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Why We’re Confused About Social Media and Brand Marketing
Because we’re all about you splendid readers, the hardworking staff is working hard to stay on top of marketing trends in social media networks. But we have to admit our head kind of exploded when we read yesterday’s Mediabistro’s Morning … Continue reading
Veterans Who Run Full-Page Ads in the Wall Street Journal (George C. Turek Edition II)
As the hardworking staff previously noted, former Navy aviator/current Texas civilian George C. Turek ran this ad in the Wall Street Journal last week: We promptly sent these questions to Mr. Turek: • Why did you choose the … Continue reading
Veterans Who Run Full-Page Ads in the Wall Street Journal (George C. Turek Edition)
For the past couple of years, the hardworking staff has chronicled Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times. Now comes Navy veteran George C. Turek with this full-page ad in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal. (Tip o’ the … Continue reading
NH Dems Pick On Mr. Pickup
As former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Elsewhere) Hamlets the Granite State, the New Hampshire Democratic Party has cooked up a little something to help voters make up their minds. Via Politico’s Morning Score: The New Hampshire Democratic Party, seizing on the … Continue reading
Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up with the ‘Appreciative New Yorkers’ Bloomberg Brownnose Ad?
Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Say, that’s some magnificent ad on the back page of Saturday’s New York Times A-section, yeah? In case you missed it: Is that … Continue reading
Public Editor Brands NYT’s Branded Content a ‘Delicate Balance’
As the hardtracking staff previously noted, the New York Times has been preparing to jump into the native advertising pool along with the rest of the sink-or-swim set. According to Advertising Age, the recently installed Times executive VP of advertising, Meredith Kopit … Continue reading
Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The ‘Reform Government Surveillance’ Ad?
Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I don’t read the New York Times much (I’m a Washington Post kind of guy), but I happened upon Monday’s edition and here’s … Continue reading
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DEATH AND SELFIES: Digital Media And The End Of Mortality
It’s the latest cultural tut-tutchstone: Everyone’s clucking about Selfies at Funerals, a Tumblr page that delivers exactly what it promises. Here’s a representative sample: The site is the brainchild of Jason Feifer, a senior editor at Fast … Continue reading
Bloomberg Businessweek Has The Best Front Covers
Last week: This week: Say no more.