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The Future of Media, as Seen at Internet Week

The Future of Media, as Seen at Internet Week

Big media and new media both came out in force at Internet Week. We've got video here. 

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Philips Promotes Blenders by 'Creating' Fruits with Multiple Flavors

Philips Promotes Blenders by 'Creating' Fruits with Multiple Flavors

Blended fruits are better than regular fruits -- and Ogilvy is out to prove it. 

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Ad Age Archives: A.G. Lafley Talks Secret to P&G's Success

Ad Age Archives: A.G. Lafley Talks Secret to P&G's Success

A year ago, A.G. Lafley reflected on his time and success at Procter & Gamble Co. Watch the video interview.

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Bob McDonald Steps Down As P&G CEO, Replaced By A.G. Lafley

Bob McDonald Steps Down As P&G CEO, Replaced By A.G. Lafley

Bob McDonald is stepping down as CEO of P&G after less than four years in the role, during which he saw the company lose ground to key rivals.

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McDonald's CEO: 'The Way You Describe Us Is Not Who We Are'

McDonald's CEO: 'The Way You Describe Us Is Not Who We Are'

McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson answered critics at its shareholders meeting: "The way you describe is us not who we are."

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American Express, CDC Take Home Top GoodWorks Effie Awards

American Express, CDC Take Home Top GoodWorks Effie Awards

GoodWorks Award highlights great work by companies using their platforms for greater social good while also moving their primary mission forward.

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Top Research Explores Social Media Effectiveness, Creativity

Top Research Explores Social Media Effectiveness, Creativity

How does advertising perform in a social-media world? Ad Age is releasing three papers that break down the pressing issues in social. 

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Starbucks Exec Michelle Gass Jumps to Kohl's As Chief Customer Officer

Starbucks Exec Michelle Gass Jumps to Kohl's As Chief Customer Officer

Michelle Gass, a longtime Starbucks executive is leaving to join Kohl’s in the newly-created role of chief customer officer.

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Kmart Continues the Puns With its 'Big Gas' Promotion

Kmart Continues the Puns With its 'Big Gas' Promotion

The retailer is following up its viral hit "Ship My Pants" with more saucy worldplay in this video ad from DraftFCB.

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National Candy Show Draws Pitches for Farts Candy, Bacon Sex Lube

National Candy Show Draws Pitches for Farts Candy, Bacon Sex Lube

What happens when you put 600 sweets marketers in a room with retail buyers? Everything from Farts Candy to a tennis-ball shaped candy from Maria Sharapova.

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Walmart Taps Former Bush Adviser As Top PR Exec

Walmart Taps Former Bush Adviser As Top PR Exec

Walmart has hired Dan Bartlett, the head of public-relations firm Hill & Knowlton's U.S. unit, as exec VP-corporate affairs.

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Preparing the Next Generation of Chief Marketers

Kellogg School of Management has launched a new program to educate current and prospective chief marketers.

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Are You Wasting Money on Mobile Ads?

Are You Wasting Money on Mobile Ads?

Networks and publishers are working to more accurately report how well they deliver ads in order to legitimize the industry and increase mobile-marketing spending.

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Nutella Day Likely to Survive Unscathed

The fan-led event seemed threatened when the event's founder, Sara Rosso, said earlier this week that lawyers for the brand sent her a cease-and-desist letter.

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Dairy Queen Effort Reaches Beyond the Blizzard to Burgers and Fries

Ad effort aims to change behavior of fans who see chain as primarily a place for dessert treats.

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Six Questions With Volkswagen's Kevin Mayer

Automaker's VP-marketing talks agency relationships, the Super Bowl, the 'dummy screen' and the iBeetle.

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Restaurants Slim Down Cocktail Calorie Counts

T.G.I. Friday's, Chili's and others are slapping generic phrases like "skinny" and "slender" on cocktails as they target weight-conscious drinkers.

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How 'Skinny' Became the Hottest Phrase in Marketing

For food and drink makers, "skinny" seems to be the phattest marketing term going -- and here's why.

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P&G Launches Major ROI Review

Under pressure, Procter & Gamble, U.S.'s No. 1 ad spender, examines how it measures the impact of its outlay.

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New Bacardi Ad Re-Creates Rum-and-Coke History

Bacardi and the "Cuba Libre" both originated in Cuba, but political considerations meant the new commercial had to be shot in Uruguay.

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JC Penney Embraces New Marketing Plans, Looks Ahead

Myron Ullman lays out a laundry list of changes in his first public comments since returning to lead JC Penney as CEO.

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