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Survey: Political ads motivate, don't change minds
A survey conducted by the Political Communication Lab at... |
| Stanford University in association with Washingtonpost.com found that on average, Americans can be moved to the polls by advertising, but that their preference for a given candidate is usually formed well in advance of election-season ads. |
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Broadcast TV riding high for fall season
New shows, big audiences and higher rates |
| New shows are drawing big audiences, ad rates are high, and the buzz is back -- at least for now -- for network television. While the myriad challenges that have been nibbling away at their audiences still exist, the networks are enjoying strong ratings both for established shows and a handful of potential new hits. |
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Study: U.S. Internet ad revenue skyrockets by 37%
...reached an all-time high of nearly $8 billion... |
| Web advertising revenue in the first six months of 2006 reached an all-time high of nearly $8 billion, a 37% hike over the same period in 2005, according to a report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The study also found that search ads increased 40% during the first half of the year, and classifieds increased by 20%.. |
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Commentary: TiVo users won't skip good ads
How TIVo can be a marketer's best friend |
| Perhaps it's time for creatives to make slow-motion spots that will only make sense as when fast-forwarded by a DVR user, suggests Ken Krimstein, creative director for Seiter & Miller Advertising in New York City. Or else, maybe it's time for agencies... |
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Rocky third quarter for newspaper publishers
A Report From Editor & Publisher |
| Newspapers from coast to coast are reporting declines in ad revenue for August and September, leading analysts to predict a difficult third quarter for the industry. |
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Breast Cancer Awareness Strategy Increases Sales
Pink-labeled cans a hit with Kroger customers |
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| NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- By turning its iconic red-and-white soup cans pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Campbell Soup Co. has doubled sales of its top varieties to its biggest grocery customer |
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Apple becomes a celebrity in its own right
How iTunes helped Bob Dylan's popularity |
| Certain brands, like Apple, are so popular among consumers that celebrities now have more to gain from being associated with the brands than vice-versa. In a recent case, Bob Dylan's appearance in a TV ad for Apple's iTunes and iPod increased his popularity among the younger demographic and helped propel his album "Modern Times" to No. 1... |
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