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Republicans Pounce On Obama's Jobs Statement With Twitter Hashtag Savvy promoted tweet may still be a missed opportunity for RNC

The latest battle in the political hashtag war kicked off at 11:01 A.M. today, when president Obama told reporters, "We've created 4.3 million jobs over the past 27 months—over 800,000…

June 8, 2012, 1:41 PM EDT

Church Apologizes on Billboard for North Carolina's Anti-Gay Vote Ad rues 'rights and equality' denied

A San Diego church paid $3,000 for a four-week run on a billboard in North Carolina apologizing for that state's recent vote supporting an amendment defining marriage as a union…

June 7, 2012, 10:20 AM EDT

Mexican Congressional Candidate Goes Topless on Billboards (SFW) Natalia Juarez attempts a 'different and cheerful' campaign

A congressional candidate in Mexico is spicing up her campaign for office by going topless on billboards with six other female members of the Party of the Democratic Revolution. "Dare…

May 23, 2012, 9:41 AM EDT

There's an App for Giving Obama Your Money Blue State Digital pushes mobile fundraising product Quick Donate

As we head in to what is expected to be the most expensive campaign cycle in history, candidates are trying to exploit every possible advantage to raise the cash necessary…

May 10, 2012, 5:22 PM EDT

Political TV Ad Rates Complicate Election Season Controversial new FCC rule requires TV stations to post political ad rates

Along with the headache of making sure TV ads that get bumped by politicals are quickly rescheduled, advertising agencies also will have to cope with the Federal Communications Commission’s controversial…

May 9, 2012, 11:31 AM EDT

Billboard Likening Climate Change Believers to Unabomber Is Taken Down Heartland Institute hails 'experiment'

The Heartland Institute disputes global warming, but that didn't stop the conservative social-issues group from turning up the heat with a suburban Chicago billboard showing a typically crazy-faced portrait of…

May 7, 2012, 8:30 AM EDT

Argentina Angers Britain With Falklands-Themed Olympics Ad Fernando Zylberberg trains on the islands

There's nothing like a little gratuitously aggressive nationalism to build drama and suspense ahead of the Olympic Games. Argentina is providing just that with a new commercial starring Fernando Zylberberg,…

May 4, 2012, 12:01 PM EDT

Fast Chat: Mediabrands CEO Matt Seiler Advertising political action committee chair discusses his dual role

Matt Seiler, CEO of Mediabrands, enjoys a double life as ad man and lobbyist. In his role as chairman of the Professionals in Advertising Political Action Committee, Seiler shuttles regularly…

April 26, 2012, 12:54 PM EDT

7 Most Unforgettable Campaign Ads From the Republican Primaries Troubled ads for troubled times

With Mitt Romney winning five late, largely irrelevent primaries on Tuesday night, the tumultuous Republican primary season is coming to its inevitable close. Below, Adweek takes a look back at…

April 24, 2012, 5:05 PM EDT

London's Mayor Bans Anti-Gay Bus Ads Work pushed 'reparative therapy' for gay Christians

A Christian advertising campaign promoting gay reparative therapy has been yanked from London buses, but not by my homies in the Advertising Standards Authority. No, London's mayor himself, Boris Johnson,…

April 16, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT

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