The Reason I Love Facebook Ads
After a big change in her life, Cydney examines how Facebook ads went from bizarre to enjoyable and helpful.
read moreThe Vogue September Issue: By The Numbers
In the world of fashion, September is the one month when thicker is better.
read moreSexualized Young Girls? Don’t Act Surprised
Padded push-up bikinis marketed to 8-year-old girls. Risqué photos of a 10-year-old model in French Vogue. Why do we act so shocked to see this happening?
read moreContest Time! Show Us Examples Of Marketing Gone Bad
Share horrific marketing examples that burn your cornea and kill your will to click, think and breathe. The worst of the worst wins a fabulous prize.
read moreNew Labels Put An Ugly Face On An Ugly Habit
New images are appearing on cigarette packs next year. If you’re a smoker, will they help you kick the habit?
read moreBloggers, Consumers And Skirts, Oh My!
A Fast Horse intern buys a skirt — and her excitement over an outfit gives way to thoughts about the power of marketing and advertising, especially as it relates to her role in the game.
read moreGroupon Not Great For Merchants
You’d think the future would look rosy for what’s been called the fastest-growing company in history: Groupon, which boosted revenue 35-fold in its second year of operation and currently is valued at $20 billion — just three years after it started. But a new study raises questions about the future of online daily-deal sites, just [...]
read moreThe Selling of Ricky Rubio
Minnesota has been home to many great athletes, but it’s hard to think of one who’s made it really big in the marketing world. Just to take a couple of current examples: Joe Mauer and Adrian Peterson are arguably among the finest in their sports, but neither has a particularly high profile on the national [...]
read moreThe Undead Aim To Keep You Safe
A campaign that goes back to brains. The CDC’s new preparedness campaign takes a bite out of a larger audience and asks, “Are you ready for the zombie invasion?”
read moreSummer’s Here … And So Are The Booze Ads
A bottle cap that tells your Facebook friends you just cracked a Heineken. A liquor bottle you peel open like fruit. Alcohol brands — and their advertisers — are pulling out the stops this summer to get you to pick their poison.
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