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Loose Cannon: Banner Days for Irrelevant Ads
Last Friday, Yahoo Inc. announced it would allow consumers to opt out of having ads triggered off their personal information put in front of them. These ads were served up on a variety of branded Yahoo sites, such as Yahoo Sports or Yahoo Finance.
The company may as well have offered to have Yahoo users opt out of being attacked by woolly mammoths.
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First Hispanic Campaign Debuts for Nestlé Pure Life
Nestlé Waters North America has signed a two-year partnership with Cristina Saralegui, an internationally acclaimed Hispanic television personality.
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Papa John’s Designs Pizza in Mid-West Wheat Field
Papa John’s is using a fresh idea to promote its whole- wheat pizza crust with an out-of-home campaign in Denver. It took over a wheat field one mile from Denver International Airport to create a six-acre display that resembles a whole wheat pizza.
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Ikea Takes Showroom, Catalogs to the Streets
Retailer Ikea is once again hitting the streets to promote products in its latest catalog with a 3D showroom and mobile billboard.
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T-Mobile Signs on to Nokia’s Spike Lee Social Film
T-Mobile has signed on as the top sponsor for Nokia Productions, the consumer-generated promotion that will build a short film out of video and audio footage from the mobile phones of everyday people.
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Meet the Broker: Gary Phillips
This week, Meet the Broker features Gary Phillips, an advocate for self-service list ordering systems that enable mailers to generate counts, choose selects and order lists online
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NBC Olympics Web Play Aims to Boost Primetime
NBC Universal will provide an unprecedented amount of online summer Olympics coverage to increase primetime viewership while keeping Web surfers engaged and aware of NBC’s Olympics’ brand
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Jewelry Sweepstakes Hypes Hallmark Channel Movie
Hallmark Channel is looking to build buzz about an upcoming original movie starring Jane Seymour with a sweepstakes giving away gems from a Kay Jewelers collection designed by the actress
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Build-A-Bear Rolls out Back-to-School Sweeps
Build-A-Bear Workshop is getting kids ready to go back to school with a sweepstakes and in-store giveaways.
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Chicken of the Sea Launches Jingle Contest
Chicken of the Sea International is looking for a few good lyricists to create a new verse for the company’s famous jingle—with a twist