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The Best and Worst Commercials from Super Bowl XLVII

Did you know that it only cost advertisers $35,000 to run an ad during the Super Bowl in 1967? That …

Advertising vs. Public Relations: Round One

Listen up, ad-agencies: you’re no longer in charge. And David Ogilvy’s famous quip starts to explain why: “What really decides consumers to …

Best Practices: Determining the Value of Facebook Ads

As PR professionals, we tend to favor earned and owned media over paid media, but we recognize the value in …

Of Apple, Advertising and Eyeballs (or, The Future Now)

Lots of chatter and coverage this week about the likes of Elle, Nylon and PopSci signing up to Apple’s iPad …

These Aren’t the Cars You’re Looking For….

Little Darth made quite an impression in the blockbuster Super Bowl ad by Volkswagen. YouTube views are well over 20 million, …

Why the “last click” model is flawed (hint: getting me to buy takes more than 3.2 ads)

94% of touch points in today’s “last click model” are thrown away and not given any credit for a sale. …

Nielsen Missed the Mark on Value of PR for Financial Brands in Crisis

A study that was just released by Nielsen IAG concluded that advertising builds confidence for financial brands in crisis — that …

New Study Finds That Media Prominence Predicts Brand Value Better than Ad Spend for High Involvement Brands

Of all things that could potentially contribute to the financial value of a company’s brand, including product quality, customer service, …