Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

Scott Brown Goes Shirtless, Clueless

The relentless Andrew Kaczynski just posted this at BuzzFeed: Scott Brown Sent Out An Email Featuring A Vaccine Truther And Conspiracy Theorist An odd email from the former Massachusetts senator. Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is thinking of running for … Continue reading

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The Map of Elizabeth Warren’s Presidential Run

Smart front-page piece by Noah Bierman in Tuesday’s Boston Globe about Massachusetts senior (!) senator Elizabeth Warren’s nationwide Good Neighbor Liz tour. Warren bolsters Democratic party’s funding Money-raising aids Shaheen, other candidates WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren has played the role … Continue reading

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Strip for Boston’s MFA!

Boston’s premier comic strip artist Darby Conley contributed this to Sunday’s Boston Globe. So we sent a note to the MFA: Dear MFAniks, You were featured in a Get Fuzzy comic strip in the 2/2/14 Boston Sunday Globe, as we … Continue reading

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Ellen DeGeneres Is a Super Joke

The hardtracking staff knows the corn is off the cob as regards the stealth marketing racket, but this segment last week on The Ellen DeGeneres Show – which previewed her Super Bowl ad for Beats by Dre – really crossed … Continue reading

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Our ‘Beat the Press Party’ Bakeoff (John Henry/Justin Bieber Edition)

The dreaded Thursday Curse reappeared in this week’s Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight after the Boston Globe made an announcement about its new management: JOHN HENRY ASSUMES ROLE OF BOSTON GLOBE PUBLISHER; MIKE SHEEHAN APPOINTED GLOBE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Boston (Jan. 30, 2014) … Continue reading

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Ask Dr. Ads: What’s This ‘Addressable Advertising’ Rumpus About?

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, A case of suds is riding on this. I saw the following item in Politico’s Playbook the other day: “DIRECTV and DISH Revolutionize Political TV … Continue reading

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That’s Just So Wrong! (Robin Roberts/Amanda Knox Edition)

From Saturday’s New York Times: Amanda Knox, Found Guilty in Italy Killing, Vows to Fight Extradition Appearing stunned and fighting back tears, Amanda Knox said Friday that she “will never go willingly back” to Italy and would fight any effort to extradite her “to … Continue reading

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Why the WSJ Is a Cool Newspaper

In the runup to Sunday’s Super Bowl in New Jersey’s unroofed Meadowlands Stadium (Good Morning, Jimmy Hoffa!), the Wall Street Journal commissioned an ice sculpture of the NFL commish Roger Goodell. Caption: Why rely on a meteorologist to predict the … Continue reading

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Ask Dr. Ads: Got Any Love for Bud’s ‘Puppy Love’ Ad?

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. (Actual letter – tip o’ the pixel to Double One in the great American Heartland.) Dear Dr. Ads, So what do you think of the Budweiser … Continue reading

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Chipotle Chips Away at Advertising/Entertainment Separation

It’s the latest episode in advertainment. Chipotle Mexican Grill will soon release Farmed and Dangerous,  a “four-part comedy series on the TV-streaming service Hulu that takes a satirical look at industrial-scale farming,” according to a New York Times report.   “Farmed and Dangerous,” billed … Continue reading

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