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Has Social Marketing Completely Replaced Traditional?

Bill Blaney | Posted 05.21.2013 | Business
Bill Blaney

As a creative director with a wide variety of clients, I have yet to see the old tools of the trade permanently retired to the tool shed just yet. As a result, it's important to realistically correct some of the myths about marketing that seem to persist these days.

A Hundred-Dollar Idea (At Least!)

The Soup | Posted 04.30.2013 | Comedy
The Soup

I know what you're thinking: "The national debt never looked so fabulous!" But we the people of The Soup think the government is missing a huge sponsorship opportunity. Think about it: dollar bills are basically millions of little flyers. In other words, they're just unused ad space!

This AT&T Commerical From The '90s Predicted The Future With Astonishing Accuracy

The Huffington Post | Alexis Kleinman | Posted 04.25.2013 | Technology

This collection of AT&T commercials from 1993-1994 is ridiculously spot on. It's sort of scary. The ads show AT&T successfully predicted E-ZPass, i...

Liberal Tablets & Conservative Chicken: The Fate of American Advertising

Troy Campbell | Posted 04.17.2013 | Business
Troy Campbell

How about if a fried chicken chain took the opposite stance on gay marriage? Might social conservatives line up for more chicken? It sounds plausible.

The Most Interesting Man In The World Is BACK

Posted 04.11.2013 | Comedy

Since we were first introduced to The Most Interesting Man in the World in 2006, he's been a source of inspiration and jealousy for pretty much anyone...

Coca-Cola Solves the Obesity Epidemic: The Chairs Caused It!

Nancy Huehnergarth | Posted 03.29.2013 | Healthy Living
Nancy Huehnergarth

Move away from your La-Z-Boy. Don't trust that bar stool. Get a restraining order against your wingback. The geniuses at Coca-Cola have figured out why we're so overweight and -- drum roll, please -- it's the chairs that are the culprit.

Drake's Cakes: I Am That Yankee Doodle Boy

Andrew J. Lederer | Posted 05.19.2013 | New York
Andrew J. Lederer

As a New Yorker, I have, in these months of paucity, been far more concerned about the fate of Hostess' regional arch-competitor and eventual companion brand, Drake's.

Why More Gay Ads Are Coming Out Of The Closet

AP | LEANNE ITALIE | Posted 05.06.2013 | Gay Voices

NEW YORK — A new TV commercial features a good-looking young woman on a beach vacation lounging next to a good-looking young man. He bemoans the...

Are These the Top 3 Best Super Bowl Ads of All Time?

Shira Lazar | Posted 04.03.2013 | Sports
Shira Lazar

We put a selection of the biggest Super Bowl ads from the game's broadcast history on our Facebook page and asked YOU to vote on your favorites. And now we have them -- the All Time Top 3 Super Bowl Ads.

Do Super Bowl Commercials of 2013 Reveal a Sick Culture? (Video)

Dennis Trainor | Posted 04.02.2013 | Sports
Dennis Trainor

With so many people watching -- and watching the commercials, what can we learn about ourselves by what advertisers are trying to sell us, and the tactics they use to get us to identify with their brand?

I'd Rather Stay Sick, Thanks

Susan Silver | Posted 03.29.2013 | Comedy
Susan Silver

I noticed something that I'd sort of subliminally registered before but now it was made abundantly clear. Advertising of medicines are plenty scary!

LIST: Super Bowl Ad Rates Through The Years

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 04.04.2013 | Sports

30-second commercial 2013_$3,800,000 2012_$3,500,000 2011_$3,100,000 2010_...

Why Do We Take So Many Drugs?

The GypsyNesters | Posted 03.22.2013 | Fifty
The GypsyNesters

We are taking way too many drugs for dubious or exaggerated ailments. What the drug companies are doing now is promoting drugs for long-term use to essentially healthy people.

Coca-Cola Addresses Controversy For First Time

AP | By CANDICE CHOI | Posted 03.16.2013 | Business

NEW YORK (AP) — Coca-Cola became one of the world's most powerful brands by equating its soft drinks with happiness. Now it's taking to the airwaves...

Don't Rely On Late Night TV Ads To Wake You Up Anymore

AP | Posted 12.14.2012 | Business

NEW YORK -- TV viewing could soon sound a little calmer. The CALM Act, which limits the volume of TV commercials, goes into effect on Thursday. CALM ...

LOOK: 8 Commercials Banned In 2012 (NSFW)

The Huffington Post | Alexis Kleinman | Posted 12.06.2012 | Business

Gone are the days when you could show zombie attacks and brain surgery in commercials without a fuss. People are so sensitive! From nudity to reckl...

Ads I Don't Want to See

Susan Silver | Posted 01.20.2013 | Fifty
Susan Silver

A lot of older actors and actresses are doing commercials. There is nothing new about that, but once you've hit Baby Boomer and beyond, the types of commercials seem to have a sameness about them...

WATCH: Christmas Music To Dribble By

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 11.20.2012 | Sports

The NBA has long claimed Christmas with a lineup of televised games. Now it has its very own percussion band to get the word out. Watch NBA luminar...

WATCH: Wanna Smell Like Nicki Minaj?

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 11.19.2012 | Black Voices

Just in time for Black Friday, rapper Nicki Minaj is singing the praises of Pink Friday. The perfume, not the hit album of the same name. Minaj's ...

Recognize That Voice?

Posted 11.09.2012 | Entertainment

You know the moment -- you're watching a commercial for yogurt or a chain restaurant or a car, and all of a sudden you realize you know the voice that...

Screen Hottie's Dolphin Love

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 11.01.2012 | Celebrity

An Acer laptop has the power to turn Megan Fox into a brilliant marine biologist who talks to a dolphin. Talk about a transformer! In a new comm...

The Weirdest, Funniest Commercials Of All Time

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 08.16.2012 | Business

Some commercials are funny, some informative. Then there are those just plain weird ones. Of course, certain products are so strange it'd be hard ...

WATCH: Ron Swanson & Aziz Wrestle

Posted 08.15.2012 | Comedy

Sure, Gabby Douglas and Ryan Lochte may have been big names at the Olympics, but that doesn't mean they're the only people out there capable of great ...

Do Newscasters Not Get It? Is it "next" or "first"?

William B. Bradshaw | Posted 10.09.2012 | Media
William B. Bradshaw

Just before a radio or TV commercial break, newscasters frequently will refer to a story of considerable interest saying it will be "next" after the commercial break. But after several commercials, three or four other stories will be reported before the reporter zeros-in on the story.

LOOK: 30 Years Of Cheesy Diet Coke Ads Aimed At Women

TrèsSugar | Posted 08.08.2012 | Women

Since Diet Coke was introduced in 1982 — exactly 30 years ago tomorrow, Aug. 9 — we've seen all kinds of commercials for the light soda targeting ...