Tag Archives: Sneak ADtack

Product Place-mint In New Jason Reitman Film

From excellent Sneak ADtacknaut Jeff Francis: [L]ast night I saw a secret screening of the new movie directed by Jason Reitman (Up In The Air). I thought of you and your Sneak Adtack site. The movie, “Young Adult,” contains excessive product placement, … Continue reading

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BADvertising: Consumerist Has the Winning Losers!

The Consumerist has announced the results of its 2nd annual Worst Ad in America poll, and they have a winner! Handy chart of the finalists: As you can see, the clear winner is Luvs’ Poop, There It Is!, a concept with a capital K … Continue reading

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More Marketing Sleaze From Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher is still not sweating the details. Last month the newly minted “Two and a Half Men” star was called a massive media whore by Gawker (the massive media pimp) for conflicts of interest regarding a special online issue of Details that he edited, in which … Continue reading

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Weak ADtack: Do Online Marketers Really Know Us That Well?

Advertising Age’s Matthew Creamer decided to check out how well online marketers know him, given all the hoopla about Internet  privacy, data mining, and etc. So he decided to keep track of the ads tracking him on the web. He didn’t exactly … Continue reading

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Retailers Get with the Program(s)

This fall, major department stores will be offering some exciting new brands: TV and web networks. Via MediaBistro’s PRNewser: The NBC network and Bloomingdale’s have entered into a two-month Fall partnership that will provide branding opportunities for both organizations: Bloomie’s catalogs will feature actors from some … Continue reading

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Dr. Ads Helps You Get Some Clios

From the Adweek vault, circa 1988 (originally posted on Sneak ADtack):    

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Squawkers Give Radio Waves To Stealth Advertisers

Conservative talk-radio hosts, according to Politico, are peppering their commentary with paid plugs from think tanks looking for donors. If you’re a regular listener of Glenn Beck’s radio show and you wanted to contribute to a political group that would advance … Continue reading

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The Price of Privacy Loss and the Cost of Privacy Protection

It’s the Data Do-Gooders vs. the Gossip No-Goodniks. Public disclosure of private information was hot in Sunday’s papers, with both the New York Times and kissin’ cousin Boston Globe featuring big takeouts on the topic. The Times piece chronicles the gossip industry’s increasing … Continue reading

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The People’s Choice Ad-wards

The CBS People’s Choice Awards broadcast Wednesday night was an adstravaganza, featuring more plugs than Joe Biden’s head. (Sorry, no links, since I’m iPadalyzed.) Among the Sneak ADtacks: CVS, Wheat Thins, Cover Girl, and MoviePhone. Seriously, aren’t you insulted by … Continue reading

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‘History Sniffers’ Take It On The Nose

The New York woman who sued the behavioral advertising network Interclick last month for “history sniffing” (Sneak ADtack post here) is now suing Interclick’s clients, specifically McDonald’s, CBS, Mazda, and Microsoft. As MediaPost reports: In a complaint filed Tuesday with the U.S. District Court … Continue reading

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