Archive for November, 2006

Draft calls Cannes ad ‘a terrible mistake’

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Not to drag this ad through the mud all over again, but Lewis Lazare of the Chicago Sun-Times has gotten Draft FCB on the record calling it “a terrible mistake.” The Draft rep claims it was “submitted without proper approval”…

So, ‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Happy holidays’?

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Which side are you on? As if the culture wars needed an additional battlefield, each of us is now required, at this time of year, to line up with those who say “Merry Christmas” or with those who say “Happy…

The Axe Effect’s been around for a while

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

This ad, from the December 1969 issue of Playboy, begins, “Let’s face it. Mistletoe might make a nice shrub and all, but a 100-proof ladykiller it’s not.” How right they are. A better way to kill off the ladies, if…

Even drugs lords appreciate advertising

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

If only Tony Soprano had tried this. The Associated Press reports that a Mexican drug gang known as “The Family,” which is believed to have dumped five severed heads into a bar, took out a half-page ad in local newspapers…

JRC, Yahoo join advertising efforts (Oakland Press)

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Journal Register Co., the parent company of The Oakland Press, has joined a consortium of more than 150 daily newspapers that will partner with Yahoo HotJobs to create a national online advertising network.

Google launches online sales and operations (New Kerala)

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

New Delhi, Nov 29: Internet major Google launched its online sales and operations in Gurgaon today. The new operations will showcase Google Hyderabad in managing advertiser campaigns across the world and provide support on all aspects of Google advertising, a company release said here.

Google launches online sales and operations in Gurgaon (The Hindu)

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

NEW DELHI: Internet major Google launched its online sales and operations in Gurgaon on Wednesday. The new operations will showcase Google Hyderabad in managing advertiser campaigns across the world and provide support on all aspects of Google advertising, a company release said here.

Google online sales, operations in Gurgaon (CIOL)

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

BANGALORE: Google has launched its Online Sales and Operations in Gurgaon. The new operations will mirror Google Hyderabad in managing worldwide advertiser campaigns and providing support on all aspects of Google Advertising.

GCap aims to net gains in online move (Independent)

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

The radio operator GCap is eyeing the lucrative online social networking market to help offset declining advertising revenue at core stations such as Capital Radio.

Ad slogans among TV’s greatest phrases

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Sorry, Charlie. The vintage tagline from the old StarKist ad doesn’t make it onto TV Land’s list of the top 100 memorable TV catchphrases. But 10 other ads do, such as the classic Alka Seltzer tag, “I can’t believe I…