Arbitron and Philadelphia Phillies for PPM
Arbitron announced the Philadelphia Phillies Baseball team has signed a multi-year contract for Portable People Meter ratings services. Using the existing PPM panel installed...
Piccadilly Restaurants names Peter A. Mayer Advertising AOR
Peter A. Mayer Advertising has been named AOR by Baton Rouge-based Piccadilly Restaurants, one of the largest cafeteria chains in the nation, after a...
Denny’s launches new multimedia effort
Denny’s is reinforcing its “real” breakfast dominance by challenging fast food (quick service) restaurants for the first time. Denny’s is out to bust so-called...
Wendy's reduces the orange wigs in campaign
Wendy's will scrap its eight-month old campaign -- much of it built on young men wearing a red wig with braided pigtails -- amid...
Campbell Soup, ABC airing heart health messaging
People who watch "The View" or any of three soap operas on ABC are going to hear a lot about women and heart disease...
WorldLink signs with NHL Network for DR
WorldLink, a multiplatform ad sales firm, has entered into an exclusive agreement with NHL Network to oversee all direct response spot and longform ad...
Destination Television signs with City Blends Gyms
Destination Television has entered into a licensing agreement with City Blends, to provide its revenue based subscription television network in up to 300 City...
Initiative scores Cadbury Schweppes
Initiative has won Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages' 150 million media account, following a review, according to an AdAge story. The review affected Cadbury Schweppes'...
Interep loins AdLab to launch “Noozbuzz”
AdLab Media, a broadcast ad agency and PR firm, unleashed its newest service this week. Dubbed “Noozbuzz”, AdLab’s audio news release platform allows a...
American moms send message to Super Bowl advertisers
She buys the beer, sets out the chips and plans the party, but a new survey shows that most moms feel uninvited to the...
Cabo Wabo now available via Skyy Spirits; campaign to follow
Skyy Spirits is now the official marketer and distributor of the Cabo Wabo Tequila line in the US. The tequila portfolio, originally created by...
“Holy Hip Hop Radio" joins Reach FM Radio Network
Minister Eddie Velez, host of the nationally-syndicated Holy Hip Hop Radio show, announced the 3-hourly weekly broadcast joins Reach FM beginning tomorrow. Reach FM...
Merck Schering-Plough pull Vytorin ads
Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. has suspended TV ads for Vytorin, a week after a study revealed the cholesterol drug is no more...
Chipotle names DeVito/Verdi AOR
Chipotle Mexican Grill has named DeVito/Verdi NYC its AOR. “Great creative has always been an important part of our advertising,” said Jim Adams, executive...
Google and Publicis team up
The CEOs of Publicis Groupe and Google said in a press conference this week they would jointly develop an approach to digital advertising that...