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'Christmas quality, Hanukkah pricing': Company accused over 'anti-Semitic' vodka billboard

A vodka company pulled down a New York billboard after critics called it anti-Semitic for playing on the stereotype that 'Jews are cheap.'

Brazil mulls ban on lingerie-clad Gisele Bunchen ad

Brazil's Ministry for Women called Wednesday for the suspension of a television ad featuring lingerie-clad supermodel Gisele Bundchen, saying it reinforces the stereotype of women as sex objects.

NYTimes sees sharper ad sales drop in third quarter

Jennifer Saba Chicago Tribune 09/21/2011
NYTimes sees sharper ad sales drop in third quarter

New York Times Co warned its third-quarter advertising revenue would drop by a larger-than-expected 8 percent, hurt by a pullback in real estate, help wanted and national auto ads.

Illinois to study putting ads on license plates

Illinois is so hard up for money that it's studying the possibility of selling ads on state license plates.

Facebook to let advertisers republish user posts

Barbara Ortutay Yahoo! Finance 01/26/2011
U.S. agency apologizes over 9/11 ad mistake

A New York advertising agency apologized on Monday to a local firefighter for creating an ad saying he had been at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, when he was not.

Facebook to let advertisers republish user posts

Facebook users who check in to a store or click the "like" button for a brand may soon find those actions retransmitted on their friends' pages as a "Sponsored Story" paid for by advertisers. Currently there is no way for users to decline this feature.

Health experts rap World Cup fast food sponsorship

It stars some of the fittest athletes on the planet but health experts say the World Cup's positive lifestyle message is undermined by the choice of junk food giants to sponsor the tournament.

BMW puts giant billboard on top of Audi showroom in Hong Kong

And we thought the turf wars between Audi and BMW only covered the US and Europe. Now, it looks like the rivalry has gone global after BMW re-popped Audi with a resoundingly emphatic billboard.

Dog Art: Beautiful slow-motion clip of pooches [VIDEO]

The slow-motion video clip by Pedigree and TBWA Toronto captures dogs at 1000 frames per second. It makes you feel like throwing some dog food into your shopping cart on your next grocery trip, even if you don't have a pooch.

Angelina Jolie Replaced by Red Head in St. John Ads

You won't be seeing Angelina Jolie in any more St. John ads. Chief executive officer Glenn McMahon tells Women's Wear Daily that the actress, 34, "overshadowed the brand."


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