Imagine if you are happily browsing through Facebook and you suddenly come across a dating ad which shows your wife as single seeking men. Well, this is what happened recently when Cheryl Smith's husband discovered that a dating site is using his wife's picture in a Facebook ad. After Cheryl...
Ever since the term 'subliminal advertising' was coined in the 1950s, the idea of ads with hidden messages that can influence us without our conscious knowledge has captivated the popular imagination. If adverts can steer us toward a particular product through surreptitiously placed words or images...
Google AdSense is Google’s advertising program that was officially unveiled to the public in 2003. Google, in this program, would act as the middleman, providing a service for both a large number of advertisers and also an equally large number of web sites. Google AdSense works quite simply....
In 1700, barely a decade after the invention of the modern newspaper, the first matrimonial service was created. These services ran ads on behalf of single men and women who were desperate to find a good husband or wife. At the time, being single past 21 carried with it a deep stigma and turning...
This year's Super Bowl XLV is going to be hot. An ad alert just hit multiple internet sources indicating that teen crooner Justin Bieber is slated to star in a Best Buy commercial with none other than Ozzy Osbourne. Best Buy marketing chief Drew Panayiotou offered: "Justin Bieber is the biggest...
According to Google Trends, Google's online search monitoring system, the most popular Super Bowl Ad at the moment is the Dockers Free Pants Super Bowl Commercial Ad. That might have something to do with the fact that the commercial has a bunch of guys walking around in their underwear. What...
No matter what the economic situation, someone somewhere, eyes bright with potential, is looking to start a new business. Funds are often the biggest hurdle to what could otherwise be a lucrative opportunity. Here are some ways - traditional and/ or creative - to raise money for your startup...
US Weekly has posted formerly unseen footage of Michael Jackson's accidental burning during a 1984 Pepsi ad shoot. The recording shows several takes for the commercial, but in the final moments of video a series of pyrotechnics go off early and catch Jackson’s hair on fire. The singer continued...
Monday's Good Morning America (GMA) revealed previews of Super Bowl XLV commercials. The snippet of perhaps the best part of the biggest football game of the year, advertisers hooking over 100 million viewers with suggestive, luring, and often hilarious commercials. Expect great ads from:...
Swag” is the abbreviated form of the phrase “stuff we all get.” It is the term used to describe the gifts that celebrities get whenever they grace an event with their presence. These can include the glitzy awards nights, the opening parties, or the high-profile gatherings where some “star power”...
