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Misguided aspirin ad pokes fun at ‘nonconsensual porn’

And it won a Cannes Lions award.

On Jun 23, 2016 by Jaya Saxena

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Chatbots are the future of advertising

How may I help you?

On Jun 6, 2016 by Simon Chandler

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Verizon’s ‘Can you hear me now?’ guy switches sides, now works for Sprint

We are still hearing him over a decade later.

On Jun 6, 2016

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eBay is building a data-mining AI to learn what products to show you

The better eBay knows you, the better it can serve you.

On Jun 3, 2016

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What fresh hell is this racist Chinese detergent ad?

This remake of an old Italian commercial did not go well.

On May 26, 2016 by Jaya Saxena

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Facebook apologizes for banning Tess Holliday ad over ‘health’ policy

But the group associated with the ad is not happy with the apology.

On May 24, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

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‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ is the first movie to let you buy your ticket in Snapchat

But will anyone do it?

On May 23, 2016 by Christine Friar

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That time Mikhail Gorbachev was in a Pizza Hut commercial

To Gorbachev!

On May 14, 2016 by Colette Shade

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Who Pays Influencers? is trying to keep ‘influencer’ from being a dirty word

There's nothing wrong with the hustle.

On May 14, 2016 by Jaya Saxena

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Calvin Klein’s new ad looks a lot like an ‘upskirt’ shot

Is it fashionable or predatory?

On May 12, 2016 by Jaya Saxena

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Google is banning ads for payday loans

In this case, the public interest is more important than Google's profits.

On May 11, 2016 by AJ Dellinger

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U.S. National Parks are so broke, they’re now open to corporate sponsors

Might as well make the most of it.

On May 11, 2016 by David Britton

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Meet the Olympian who just sold part of his body on eBay

Nick Symmonds is a star athlete and advertiser.

On May 11, 2016 by AJ Dellinger

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Diversity in fashion is better but still terrible, says new survey

The industry still hasn't caught up with its consumers.

On May 6, 2016 by Mary Emily O'Hara

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If you block every ad on Twitter, things start to get weird

Are these advertisements even for people?

On Apr 27, 2016 by Jay Hathaway