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On the back of today's USA Today Money section, this full-page ad for Harley from Carmichael Lynch appears: Yeah, Harley's rich territory for creative people, but I love the tone and writing in this. It's already pinned up in my office. …

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Noah Brier, a strategist at Naked Communications, is up to something. It looks like this: …

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Before I went into advertising, I worked on Capitol Hill for American Rivers. So, this ad from New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins appeals to me. It's the work of Cultivator Advertising & Design in Denver. Here's more information on the decommissioning of Condit Hydroelectric Project. [via The Denver Egotist] …

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According to Ad Age, "On the Road Again ... Spain," a new show from PBS starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Mario Batali, New York Times food critic Mark Bittman and Spanish actress/singer Claudia Bassols, will be sponsored by Chipotle Mexican Grill. The deal marks Chipolte's maiden voyage into TV. Jim Adams, the chain's exec VP-marketing, said it was important Chipotle's sponsorship be more of an alignment of marketing …

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According to The Wall Street Journal, Publicis reached into the archives for Citigroup. Beginning this weekend, Citigroup will kick off a global ad campaign that reprises the tagline "The Citi Never Sleeps," which made its debut in 1978. In digging into its marketing vault, Citi is engaging in the popular ad strategy of using a familiar catchphrase as a tonic during periods of economic and other uncertainty. (but) …

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In today's New York Times Magazine, "Consumed" columnist Rob Walker takes a look at the real-life marketing of Brawndo, which was made up for the movie "Idiocracy." This happened not because of a movie-studio marketing brainstorm. It happened because of an “Idiocracy” fan in Oakland named Pete Hottelet. A graphic designer with very particular pop-culture tastes, Hottelet has started a business devoted to bringing to …

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Last week, Microsoft reported a 24% decline in Windows sales in the third quarter. According to USA Today, Vista, Microsoft's new operating system, is getting hammered in the press and corporate buyers are refusing to upgrade from XP. Hence, the poor numbers. Microsoft rebuilt Windows from scratch to create Vista, which has a dazzling interface and improved security tools. But so much computing power is required to …

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Luis Sinco/LA Times The above image, taken on November 9, 2004 has since appeared in more than 150 publications worldwide. It's also earned the subject, Blake Miller, the moniker "Marlboro Man." According to Rolling Stone: Overnight, the photo made Miller an unwitting icon, a symbol of the indomitable spirit of U.S. troops, the heroism and virility of the American fighter. The New York Post ran the shot — later …

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