Following discussions with the Human Rights Campaign, Mars Inc. has pulled a homophobic Snickers ad in which Mr. T shoots at a swishy jogger with a Gatling gun, ordering him to "run like a real man!" and "Get some nuts!"...
By Tim Beyers and Dayana Yochim July 25, 2008 Comments (0) Welcome to the Daily 5, our lighthearted look at the business news that amuses us. Thumb jockeys, unite. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Electronic Arts...
Facebook has a new look, Yahoo is still independent and BT may be able to predict the future. Nobody has answered the monetization question for social networks, but that hasn't stopped Facebook from pursuing its aggressive...
A Snickers commercial starring Mr. T has been pulled in the U.K. In the commercial, Mr. T shoots Snickers bars at a speed walker in the "Get Some Nuts" ad campaign. See the Ad: Mr. T Vs. Speed Walker Snickers in Super Bowl XLI:...
By Tim Beyers and Dayana Yochim Welcome to the Daily 5, our lighthearted look at the business news that amuses us. Thumb jockeys, unite. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) has decided to...
Thursday July 24, 1:22 pm ET SEATTLE and NEW YORK, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovyx With over 20 years of marketing and advertising experience, Woodward brings a wealth of knowledge and a solid management background to the...
Publicis Posts 5.4% First-Half Organic GrowthAdweek, NY - 8 minutes agoBOSTON Despite the weak US dollar and uncertainty about the long-term economic outlook, Publicis Groupe beat most analysts estimates and posted a 5.4 ...
Latin crooner returns to help relaunch the bilingual Web site NEW YORK AT&T has tapped Latin crooner Luis Miguel to help promote the relaunch of its bilingual Web site, Mi Portal, and to entice online users with exclusive...
In this week's Advertising Age Bob Garfield in his "Garfield's Review" column writes a blistering open letter to Omnicom's President, John Wren, for allowing his ad agency to create a blatantly homophobic commercial for...