Commercials

Liquor Advertising Floods Television After Decades-Long Dry Spell

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Jagermeister, Bethenny Frankel, Cable Television, Cbs, TV Advertising, Video, Liquor, Commercials, Advertising, Bravo TV, Alcohol, TV Commercials, Booze, Bravo, Abc, Fox, Bethenny Frankel Skinnygirl, TV Networks, Nbc, Business News

Already a fast-track brand, Skinnygirl Cocktails turned to an old ad platform for a pick-me-up. The company, founded by reality show star Bethenny ...

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Donna Summer's Other Career (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Video, Donna Summer Disco, Commercials, Burger King Ads, Donna Summer Dead, Advertising, Advertising News, Burger King, Business News, TV Commercials, McDonald's, Whopper, Burger King Whopper, Donna Summer, Business News

Not only does disco owe a debt to Donna Summer; Madison Avenue does, too. Summer, who died of cancer at age 63 on Thursday, was a major contributor...

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Why They Track Us

Jules Polonetsky | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Online Marketing, Commercials, Internet Privacy, Online Privacy, Online Advertising, Advertising, Internet Advertising, Obama Administration, Federal Trade Commission, Technology News

Some critics point out that TV, radio and magazine advertisers measure ad effectiveness using research panels of users who sign up to provide feedback. Why do websites need to measure effectiveness with greater precision?

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WATCH: Funniest Store Ad EVER

Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Fashion Shack South Carolina, Fashion Shack, Old Commercials, Video, Fashion Ads, Commercials, Vintage Video, Fashion Commercials, Fashion Shack Commercial, Funny Commercials, Style News

Nothing brightens up our Friday morning like stumbling across hilarious vintage commercials that were made not in jest and without a hint of irony. Th...

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WATCH: Conan's Ikea Commercial

Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Conan Ikea Uppleva, Video, Ikea, Commercials, Conan, Parodies, Funny Videos, Commercial Parodies, Ikea Uppleva, Uppleva, Conan O'Brien, Comedy News

You may have heard of the Uppleva, Ikea's new all-in-one entertainment center, but what you may not know is how easy it is to put together. Sure, t...

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Rise In Hockey Violence Draws Attack From Unexpected Group

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: NHL Playoffs, Commercials, Television Ratings, Hockey Fights, Advertising, Rodney Dangerfield, Nhl Playoffs 2012, Nhl, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Nbc, Hockey, Video, Business News

Ever hear the Rodney Dangerfield joke about how he went to a fight and a hockey game broke out? Sponsors of the NHL aren't laughing at the violence...

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Try To Watch This Commercial Without Crying

Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Procter and Gamble, Commercials, Video, Olympics, Advertising, Youtube Videos, Motherhood, Procter & Gamble Ads, Best Job, Procter & Gamble, Parents-Moms, Parents News

Last Friday, we ended the week arguing whether being a stay-at-home mom constitutes "work" (again). Thankfully, 2012's resurgence of the Mommy Wars di...

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WATCH: Scion's Sleazy 'Babes 'N' Donuts' Commercial

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Advertisement, Scion Commercial Babes Donuts, Scion, Commercials, Scion Doughnuts, Babes N Donuts, Scion Commercial, Scion Advertisement, Cars, Scion Donuts, Doughnuts, Video, Food News

The below commercial for Scion's new iQ model, aptly titled "Babes 'N' Donuts," is real. Seriously. It's one of four similar videos in a series pro...

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WATCH: 'Halftime In America' Is Over In New Chrysler Ads

Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: 300 My Friend Steven, Chrysler Eminem, Second Half Chrysler, Chrysler Superbowl Commercial, Shaun in the Challenger, Clint Eastwood Chrysler, Superbowl 2012 Commercials, Chrysler Ad Detroit, Superbowl Commercial 2012, Detroit Big Three, It's Halftime in America, Eminem Chrysler, Video, Commercials, Second Half, Car Commercials, Chrysler Clint Eastwood, Chrysler Commercial, Big Three, Detroit Chrysler Ad, Imported From Detroit, Jenny in the Jeep Wrangler, Second Half Chrysler Commercial, Second Half Chrysler Ads, Auto Industry, Slidepollajax, Tommy and the Ram, Detroit News

After Chrysler got the buzz it intended from its Clint Eastwood-backed "Halftime in America" Super Bowl ad, the automaker is moving on to the "second ...

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WATCH: Horse iPad!

Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Video, Commercials, Apple, Parodies, Funny Videos, Commercial Parodies, Horse Ipad, Horses, Ipad, Comedy News

Humans have been enjoying the iPad for years now, but just because we have thumbs and fingers doesn't mean we're the only ones who should be able to S...

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WATCH: Charlie Sheen Drives Car Into Living Room

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Commercials, Video, Lindsay Lohan, Advertising, Charlie Sheen Anger Management, Charlie Sheen Rehab, Charlie Sheen Winning, Anger Management, Business News

It takes the right kind of out-of-control behavior to push product. Not everyone has it. Lindsay Lohan certainly doesn't. One man most certainly does...

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The Day of Commercial Love

Misha Lyuve | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Valentines Day, Valentine's Day, Commercials, Commercialism, Love, Commercial Love, Culture News

Not sure whether Valentine's Day originated with much meaning in the first place, but it has definitely turned into a holiday of commercial love, sprinkled with heart-shaped candies, plastic teddy bears and silk roses -- doesn't all this just make you wanna throw up?

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I Don't Even Have A Daughter Yet -- But I Know I Don't Want Her To See This Ad

Kate Fridkis | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Models, Commercials, The Media and Body Image, Beauty in the Media, Girls and the Media, Body Image, Kate Fridkis, Beauty, Women-Authentic-Beauty, Women News

But the model's so skinny, I keep thinking, unoriginally (don't worry, I know how unoriginal it is), but it's almost the ordinariness of the observation that makes it meaningful.

