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Pepsi To Cease Advertising

issue 4540 | 09.28.09 | News

PURCHASE, NY—PepsiCo sent shockwaves through the carbonated beverage industry Monday when the multibillion dollar corporation announced that... more»
Johnson & Johnson Introduces 'Nothing But Tears' Shampoo To Toughen Up Newborns

issue 4433 | 08.15.08 | News

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The new shampoo features an all-alcohol-based formula and is as gentle on a baby's skin as "having to grow up and fend for... more»
Desperate Chives Marketing Board Launches 'Big Bowl O' Chives In The Mornin'' Campaign

issue 4422 | 05.28.08 | News In Brief

NEW YORK—In response to flagging sales and plummeting prices, the American Chives Council launched a last-ditch advertising campaign... more»
Ad Campaign Appeals To Young, Hip, Influenced-By-Ad-Campaigns Demographic

issue 4409 | 03.03.08 | News In Brief

NEW YORK—According to new market research, a multimillion dollar broadcast, radio, print, billboard, and online viral campaign... more»
Mattress Store Experiments With Non-Blowout Sale

issue 4405 | 02.01.08 | News

RICHMOND, VA—Customers were assured they would get a pretty good deal on a brand-name mattress. Not an out-of-this-world, unheard-of deal. But... more»
2007 Holiday Cheer Brought To You By Toyota

issue 4350 | 12.12.07 | News

NEW YORK—The $30 million partnership includes tie-ins with the season's first snowfall and the smell of roasted turkey as it wafts through a... more»
New Fig Newtons Ad Preys On Inherent Human Weakness

issue 4339 | 09.29.07 | News

NEW YORK—"Flattery, pride, self-aggrandizement, fear of rejection: This latest Fig Newtons ad campaign hits on all cylinders," a delighted... more»
Real-Life Scene Filled With Product Placement

issue 4336 | 09.04.07 | News In Photos
Penny Hardaway's Press Conference Ruined By Sass-Talking Doll

issue 4333 | 08.16.07 | Photo Finish
August 6, 1903

issue 4331 | 08.03.07 | Onion In History

Black Still Color Of Choice This Fall more»