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Groupon Pulls Controversial Super Bowl Ads

By: Ken Wheaton

Published: February 11, 2011

Though it looked like Groupon would try to weather the storm of controversy created by its Super Bowl ad, according to a blog post by CEO Andrew Mason, the group-couponing company is throwing in the towel.

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Scam Ads Don't Boost Creativity; They Damage Brands, Hurt Agency Credibility

By: Ken Wheaton

Published: March 31, 2013

Ken Wheaton Once again, spec creative work has gotten an agency and its...

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Tom & Jerry: RIP

By: Ken Wheaton

Published: August 21, 2006

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Barack Obama Just Might Like This Kind of Cynicism

By: Ken Wheaton

Published: June 18, 2007

A very attractive young woman posted a YouTube video of an original song declaring her crush on Barack Obama. ... At the beginning of last week, ace reporter Alice Z. Cuneo had a great story ready to go. The news was that T-shirt-worthy agency Strawberry Frog was taking a big leap into the new media with the naming of Jason Whiting as the agency's president and managing partner. ... Apparently after a long day of sneaking around the woods in supersize camouflage clothing, William "The Refrigerator" Perry likes to cool down with some oversize fans.

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'Derangements of the Stomach and Bowels Are Promptly Relieved!'

By: Ken Wheaton

Published: June 04, 2009

James Lileks, out in Minneapolis, is scanning in some 1800s predecessors to the Star-Tribune. As always, the ads are fascinating.

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Celebrity Bowlers on a Gravy Train with Biscuit Wheels

By: Ken Wheaton

Published: February 19, 2008

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Campaign 'Suspension' Met With Skepticism

By: Ken Wheaton

Published: September 29, 2008

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- John McCain's decision to "suspend" his campaign was roundly portrayed as a political stunt pulled by a candidate afraid to debate about the economy and who apparently can't walk and chew gum at the same time.

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Love That Twitter From @Popeyes

By: Ken Wheaton

Published: January 22, 2009

...give you one guess who that staffer is. His initials are Ken Wheaton. C'mon, with tweets such as, "Why would I be full...

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Buff Einstein Gets GMC Sued

By: Ken Wheaton

Published: May 27, 2010

Looks like Einstein-based humor is ... wait for it ... relative. (Bad joke, worse science.) Last fall, GM ran a four-page spread in People's "Sexiest Man" issue for the Terrain. It featured the head of Albert Einstein grafted onto the body of a shirtless hunk. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem wasn't amused.

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Sarkozy Vanquishes the Irish

By: Ken Wheaton

Published: February 06, 2008

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