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WATCH: Will Ferrell's Super Bowl Ad

Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Video, Commercials, Super Bowl Ads, Will Ferrell, Old Milwaukee, Will Ferrell Old Milwaukee, Will Ferrell Beer Commercial, Super Bowl Commercials, Funny Commercials, Comedy News

Will Ferrell continued his undercover campaign for Old Milwaukee beer on Super Bowl Sunday by taking out a thirty second ad spot during the big game, ...

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Deck The Halls, Plug The Ears: Horrible Holiday Commercials

Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Holidays, TV News, Rebecca Black, Bad Holiday Commercials, Mashups, Black-Friday, Holiday Commercials, Commercials, Video, Black Friday, Christmas, TV Commercials, Christmas Commercials, Kmart-Commercial, Rebecca Black Friday, TV News

Those of you who don't have the ability to fast forward through TV commercials this holiday season know exactly how annoying holiday commercials can b...

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The Best Rick Perry 'Strong' Parodies

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Video, Rick Perry Strong Parodies, Commercials, Republican Candidates, Funny Videos, Gop, Urlesque, Rick Perry Strong, Rick Perry Parodies, Rick Perry, Comedy News

Rick Perry's latest campaign ad, a thirty second spot entitled "Strong", has been slammed in the media as both anti-gay and culturally insensitive, a...

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Fiat 500 By Gucci: Jennifer Lopez Stars In Automaker's New Campaign (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Chrysler Fiat, Cultura, Video, Commercials, US Auto Industry, Fiat by Gucci, Jennifer Lopez, US Automakers, Corrections, Gucci, Fiat 500 by Gucci, Fiat, Cars, Fiat 500, Detroit News

Jennifer Lopez is taking yet another spin in a Fiat 500, but this time she's doing it with even more style. The new J.Lo commercial for the Italian...

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WATCH: Dance Around In Calorie-Burning Underwear

Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Calorie Shaper Underwear, Video, Commercials, Underwear, Funny Videos, Japanese Calorie Shaper, Calorie Burning Underwear, Urlesque, Calorie Shaper Pants, Excercise Pants, Underwear Dancing, Dance Around in Underwear, Comedy News

Dancing in your underwear can now be extra beneficial with the help of these calorie-burning skivvies, according to this commercial, anyway. Calor...

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Fashionably Late: Style News You Might Have Missed This Week

The Huffington Post | Marielle Bingham | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Chloe Sevigny, Kate Moss, Vogue, Kate Moss Photograph, The Row, Jennifer Garner Pregnant, Lady GaGa, Marilyn Monroe, Commercials, Maternity Style, Lily Cole Protests, Gwen Stefani Target Line, Vandalism, Barneys New York, Harajuku Mini, Magazine Sales, Dolce and Gabbana, Duchess of Cambridge, Marilyn Monroe Beauty Secrets, Donatella Versace, Graffiti on Celine Flagship, Rachel Zoe, Amy Winehouse, Versace for H&M, Snooki, Alber Elbaz, Marykate and Ashley Olsen, Designers, Celine, Gagas Workshop, Kate Middleton, Cambridge University, Auctions, Style News

Welcome to Fashionably Late, where we round up the Style scraps that didn't make it to our news page this week. Click through and catch up on what els...

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Are These Food Ads Misleading?

Kitchen Daily | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Processed Food, Hamburger Helper, Commercials, Video, Advertising, Food Commercials, Sunny Delight, Nutella, Cooking Reviews, Cooking-Video, Cooking Products, KitchenDaily News

Making fun of commercials for unhealthy food -- any type of commercials, really -- brings to mind that expression "shooting fish in a barrel." From th...

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The Great Miracle Whip Debate: Divine Or Disgusting?

Kitchen Daily | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Processed Food, Kraft Foods, Yay or Nay, Video, Commercials, Food Commercials, Ingredient-Reviews, Cooking Reviews, Cooking-Video, Mayonnaise, Food Reviews, Miracle Whip, KitchenDaily News

When you think condiments, chances are you don't think controversy. Ketchup, mayo, mustard: unlike hot button political issues, sandwich spreads don't...

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WATCH: Genius Or Sellout?

Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Nike, Target, Gap, Michel Gondry, Smirnoff, Prada, Nissan, Andy Warhol, Commercials, Ikea, Apple, Ps2, Commercial, Best Commercials, David Lynch, Coca Cola, Play Station 2, Sony, Spike Jonze, Arts News

There are the starving artists, burning unacknowledged works to keep warm in the wintertime, and then there are these artists. In the slideshow below,...

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WATCH: Models Run In Giant Gold Hamster Wheel

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Lindsay Wixson, Versace for H&M, Donatella Versace, Versace, Commercials, Daphne Groeneveld, Video, Style News

H&M just released a behind-the-scenes preview video about their upcoming TV commercial for the Versace for H&M line, which stars Lindsey Wixson and Da...

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WATCH: Taste Test Gets Out Of Hand

Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Second City, Video, Cracker Barrel, Commercials, Funny Videos, Cracker Barrel Taste Test, Cracker Barrel Cheese, Cheese, Cracker Barrel Commercial, Cheese Taste Test, Comedy News

Who would have thought that Kraft's Cracker Barrel Cheese would put out one of the funnier commercials we've seen in a while? In this video, a woma...

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Fast Food Ads More Influential Than Parents?

USA Today | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Healthy Kids, Fast Food, Fries, Commercials, French Fries, Fast Food Ads, Parents News

Food ads have a powerful influence on children's food choices but parents can lessen that effect, according to a new study. It included 75 childre...

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