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Stories: News
Quiznos Franchisees Walloped by Recession
Published: October 20, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) -- While the recession and banking crisis have taken a toll on the entire restaurant industry, a number of Quiznos franchisees claim to have been disproportionately affected.
Stories: Global News
Straight From Syria: a Thong With a Mobile-Phone Holder
Published: October 20, 2008
For a lot of obvious reasons, one wouldn't assume that Syria knows much about sexy underthings. Sure to right that misperception is a recent book by Malu Halasa and Rana Salam called "The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie." But despite its conservative culture, women invest heavily in vivid, imaginatively-designed lingerie to keep their men interested.
Stories: Digital: Columns
'Contribution Revolution' More Important Than You May Think
Published: October 20, 2008
Scott Cook, founder-chairman of Intuit, just published a very important cover article in the October issue of the Harvard Business Review. It's worth reading -- maybe a couple of times, says Pete Blackshaw.
Events: Ad Age Events
Advertising Age Hispanic Creative Advertising Awards 2009
Published: October 20, 2008
Stories: MediaWorks
British Marketers Spending Less Dough on TV
Published: October 20, 2008
LONDON (AdAge.com) -- Half of the U.K.'s top 100 advertisers have cut their ad spending in the last three months, and budgets will continue to decline in 2008.
Stories: News
With No Ring, James Is Still No Jordan
Published: October 20, 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AdAge.com) -- Everybody loves a winner, and in some respects that's what it's going to take for Lebron James to achieve his stated goal two years ago of becoming a global icon, along the lines of Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Muhammad Ali, by the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Stories: Top Work
Published: October 20, 2008
In this week's episode of Creativity's Top 5, courtesy Creativity-Online.com , Honda gives us a peek inside the Accord; Dentsu and Gin No Sara demonstrate how people can be persuaded to try take-out sushi; TAG is back for Xbox; 7-Eleven goes political with its coffee cups; and Nike gets director David Fincher to take us through the intertwined fates of NFL stars LaDainian Tomlinson and Troy Polamalu.
Stories: Video
The Brains Behind Nike's Made-out-of-Trash Shoes
Published: October 20, 2008
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Earlier this year, Phoenix Suns superstar Steve Nash made news when he appeared on the basketball court in a new pair of Nike shoes made entirely of industrial waste. Called "Trash Talk," the new design was constructed from the assembly-line trash generated at Nike shoe plants in Asia. Senior Creative Designer for Running Shoes Kasey Jarvis explains how that waste stream became the source of a new hit product.
Stories: News
Marketers Scrutinize Shops' Productivity
Published: October 20, 2008
BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- Business may be bad and getting worse for much of the economy, but it's never been better for Assetlink, which sells "marketing-operations management" programs that track agency productivity.
Stories: TalentWorks
Looking to Hire? Try Wall Street
Published: October 20, 2008
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The tumult on Wall Street could send résumés fluttering to an unexpected place: Madison Ave.
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