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Israel Fights ‘Stigma Virus,’ Ad Spend to Hit $518 Billion in 2013

– Israel wants to combat The Stigma Virus, a sort of reaction to the AIDS virus. – How do you brew? Partnering with Boston-based strategic planning agency Blitz Media and its client, Breville USA, Struck created a :30 spot that … Continue reading

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CLIO Awards Announce 2013 Jury Chairmen, New Media Types

The CLIO Awards has selected nine ad industry professionals to serve as jury chairs for the 2013 awards program. It also announced a number of new and updated media types to mirror the latest changes in an ever-evolving industry. The … Continue reading

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Why Marketers Should Care About Product Feature Adoption

This guest post is written by Matt Murphy, President and CEO of Fusion92, a full-service marketing agency with a digital core that launched in 1999. It’s fair to say that when it comes to product innovation, engineering has outpaced marketing. … Continue reading

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Poignant Car Crash Story Touts Ronald McDonald House

DDB Chicago and Thornberg & Forester created a touching video for the Ronald McDonald House that tells the story of a mother (Erin Maley), a tragic car accident and how the Ronald McDonald House came to her assistance. The work … Continue reading

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8 Tips To Transform Your Brand Into A Social Business

So for years everyone’s been singing the Social Media Hallelujah chorus. More recently, many have realized that’s social is not just about media but about the entire business. While it’s yet another in a long line of buzzwords, there is … Continue reading

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How the Internet, Social Media, Data Destroyed the Big Idea

If you’ve watched Mad Men or worked in the advertising industry prior to, say, 1993, you are probably familiar with the concept of the ad campaign. Actually, if you’ve worked in advertising since 1993, you’re familiar with the term, too … Continue reading

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How the Internet, Social Media, Data Destroyed the Big Idea

If you’ve watched Mad Men or worked in the advertising industry prior to, say, 1993, you are probably familiar with the concept of the ad campaign. Actually, if you’ve worked in advertising since 1993, you’re familiar with the term, too … Continue reading

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Cyber Monday Sales Up 24 Percent

Sharing it’s up to the minute Cyber Monday shopping metrics, IBM has pegged this year’s Cyber Monday sales up 24.1 percent through 12PM EST today. Contributing to that figure are several mobile metrics: 22.4 percent of consumers used a mobile … Continue reading

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Kate Upton to Play ‘Object of Desire’ in Mercedes-Benz Super Bowl Ad

In a role that is quite apropos, model of the moment, Kate Upton, will appear in a Mercerdes-Benz Super Bowl commercial as an “object of desire.” Upton, who does not have a license of her own, won’t be driving in … Continue reading

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Wandering Robots Spotted in LA, San Francisco

A new campaign that centers on the Brilliant Machines Tumblr blog features video and photos of robots of various shapes and sizes making their way through a number of cities in the United States. Sightings have been reported in Pasadena, … Continue reading

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