Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses is taking legal action against Dr. Pepper. The singer is upset about the soda makers botched giveaway associated with the release of his band's "Chinese Democracy" album. According to Ad Age, Rose's lawyer Alan Gutman "pounced on the soft-drink marketer, claiming it failed to deliver on its promise to give out the free sodas, turning what began as a great public-relations stunt into a …
Something Is Happening Here, But You Don’t Know What It Is
Ideas can come from anywhere. How many times have you heard that one? Richard Huntington of Adliterate has heard it one too many times and is therefore out to rebut this "pernicious and destructive cliche." Maybe the odd idea can come from anywhere but from whom are breathtaking strategic, creative and executional ideas more likely to come? Who is more likely to be the architect of a ground breaking piece of …
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Chicago Bus Stops Just Got A Little Hotter
Finally, a brand may be doing something useful in the outdoor space. From The New York Times: In the latest example of a trend that is becoming increasingly popular on Madison Avenue, heated air will descend from the roofs of 10 bus shelters in Chicago, courtesy of the Stove Top brand of stuffing sold by Kraft Foods. From Tuesday through the end of this month, Kraft is arranging for the company that builds and …
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Vox Absorbs Pownce
Breaking news from the mergers and acquisitions department in San Francisco...Six Apart has acquired Pownce. We have been impressed not only with the vision for Pownce but the great work of Leah Culver and Mike Malone and are very happy that they will be joining us. We’re also very excited to welcome Kevin Rose and Daniel Burka as advisers to Six Apart. For Pownce users, we are very sorry the site will be closing. …
Talking Business Over Pumpkin Pie
Last Thursday, as we gathered around our closest friends and family, we hopefully all found many things to be thankful for. Steffan Postaer, for one, used the holiday to reflect on how thankful he is for his career in advertising (which appears to be going quite well). No matter how tawdry and desperate things can get in Ad Land there is simply no other vocation I would prefer. For over 20 years advertising has been …
Yes, We’re Obsessed With Bringing You A Highly Condensed, Impactful View of the Marketing & Media Industries
This is our 6000th post on AdPulp. Who knew there was that much material out there waiting to be processed? …
Santa’s A Metrosexual
Seattle agency Creature is giving Santa a makeover this Christmas. Their premise is this: hook Old Saint Nick up with a Palm Centro and the dude will transform into a Sea & Cake fan. There's also a Facebook component to the campaign, in addition to a mix of television, outdoor and viral. Palm Centro will be available for as low as $49.99 during the holidays. …
More Whitewashing And Today’s Not-So-Feel-Good Statistic
"...turnover with minorities is 30 percent higher than whites at IPG." Adweek used a non-staff writer to put together this report on diversity, and the lack thereof, in the ad industry. While much of the report is nothing new, that 30% stat is huge. Because we're talking about IPG--a very, very large holding company, not some small agency where 30% would only amount to a few folks. With the economy and the ad …
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