advertising
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Hilarious cartoon ads: Sex is no accident. Always use a condom.
Best. PSAs. Ever. From MTV in Germany. We could use ads like this ’round these parts. Again with the MTV doing good on sex ed. (h/t Adweek)
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Industry-funded Super Bowl ad rails against the (non-existent) soda tax
Maybe it’s just Monday-morning grumpiness, but I hate the media fixation with Super Bowl ads. Corporations and industry lobby groups drop millions on 30-second spots, and then bloggers scramble to come up with something fresh to say about them — and in the process, amplify their message. Who benefits? The bloggers generate some on-the-cheap page […]
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Green Giant Press Release
The Green AwardsTM Program Launches to Recognize and Inspire Everyday People Who Are Making the World a More Sustainable Place Survey Finds 97% of Moms Take Steps to be Green at Home and Encourage Their Children to do the Same Minneapolis, MN (January 24, 2011) – A coalition of some of the country’s leading environmental […]
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Monsanto's latest farmwashing ad campaign debuts
We have two agricultural systems in this country, both claiming to be good for farmers and both claiming to be sustainable, says Marion Nestle. But only one has millions of dollars' worth of ads selling its version of reality.
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Food industry FAIL: Foods promoted as healthy for kids — surprise! — are mostly not
A new study released today by the Prevention Institute should represent the final nail in the coffin of food industry self-regulation. Out of 50 products claimed to be good for kids, 84 percent flunk basic nutritional standards.
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Anti-advertising billboard showcases the clean air around it
This billboard is highlighting the good job done by the Clean Air Act while also giving instant weather updates.
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The future will be sponsored by all your favorite products
Will the city of the future be one big branding opportunity? A couple of short films show just how creepy that might be. Or is the future already here?
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We agree: Oil companies should support Victory Gardens
A 1944 ad by the oil behemoth's old incarnation, Standard Oil of California, exhorts Americans to grow their own food -- and buy fertilizer to do so.
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Memo to KFC: Using butts to sell breasts isn't new — just a new low
Why KFC's new Double Down marketing campaign is doubly gross.