Tv 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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6 Things I Learned From Watching Commercials During the NFL Playoffs

Kris LoPresto | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Mad Men, Television, Toyota, Television Commercials, 30 Rock, The Firm, Subway, Chelsea Handler, Josh Lucas, New York Jets, Aaron Rodgers, Eli Manning, How I Met Your Mother, Pepsi-Max, Nbc, TV Commercials, TV News

In an era where commercials are fast-forwarded more often than previews before a movie boots up on a DVD, there is a time and a place where commercials are actually watched: Live sporting events.

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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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30 Things I've Learned From Commercials

Lucas Kavner | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Television, Women, Tv, Beer Commercials, Men, TV Commercials, Car Commercials, TV Canada, Comedy News

The average person watches 34 hours of television each week, and a good chunk of those hours are filled with commercials. But what deeper lessons are we actually retaining?

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Loud TV Commercials May Soon Be A Thing Of The Past

Los Angeles Times | Joe Flint | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Television, Julius Genachowski, Fcc, Loud Tv Commercials, Steve Levitan, Anna G. Eshoo, Federal Communications Commission, Michael J. Copps, TV Commercials, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, Dick O'Brien, Media News

Excessively loud television commercials should be a thing of the past, thanks to the Federal Communications Commission. Responding to years of comp...

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A Radio Station That Only Plays Songs From TV Commercials

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: TV Commercials, Online Music, Tv Commercial Songs, Slacker Radio, Web Radio, Culture News

We've all watched a car commercial just to end up wondering, "What's that hip-sounding song they're playing as that Audi zooms through mountains and v...

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Gay TV Commercials: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Orangina Cat Shaving Ad, Orangina Gay Cat Ad, Advertising, Advertisingweek, Gay Commercials, TV Commercials, Advertising Week, Lgbt Advertising, Slidepollajax, Advertising Week 2011, Gay Advertising, Gay Voices News

Gay or lesbian-themed advertising is still a relatively new marketing realm, and as these commercials attest, when same-sex themes are included in mai...

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WATCH: These Might Be The Worst Commercials You'll Ever See

Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Weird Advertising, Weird Commercials, Video, Local Tv Commercials, Local TV, Advertising, TV Commercials, Bad Tv Ads, Weird Photos and Videos, Funny Commercials, Tv, Bad Tv Commercials, Tv Ads, Weird News News

You don't need Don Draper to create a memorable advertisement. If these awful local TV commercials are any indication, all it takes is a camera, a cat...

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The Coca-Cola Hilltop Ad: 40 Years of Apple Trees and Honey Bees and Phosphoric Acid

Mike Amato | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: TV Commercials, Coca-Cola, Coke, Hilltop Ad, I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing, Vintage Ads, Bill Backer, Iconic Ads, Golden-Age Advertising, Roger-Cook, McCann-Erickson Advertising Agencies, Coca Cola Advertising, Media News

Bill Backer, a creative director with Coca-Cola, was on a flight to London that was forced to land in Ireland due to heavy fog. The result of this diversion was one of the most popular and iconic ads ever created.

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Charlie Sheen Spoofs Steamroll On

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: TV Commercials, Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men, Comedy, Spoof, Comedy News

No one can replace Charlie Sheen and the wealth of material he's provided to stand-up writers and comics everywhere. Here's the latest spoof: Adonis DNA Home-Kit Test.

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For CareerBuilder Chimps, Sadly, the Joke Is On Them

Brenda Scott Royce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Center for Great Apes, Apes, Superbowl Commercials, Advertising, Adage, Careerbuilder, TV Commercials, Zoos, Chimpanzees, Media News

AdAge has joined the growing cry to halt the use of great apes in advertising, editorializing that despite their comic potential, "It's time to stop u...

