Whether or not they’re part of an ad, the Heinz screaming beans we posted about last week are pretty amusing. Elsewhere in advertising, screaming is usually just irritating, particularly when it’s kids doing the howling, as in that awful BMW…
So you’re a tech-savvy restaurateur who sees the immense possibility of the new Microsoft Surface tabletop computer (YouTube demo video is here). Customers could use their Surface-powered tables to order food, divide up the bill, play Minesweeper, whatever. But how…
(Broadcasting & Cable) _ CBS continues to invest in online properties as it looks to drill deeper into a space increasingly popular with its traditional advertising and viewer base.
NEW YORK—-Providing advertisers with a new and powerful vehicle to market their brands and products, The Hollywood Reporter today announced the launch of a new online advertising format, the “50/50.”
It’s generally a good thing for a ballpark advertiser when its outfield billboard gets lots of time on camera. But how about when a home-team outfielder is lying unconscious in front of it? If the Belterra Casino Resort Spa gets…
Steamy sex with KY Intrigue (“For the love of your life”) is advertised on the USA Network at 9 on a Saturday morning during The Breakfast Club. Three competing brands of “male enhancement” are pitched at all hours of the…
I’ve heard it said that one man’s innovation is another man’s gimmick, but Floyd Hayes, the man behind “thoughtvertising,” is attempting both at once. Should you hire him, he pledges to think really hard about your product once each hour…
OK, BusinessWeek, I’ll enter your $500,000 online contest for wannabe moguls to post short pitch videos for new ventures. (You haven’t launched it, but that won’t stand in my way. I enter all media-related contests here on AdFreak.) I’ll wow…
The American Medical Association is working with a start-up company that encourages doctors to swap ideas online and charges investment firms to view postings that could serve as tip-offs to drug side effects and other market-moving medical trends.
The American Medical Association is working with a start-up company that encourages physicians to swap ideas online. It charges investment firms to view postings that could serve as tip-offs to market-moving medical trends.