing from 'The Hunger Games' ads
Mar 16, 2012
The Lionsgate studio spent $45 million on just the marketing for the forthcoming film 'The Hunger Games.' But despite all that promotion money, something's missing.
Comedian Marc Maron on the Limbaugh controversy
Mar 5, 2012
The comedian on Rush Limbaugh losing his Pro Flowers sponsorship and the effect on free speech that sponsors may wield.
Facebook treats brands like they're people
by
Molly Wood
Mar 1, 2012
Facebook has always had a bit of a slippery relationship to words as we understand them in the English language. Now, brands can chat and have Timelines but still lack corporeal form.
Generation C: A new demographic label for marketers
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Kai Ryssdal
Feb 24, 2012
Gen X. Gen Y. The Millennials. Nielsen has coined the latest term to describe folks who are between 18 and 34 years old. How useful is the new coinage for marketers?
For public good, not for profit.
Purina dog food nabs Pedigree spot at Westminster
Feb 15, 2012
The Westminster Kennel Club dog show dropped longtime sponsor Pedigree, saying its pet adoption theme turned off audience.
Product placement gets the red carpet treatment
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Kai Ryssdal
Feb 13, 2012
The website Brandchannel's annual Product Placement Awards highlight brand cameos in the year's top films. And as Brandchannel's Abe Sauer says, the purpose of product placement isn't only about the cash.