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Brand Advertisers Coming to Mobile Despite Ineffective Rich Media Ads Mobile messages outperform online but prices lag

A couple years ago, rich-media ad units were all the rage. Oh snap! Videos and expandable banners and Twitter streams and buttons on top of buttons. "How can consumers and…

January 15, 2013, 7:00 AM EST

Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve Bests All Nabs top ratings in last net matchup of 2012

ABC's New Year's Rockin' Eve topped the ratings for Monday night's end-of-2012 broadcasts, earning its largest New Year's viewership since 2000. It bested all nets in adults 18-49 (3.1 rating) and…

January 2, 2013, 10:17 AM EST

Denver Agency's Great Holiday Card Inspired by 'A Christmas Story' Cultivator's homage to Flick's tongue

See a larger image here. Denver ad agency Cultivator has one of the best holiday cards of the year with this group portrait inspired by a certain famous scene in A…

December 19, 2012, 2:54 PM EST

Wallace and Gromit Spread Holiday Cheer Through Google+ Hangouts Aardman characters show off group chat

Wallace and Gromit are back, and pitching Google+ Hangouts, the group video chat client that allows people to spend quality virtual time with one another, in this fun 60-second spot…

December 19, 2012, 12:11 PM EST

A Cappella Singing Is Harder in Backseat of a Speeding BMW Swiss stunt veers off-key

Ho ho ... hum. Guess how "Jingle Bells" sounds when sung by an a cappella choir riding in the backseat of a wildly speeding and skidding BMW driven by a…

December 18, 2012, 8:42 AM EST

4-Year-Old With Down Syndrome Stars in Marks & Spencer's Christmas Campaign Seb White brings holiday cheer

Marks & Spencer's use of 4-year-old Seb White (at bottom right), a little boy with Down syndrome, in its Christmas ad and catalog this year is being hailed as a…

December 14, 2012, 12:19 PM EST

Top 10 Commercials of the Week: Dec. 7-14 Ellen and her elves, TiVo and Tebow, and a look back at the year in Google searches

This week, Lacoste unveiled the swipe-able polo shirt of the future, kids bemoaned Hurricane Sandy's effects on seaside amusement parks, and ESPN celebrated one of the world's great sports rivalries—in…

December 14, 2012, 10:29 AM EST

Santa Claus Never Met a Product He Didn't Want to Endorse A gallery of St. Nick ads

Jolly old fat dude Santa Claus is a pop-culture icon, but he's technically not a licensed entertainment character. He's in the public domain, which means he's always been up for…

December 13, 2012, 2:35 PM EST

Happy Horrible Holidays From the Biggest Trolls on the Ad Blogs Soul-sucking season's greetings

Hey, ad industry, stuff this in your holiday stocking! "Warm Wishes From Ad Land" presents some choice anonymous comments left on ad blogs AgencySpy, Ads of the World and Campaign Brief.…

December 12, 2012, 8:17 AM EST

Bad Gifts Make Good Comedy in Georgia Lottery's Holiday Ads Five friends deconstruct their crappy presents

You know how, when someone gives you a horrible gift, you lie and say it's the perfect thing? Don't you wish could just exclaim, "Are you seriously trying to insult…

December 11, 2012, 3:49 PM EST

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