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Five-Ring Circus: Selfie Taking an Official Olympic Sport
Many years ago, the hardworking staff was a regular competitor in the annual Carroll Family Olympics™ held at the Big House in Windsor, CT. Trademark moments: The Nancy Carroll 30-Second Asthma Timeout®. The Jack Carroll 30-Minute Cocktail Timeout©. The Jimmy … Continue reading
Native Is the New Bleak
Marketers Flock to Ads in Sheep’s Clothing First, an introduction: For the past four years, the hardtracking staff at Sneak Adtack has chronicled the explosion of stealth marketing, which attempts to trick out advertising as entertainment or editorial content. From … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Be aujon, branded content, Confessions of an Advertising Man, David Ogilvy, Financial Times, Joshua Benton, Mad Men, Mashable, Medium, native advertising, New York Times, NiemanLab, Poynter, product integration, Product placement, Racked.com, Sneak ADtack, State of the Cuisinart Marketing
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Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (‘Common Sense’ John Haywood Edition)
The hardworking staff has no idea what this two-page spread in yesterday’s New York Times is all about. Huh? So we plugged John Haywood into the Googletron and here’s what popped up: Haywood ran almost a dozen ads in … Continue reading
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Tagged Haywood for President, John Haywood, New Hampshire Sunday News, New York Times
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Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (Forever Yoko Edition)
From our Why Not Just Set Your Money on Fire desk For several years now, Yoko Ono (the Rift Beatle) has run full-page ads in the New York Times flogging peace. Yesterday, she ran another. Presumably, this one will … Continue reading
Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (Michael Laitman Edition)
As you splendid readers might (or more likely might not) recall, the hardworking staff has long chronicled full-page ads that people of above-average means buy in the New York Times (at six figures a pop). The latest installment, via one … Continue reading
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Tagged ARI Institute, Michael Laitman, Middle East, New York Times, Rubik's Cube
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Another MFA Sell-Off ‘For the Benefit of the Collection’
As the hardworking staff has previously noted, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts periodically pawns some of its current holdings in order to acquire better stuff, as in the Great Degas Swap of 2003. Something similar happened last year when the MFA sold … Continue reading
PAC-on-PAC Action in U.S. Senate Races!
It’s the Clash of the Titans (Political Fundraising Division) in swing-state U.S. Senate races these days. The latest thing is Super PACs attacking the opponent’s Super PAC in TV spots. Start with the Senate Majority PAC whacking Arkansas GOP Senate candidate Tom Cotton … Continue reading
‘Lean’ Times for New England Democratic Candidates
From Massachusetts governor to New Hampshire Senate, the political tides are shifting in the early days of the general election campaign. From the Rothenberg Political Report (tip o’ the pixel to Politico’s Morning Score): See that little arrow lower right? That’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Cook Political Report, Morning Score, Politico, Rothenberg Political report
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PayPal Takes a Bite of Apple
With things running hot (Apple Watch, iPhone 6, Apple Pay) and cold (Nude Girls Nude!) at Apple, the folks at PayPal obviously see a threat – and an opening. So, the back page of today’s New York Times Business section: … Continue reading
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