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NEWS ABOUT: ads

ads stories: 5 news summaries
not-so-mean joe greene

Steelers Legend Cops Award for 30-Year-Old Coke Ad

'Mean' Joe Greene, child co-star receive Clios 30 years later

Nov 16, 09 5:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Already a Hall of Fame-bound football player, Joe Greene of the Steelers became an advertising legend 30 years ago with the release of the Coca-Cola commercial that ends with him tossing his jersey to a starstruck young fan. The spot won the ad industry's highest honor, but the stars had... More »

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advertising • Pittsburgh Steelers • commercials • Hall of Fame • Pittsburgh • Coca-Cola • television advertising • ads • pro football • Coke • Joe Greene • "Mean" Joe Greene • Tommy Okon • Clio Award • Pro Football Hall of Fame • Joe Greene Coke commercial

 Drinkability Bad—for Sales 

Bud Light sales down 3% thanks to confusing campaign

Aug 10, 09 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - From “I Love You, Man” to “Real Men of Genius,” Bud Light is known for its memorable—and funny—ad campaigns. Not so with its latest: The “Drinkability” campaign has brought with it a lack of laughs, as well as the brand’s first negative sales... More »

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advertising • beer • Budweiser • advertisements • advertising campaign • Bud Light • ad campaign • ads • Jay-ZTV

 Google's Radio Ad 
 Conquest Falls Flat 

Automated advertising plan not music to industry's ears

May 12, 09 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google has hit a stumbling block in its quest for world domination: A bid to “conquer radio” with its advertising program didn’t go as planned, and the firm is dropping the effort at the end of the month, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Internet giant bet its... More »

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radio • Google • advertising • AdSense • radio advertising • advertisers • ads • Jay-ZTV

INTERVIEW

 SnorgTees 
 Girl Says 
 It's All in  
 the Smile 

'Genuine smile' behind sales success, her popularity, Auburn student says

Jan 27, 09 6:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Alice Fraasa—better known as the SnorgTees girl—rejects the label of professional model even though her image hawking the shirts is ubiquitous on high-traffic websites. The Auburn senior tells BrandFreak she does the gig for fun and because she gets all the free T-shirts—with slogans such as "... More »

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Internet • model • Auburn • ads • t-shirts • Alice Fraasa • SnorgTees

 New TV Ads Can't Be Zapped  

Messages built into TV pictures

Oct 1, 08 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's leading ad-supported TV network is testing a new form of advertising that viewers can’t zap past, reports the Times of London. The new technology finds clear space in a video frame, such as blue sky or gray walls, and inserts an ad. It's being tested online before making... More »

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television • commercials • Ofcom • television advertising • ITV • Keystream • ads

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