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DraftFCB Strengthens California Presence, Taps Rahul Roy to Run It

DraftFCB Strengthens California Presence, Taps Rahul Roy to Run It

The Interpublic shop shifts focus from Irvine to a new L.A. outpost to attract talent for Taco Bell and lure new clients. 

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What One Agency Exec Learned from Judging a Reality Show

What One Agency Exec Learned from Judging a Reality Show

Thanks to the new show "Model Employee" on VH1, a creative learns what it's like to be on the side of the camera. 

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Give Your Jobless Millennial an Edge With a Free Yearly Sub to Businessweek

Give Your Jobless Millennial an Edge With a Free Yearly Sub to Businessweek

Bloomberg Businessweek is trying to get millennials to move out of their parent's houses and land a job.

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Are These the 10 New TV Comedies Most Likely to Succeed?

Are These the 10 New TV Comedies Most Likely to Succeed?

Viewers may be latching onto familiar names at this point -- like "Robin Williams." That's exactly as networks intended.

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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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Cable Companies Chafe as Low-Rated Channels Change Names

Cable Companies Chafe as Low-Rated Channels Change Names

As G4 becomes Esquire and Speed becomes Fox Sports 1, cable companies are getting saddled with channels they didn't order -- and unsure they can afford future fee increases.

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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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Can Airlines Finally Offer You More Than 'the Nicest Prison Cell'?

Can Airlines Finally Offer You More Than 'the Nicest Prison Cell'?

"How many times have Wall Street guys come in and said 'You know, if you charge five bucks for TV, you'd make a lot of money'?" JetBlue's Marty St. George said in this video interview.

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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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Twitter Launches Ad That Can Collect Personal Information for Marketers

Twitter Launches Ad That Can Collect Personal Information for Marketers

The 'Lead Generation Card' includes a button that with one click allows the user to provide their name, email address and Twitter handle to an advertiser.

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'Hispanic Malls' Drawing Crowds by Being Culturally in Tune

'Hispanic Malls' Drawing Crowds by Being Culturally in Tune

Hispanic malls are drawing crowds across six states with a mix of special stores and family entertainment.

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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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Smart TV Is Just Around the Living Room Corner

Smart TV Is Just Around the Living Room Corner

Inevitably, Smart TVs will hold a key place in many households, presenting a great opportunity for innovations in advertising.

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Are Marketers Ready for 'Cognitive' Customer Service?

Are Marketers Ready for 'Cognitive' Customer Service?

The state of today's customer service leaves much to be desired. The good news is a new era of computing is about to change that.

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Equifax Selects 360i as its Lead Agency

Equifax Selects 360i as its Lead Agency

The credit reporting company made the agency shift a year after choosing Publicis Groupe's Digitas as lead agency.

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Amazon Tops Walmart in Ranking of Most Valuable Brands

Amazon Tops Walmart in Ranking of Most Valuable Brands

The battle being waged between Amazon and Walmart isn't actually about online versus in-store -- it's about being omnichannel.

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Nutella Day Likely to Survive Unscathed

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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What TVGuide.com Watchlist Data Reveals About the Season's New Dramas

What TVGuide.com Watchlist Data Reveals About the Season's New Dramas

Here's one more way buyers can evaluate this fall's new dramas: by seeing how many TVGuide.com users added each one to their Watchlists.

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The Upfront's Best Moments, Most Awkward Moments and Worst Hashtag

The Upfront's Best Moments, Most Awkward Moments and Worst Hashtag

In a welcome bit of humor about the hard sell, CBS executive Jo Ann Ross wore a skirt that flashed "Your Ad Here."

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How Do You Introduce a Mobile-Only Bank? With a Mobile Orchestra, Of Course.

How Do You Introduce a Mobile-Only Bank? With a Mobile Orchestra, Of Course.

Publicis Conseil introduces BNP Paribas' "Hello Bank!" -- whichs claims to be Europe's first fully-digital mobile bank -- with a smart orchestra stunt.

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