FCC Chair, Connect2Compete partner on national campaign
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski was joined by Connect2Compete (C2C) members Cox Communications, Redemtech-GoodPC, The League of United Latin American Citizens and Carlos Slim at...
Local Focus Radio signs Rocking M Radio
Local Focus Radio has signed a new national rep deal with Rocking M Radio, bringing 17 new Kansas stations to their roster. Local Focus...
Former LA mayor Riordan launches radio campaign
Richard Riordan launched a statewide radio effort this week to encourage Latinos to vote and to consider the Republican Party. Riordan is featured in...
Pom Wonderful launches campaign
POM Wonderful, following the FTC Administrative Law Judge’s ruling issued on 5/21, is exercising its right to legally advertise the general health benefits of...
The Tacher Company signs Deane Brothers Broadcasting
Independent rep firm The Tacher Company has aligned itself with Deane Brothers Broadcasting as the station group’s exclusive national rep. The group operates WJDF-FM...
Ford Brand Adv./Media Manager speaks at D.R.A.G. board meeting
In attendance were Bill Burton, President/Detroit Radio Advertising Group (DRAG--pictured); Mike Koehler, Bell Media; Jack Saindon, Katz Radio; Kevin Miller, Bell Media; Julie Heidt,...
Online ads that use purchaser data deliver incremental sales
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands can experience a return of almost three dollars in incremental sales for every dollar spent in online advertising that...
New IHOP campaign uses TV, radio (video)
IHOP is breaking new ground via AOR McCann Erickson with a new campaign that debuted 5/21 and kicks off a summer-long schedule of promotions...
Skinnygirl Cocktails debuts how to “Drink Like a Lady”
The new campaign includes its first-ever national television commercial. The campaign makes its debut at the same time that the brand's new and expanded...
Obama ads focus on vets, Medicare
President Obama's campaign team released two new :30 spots this week that run across seven swing states as part of the president's $25 million...
Spot TV shown as targeted solution to network scatter
TVB has released a white paper, “Upending the Upfront/Scatter Duopoly,” which details how Spot TV’s cost, inventory, and targetability delivers distinct and significant advantages...
Yahoo! Screen to promote new Focus Electric
Yahoo! and Ford announced ‘Plugged In,’ a weekly online reality competition show coinciding with the launch of the all-new 2012 Focus Electric and airing...
Judge upholds FTC’s POM deceptive ad complaint
In an initial decision, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell upheld a Federal Trade Commission complaint, and ruled that POM Wonderful LLC, its...
Comcast Media 360 forms; Starcom brings first clients
Comcast Spotlight, the ad sales division of Comcast, is launching Comcast Media 360 (CM 360), a new business unit focused on helping marketers take...
Local TV ads preferred by presidential candidates
During Q1, campaigns for the five leading U.S. presidential candidates—Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum—placed nearly 66,000 advertisements on...