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NEW YORK — The Nebraska State Fair has come up with an unusual ad campaign to promote its upcoming stint in the Lincoln, Nebraska area. Unfortunately, some local residents found billboards rife with sexual innuendo and references to vomit, animal dung and dead musicians a bit too much to handle.
According to State Fair general manager John Skold, soft attendance figures and prior unenthusiastic marketing campaigns led him to guide Lincoln ad agency Swanson Russell Associates to beef up the promotion for this year’s event, running Aug.
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