May 01, 2012
What do Salman Rushdie and Lindsay Lohan have in common? Both have played parts in the advertising world, as have Terry Gilliam, Jack Black and many others on our list.
April 27, 2012
Looks like the iPhone won't be helping me make organic-mushroom risotto anytime soon.
April 20, 2012
Retailer raises money to support job creation, but not much Made-in-USA merchandise inside the store.
April 17, 2012
In today's "Arlo & Janis," Arlo has had it up to here with advertising and the people who produce it.
April 16, 2012
Jaguar wasn't involved in the "Mad Men" episode last night, in which it played a major part. But it was pleased with the exposure -- despite a sticky plot line.
April 13, 2012
Mild-Mannered Hero Charles Sonder stopped a fight while eating Pringles, but he's not a brand loyalist.
April 13, 2012
Remember when Pop Rocks were hot -- and marketers and agencies argued over how much an agency should be compensated?
April 13, 2012
Wait. Wasn't she in a Toyota ad? Or an eBay ad? Or a Walmart, IHOP or MetLife ad? Yes. And then some.
April 12, 2012
A new site says it helps "jaded brand managers, marketing directors, and business owners end their existing relationships with underperforming advertising agencies." Do you get the joke?
April 11, 2012
Mitt Romney says he loves his Ford Mustang ragtop. That's the perfect answer for a GOP candidate.
April 10, 2012
A mainstream advertising campaign by Ogilvy for the company's low-calorie Du Darfst line is stirring up controversy in the country with its use of an English obscenity.
April 09, 2012
I just watched a six-and-a-half-minute video of the WPP Group chief interviewed by a giggly girl in a vividly pink dress, and it's easily the best Q&A with him I've ever seen.
April 06, 2012
It's not the sheer number of emails but the ridiculously fake, familiar tone that always ends the same way.
April 04, 2012
For $17.50, you can enjoy steak tartare a la Tom Carroll at Maloney & Porcelli.
April 04, 2012
Should Apple's flagship retail stores be advertising last year's iPad?
April 03, 2012
In a bid to compete in the luxury segment, Lincoln offers online concierge service -- and sends actual ones to train dealers.
April 02, 2012
MillerCoors continues effort to revive Miller Time. A-B marketing chief: 'I'm glad they finally did something to improve the advertising.'
March 30, 2012
Ketchum client Wendy's took out an ad today knocking the product of Ketchum client BPI.
March 30, 2012
While beef-state governors eat pink slime, Wendy's is crowing that its customers never did.
March 29, 2012
Is minimum-wage increase depriving Bay Area of cheap eats?