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Commercial Actors Get 6% Pay Hike in New Contract

Commercial Actors Get 6% Pay Hike in New Contract

Advertising industry deal with actors hikes pay, mandates ad tagging system.

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From Google Glass to Goats: Here's What's Trending in Pop Culture Right Now

From Google Glass to Goats: Here's What's Trending in Pop Culture Right Now

Spring is here, and with it our seasonal check on what's new in pop culture -- the Ad Age Pop Thermometer, spring edition.

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JC Penney Hires Y&R to Help With Turnaround

JC Penney Hires Y&R to Help With Turnaround

Can the WPP-owned agency make the retailer appealing to consumers again?

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P&G Will Hike U.S. Marketing Spending After Last Year's Drop

P&G Will Hike U.S. Marketing Spending After Last Year's Drop

P&G plans to boost spending this quarter behind wave of new products after a decline in 2012 U.S. measured media.

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Avian-Flu Scare Deals Yum Another Blow in China

Avian-Flu Scare Deals Yum Another Blow in China

U.S. sales for Taco Bell were strong, but Yum still being plagued by declines in China thanks to poultry scares.

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See Jaguar's 12-Minute Film Starring 'Homeland' Actor Damian Lewis

See Jaguar's 12-Minute Film Starring 'Homeland' Actor Damian Lewis

Jaguar has premiered the full twelve-and-a-half minutes of "Desire," the film starring "Homeland" actor Damian Lewis that promotes the new $100,000 F-Type sports car.

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Marketing-Mix Models Get Pushback As Media Landscape Changes

Marketing-Mix Models Get Pushback As Media Landscape Changes

Marketing-mix models drive billions of dollars in marketing spending. But are they outdated?

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10 Secrets to Eye-Popping Package Designs

10 Secrets to Eye-Popping Package Designs

It's what's on the inside that counts. Except in marketing, where a flawed package design can ruin even the best products backed by the slickest ads.

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Lance Armstrong Accused of Defrauding U.S. in Lawsuit

Lance Armstrong Accused of Defrauding U.S. in Lawsuit

The Justice Department brought six counts of false claims, fraud and unjust enrichment against Mr. Armstrong, his team manager Johan Bruyneel and team owner Tailwind Sports Corp.

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Aahhhh! Coke Launches 61 Unique Websites For Teen-Focused Campaign

Aahhhh! Coke Launches 61 Unique Websites For Teen-Focused Campaign

Coca-Cola is launching a new teen-focused digital campaign that will span across multiple websites, and incorporate a series of games, GIFs and videos.

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McDonald's Enlists Olympian Gabby Douglas to Tout Egg White Delight

McDonald's Enlists Olympian Gabby Douglas to Tout Egg White Delight

McDonald's has hired 17-year-old Olympic gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas to help promote its egg-white breakfast sandwich.

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Party of 100? No Problem. Fast-Casual Chains Gobbling Up Catering Biz

Party of 100? No Problem. Fast-Casual Chains Gobbling Up Catering Biz

Fast-casual chains are leading growth in the catering category, which has increased significantly since the recession.

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NFL to Launch Airline-Style Perks for Season-Ticket Holders

NFL to Launch Airline-Style Perks for Season-Ticket Holders

As the NFL formulates its platinum-fan strategy, some clubs have already introduced programs. Here are a few.

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Nike Yanks 'Boston Massacre' T-Shirts From Stores, Online Retailers

Nike Yanks 'Boston Massacre' T-Shirts From Stores, Online Retailers

Nike yanks "Boston Massacre" T-shirts originally designed for Yankees fans from stores and online retailers, but some are still popping up on eBay.

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Tony Siragusa: The New Face of Male Light Bladder Leakage

Tony Siragusa: The New Face of Male Light Bladder Leakage

Former National Football League defensive tackle Tony Siragusa is telling men to put on pads -- and it has nothing to do with football.

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Nutrisystem Joins Forces With Walmart in Retail Push

Nutrisystem Joins Forces With Walmart in Retail Push

Weight-management marketer Nutrisystem will announce plans to sell "5-day Nutrisystem Jumpstart" weight loss kits at nearly 2,000 Walmart stores.

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Pearle Vision Set to Unveil Brand Reboot

Pearle Vision Set to Unveil Brand Reboot

Luxottica unit steps up marketing as online retailers, discounters disrupt category.

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How P&G, Ford and Wendy's Are Redefining Value

How P&G, Ford and Wendy's Are Redefining Value

A group of marketers are shifting the perception of value to mean something else: products worth higher price.

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McDonald's Sales Drop Despite Aggressive Discounting

McDonald's Sales Drop Despite Aggressive Discounting

McDonald's reported disappointing sales for the first quarter, blaming difficult prior year comparisons, intense competition and frugal consumers.

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How Hill Holliday Created Relief Effort One Fund Boston in Seven Hours

How Hill Holliday Created Relief Effort One Fund Boston in Seven Hours

Communicating mostly by text message, Hill Holliday, Hancock and the Boston mayor's office created the One Fund Boston within hours.

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