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The Cup Size Choir: Lingerie Ads Go Musical

Li Cornfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ads, Glee, Xmas, Body Image, Boobs, Choir, Christmas, TV Commercials, Christmas Music, Bras, Lingerie, Feminism, Women and Body Image, Video, Style News

7 model/singers in lacey lingerie and thigh-highs writhe on mattresses while singing Deck the Halls. They wear bra cups sized A through G, and each sings the musical note that corresponds to her cup size.

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Jordan Passman, scoreAscore: 27 Million And Counting

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Lauren Drell | Posted 07.29.2011

Read More: Video, Starting a Business, Scoreascore, Music Websites, TV Commercials, Jordan Passman, Unique Business Ideas, Music Composers, 27 Million and Counting, Small Business Video, Small Business News

Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

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Senate Votes To Turn Down Volume Of TV Ads

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ad Volume, Senate, Senate Ad Volume, Senate Ad Volume Vote, Ad Volume Vote, Tv Ads, TV Commercials, Television Ads, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Legislation to turn down the volume on those loud TV commercials that send couch potatoes diving for their remote controls looks li...

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Burger King Ad Mental Health Advocates

walletpop.com | Jami Bernard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ads, Commercials, Burger King Ads, Mental Health Advocates, Mental Health, Burger King, TV Commercials, Crazy King Campaign, Mental-Health-Advocacy, Business News

Mental health advocates are not too crazy about Burger King's "Crazy King" campaign. They've attacked it as "blatantly offensive" and say it's perpetu...

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Congress Drafts Bill To Turn Volume Down On TV Commercials

AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Association of Broadcasters, Congress Commercials Bill, Tv Ads, Mark Richer, Federal Communications Commission, Congress Commercials, Commercials Volume, TV Commercials, Anna Eshoo, Advanced Television Systems Committee, TV Ads Volume, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Television viewers jarred by abrupt spikes in volume during commercial breaks may someday be able to give their mute buttons a rest...

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Sex Themed Ads

DailyFinance | Aimee Picchi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: TV Commercials, Levi Johnston, Advertising, Online Advertising, Halls, Business News

File this under "stupid sex ads." While it's true that sex sells -- and has for more than a century -- a rash of recent ads from top marketers has pro...

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French TV Airs First Ever Ad on Halal Foods!

Naazish YarKhan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ramadan, North Africa, France, Islam, French, American Muslims, Africa, Halal, Muslims, Arabs, Tv, French Muslims, TV Commercials, Food, Meat, World News

According to reports, "Supermarkets have been expanding their shelf space for halal products, recognizing that sales do go up in the month of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims."

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That Girl in The Progressive Insurance Commercials

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: TV Commercials, Stephanie Courtney, Progressive Insurance Commercials, Flo the Progressive Girl, Gekko, Geiko, Commercials, Progressive, Flo, Media News

She's the one who makes viewers either want to befriend her, date her or buy her insurance. She's perky, peppy, and positive, no mean feat in these tough economic times.

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Original Gossip Girl Liz Smith New York Newsday Commercial Flashback

George Spyros | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Commercials, Newspapers, New York Newsday, Liz Smith, Newsday, TV Commercials, New York Newspapers, Gossip Girl, Gossip-Columnist, Gossip-Column, Media News

OGG: Original Gossip Girl Liz Smith in an ad for her then paper New York Newsday My production company BigCitypix has spent a little time with NYC's...

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Study: TV More Enjoyable With Commercials

Hollywood Reporter | James Hibberd | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: TV Commercials, Ads, Commercials, Tv, Media News

A new study concludes that viewers find TV more pleasurable when they watch commercials. Researchers at the NYU Stern School of Business found viewer...

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Amazing TV Campaign Spot: 'Man from Illinois' vs. Military Hero--But It's 1952!

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: TV Commercials, John McCain, Barack Obama, Campaign Ads, Politics News

You might find amusing, and amazing, and with current relevance, this vintage singsong TV commercial from back-in-the-day (1952) which promoted Gov. A...

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