Tag Archives: Kaddish

TNR = The Nude Republic (No Ads)

Posted on November 15, 2015 by

As the hardworking staff has noted previously (see here and here), the new New Republic is pretty much a reverse Potemkin magazine: all town and no facade. Exhibit Umpteen: The current issue of The Nude Republic, which features three – count … Continue reading →

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Did Armstrong Lance The Boil? Not So Much

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

From our Lance Armstrong Death Watch desk According to ad industry bible Advertising Age, it’s Kaddish for Lance Armstrong in the marketing world. Lance Armstrong Blew His Last Chance, Experts Say Other Disgraced Athletes Have Made Comebacks, So How Marketable … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic’s ‘Native Advertising’ For Church Of Scientology Leads To Branded Discontent

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

This was bound to happen. “Native advertising” – marketing material tricked out as editorial content – is all the rage these days, as the hardtracking staff has noted on numerous occasions. And media organizations have been entirely complicit in mainstreaming this form … Continue reading →

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