Tag Archives: New York Times

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Times Co. Town (‘Ray Donovan’ Edition)

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Showtime’s new series Ray Donovan premieres this Sunday, and the Times-Industrial Complex renders a split decision on the crime drama. Start with the mothership. Here’s New York Times critic Alessandra Stanley’s take on the show. Family Ties, Boston Style, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alessandra Stanley, Ben Affleck, Boston Globe, Donnie Wahlberg, Dorothy Rabinowitz, Jon Voiight, Liev Schreiber, Mark Wahlberg, Matthew Gilbert, New York Times, Ray Donovan, Showtime, Times-Industrial Complex, Tom Breen, Wall Street Journal | 4 Comments

FTC’s Stealth-Ad Warning Not Strong Enough

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

This week the Federal Trade Commission addressed the blurring of the lines between advertising and editorial content on search engines. From MediaPost: Search engines are increasingly blurring the differences between paid ads and organic listings, the Federal Trade Commission said on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AOL, APM, Bing, FTC, Google, Marketplace, Mary Engle, Mediaite, MediaPost, New York Times, search engines, Sneak ADtack, sponsored content, White House Down, Yahoo | 2 Comments

BP = Bitter Petroleum

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

BP, the energy company that engulfed the Gulf in oil with its Deepwater Horizon meltdown in 2011, has begun a newly aggressive ad campaign after groveling to the American public for the past two years. Full-page ad in Wednesday’s New York … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BP, Deepwater Horizon, New York Times | 3 Comments

Miami Vise (NBA Championship Edition)

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Behold the Miami-Industrial Complex: That MiamiWhereWorldsMeet crowd got together to run this ad in Tuesday’s New York Times celebrating the Heat’s second consecutive NBA Championship: You know what’s really So Miami? 400,000 people turned out for the victory parade. Roughly the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2008 victory parade, AlterNet, Boston Celtics, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureaui, MIA, Miami DDA, Miami Heat, MiamiWhereWorldsMeet, NBA, NBA Champions, New York Times, Port Miami | 3 Comments

Quote o’ the Day (How Obama Beat Romney Edition)

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

National political correspondent Jim Rutenberg has a killer piece in this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine about the digital whiz kids who steered Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. Nut graf: Previous campaigns would make decisions about how to direct their … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2012 presidential campaign, A.M.G., Analytics Media Group, Barack Obama, Jim Rutenberg, Kantar Media CMAG, Mitt Romney, National Media, New York Times, Nielsen, Politico Playbook | 4 Comments

TNR = Truly No Revenue

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

When Chris Hughes, the Richie Rich of opinion journalism, bought The New Republic last year, he said he would sink real money into the print edition. He wasn’t kidding, as the most recent edition reveals. The 64-page magazine features exactly … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chris Hughes, Marty Peretz, New York Times, Politico, Richie Rich of opinion journalism, The Atlantic Wire, The New Republic, Timothy Noah | 1 Comment

Kanye West’s Double Life: Icon/Conman

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Taylor Swift tormenter Kanye West is very much in the news right now, thanks to Sunday’s New York Times interview and last weekend’s Kim Kardashian delivery of his daughter. But previous to that, there was this (via Radar Online): Kim Kardashian has … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andy Warhol, Biggie, CNN, David Stern, Gil Scott-Heron, Jay-Z, Jimi Isreal, Jon Caramanica, Kanye West, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kim Kardashian, Leyla Ghobadi, Mark Castabi, Mark Kostabi, Mike Skolnik, Miles Davis, New York Daily News, New York Times, Nicolas Ghesquière, NPR, Paul Butler, Radar Online, Star Magazine, Steve Jobs, Taylor Swift, Tell Me More, The Barbershop | 3 Comments

Correction o’ the Day (Annette Funicello Edition)

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From Tuesday’s New York Times: An obituary on April 9 about the actress Annette Funicello misstated the title of one of her films. It is “Fireball 500,” not “Fireball.” (A reader pointed out the error on the day the obituary was published; … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Annette Funicello, corrections, Fireball 500, New York Times, Public Editor | Leave a comment

Charles Schwab Ad: Don’t Talk To Chuck

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From Tuesday’s New York Times (and Wall Street Journal): Nut graf: Bottom line: Own your tomorrow? In other words: Don’t Talk to Chuck. Talk to yourself.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Charles Schwab, New York Times, Own your tomorrow, Talk to Chuck, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment

How Sneak Adtack Scooped The New York Times On Celebrity Stealth Marketing

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The New York Times ran this Nick Bilton Disruptions piece on Page One of Monday’s Business section: Social Media Product Plugs Draw Scrutiny In 1982, Bill Cosby appeared on television showing off a snazzy new computer. “Looking for a powerful home computer?” he said … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ashton Kutcher, Bill Cosby, Boston Herald, CBS, Chegg, Disruptions, Flipboard, Foursquare, Maria Menounos, Marshalls, Miley Cyrus, New York Times, Nick Bilton, Nike, Sneak ADtack, Texas Instruments, Two and a Half Men | Leave a comment