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Why would Philadelphia's Metrocorp …
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If there's anyone left wondering what the gold band that John Kerry wears on his wrist is about, it's about curing cancer. The bracelets, or bands, are available from the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Here's a case where viral and buzz marketing, word-of-mouth advertising and traditional media all work together flawlessly. …
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Clyde Hogg, of Norfolk, VA, a Sun Times reader and a former award-winning staffer at a number of name brand agencies advises AdPulp to, "Name names, and let those in charge be held accountable. Of course, it might preclude you ever from working in the "biz" in Chicago, but from my experience, other than the money, unless you're into corporate politics you aren't missing anything." Here's more Hoggian angst: "I was …
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Crain's Chicago Business reports that Rick Bayless likes to eat at Logan Square's Lula Cafe when he's not nibbling from the grill at Frontera. With two booming Chicago restaurants, a TV show, books and a Frontera product line, Rick Bayless is a chef and a brand. You could even say he's the Oprah of Mexican food. So, when he kindly endorses someone's restaurant, it's word-of-mouth advertising that cannot be topped. …
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Netfilx is a great service. It's also an important one, due to its disruptive impact on an entire category. People talk about TiVo changing the ad biz. A better bet is that the Netfilx's mail-based model will take out the Blockbuster retail model altogether. No late fees …
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from Inc.: But here's the thing about the guerrilla information war that Kalle Lasn and his rotating crew of two dozen or so employees at Adbusters were fighting: "We were losing," he admits. While the Adbusters Media Foundation has built enough of an audience to keep it out of the red -- the magazine sells for $7.95 an issue and has international circulation of 120,000, according to Lasn -- it has had little …
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TV-B-Gone is a new key chain fob that shuts off most televisions. After posting the product on the firm's web site earlier this week the entire stock sold out in two days. They're working on getting more TV-B-Gone's made and delivered as soon as possible. You know one could truly wreak havoc with this device at any sports bar USA, say Sunday around 1:00 pm. One could also get one's butt kicked. Don't wave the thing …
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