Advertising and Marketing Wisdom: Adages

KFC in Australia Tries to Put Stop to 'Pester Power'

Parents in Australia may find themselves being pestered by their kids less when it comes to fast-food kids meals.

Sorry Clowns, There Are Some Things Marketing Can't Fix

Clowns are fighting their creepy image, according to Huffington Post. "Fighting clowns? Oh, please someone help me escape!," responds coulrophobe.

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Hey Nutella, Fabio Viviani Is Coming for You

Ad Age's Rupal Parekh and Abbey Klaassen sat down to brunch with "Top Chef's" Fabio Viviani to talk about his endorsement-deal philosophy, the chef with whom he'd most like to work and why his mother thinks Google is a TV network.

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Video: How to Keep Your Brand Off of .XXX

Are you a brand manager who has actually been following the proposed changes to top-level domains? Are you, perhaps, one of those losing sleep at night over the myriad headaches this may cause? Say, a domain name featuring .XXX?

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Nivea Pulls Ad, Apologizes After Racism Accusations

After blogs and Twitter users accused Nivea of racism for a print ad, the company yanked it and apologized on Facebook.

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National Review: Why Does Kraft Hate Children?

One crusader wants to stop Miracle Whip's contest from tearing America apart.

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Does a Bear Cook Pasta in the Woods? In New Ad, It Does

In what could be a sign that creative directors are incredibly bored these days, a team at Element 79 in Chicago risked life and limb to train live bears to star in its latest TV campaign for Specialty Brands of America.

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Sprint Pitches Roundabout Fit About AT&T;, T-Mobile Deal

The No. 3 carrier has used ads to blast the AT&T;/T-Mobile merger before, but this time it's tapping its Virgin Mobile brand for something a bit, er, bitchier.

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Justin Bieber to Apologize to Burger King, Wendy's in 3...2...1...

It's hard to tell exactly what the point is of Bieber's tomfoolery, but one thing is certain: He comes off looking like a jerk.

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Funny Pages Continue Assault on Advertising

Even comic-strip babies aren't safe from the dreaded ... COMMERCIAL CLUTTER!

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Yoplait's New Yogurt Spot Is Greek to Me

Yoplait is breaking a campaign for its Greek yogurt this week that features a guy busting out of a vending machine. Yeah, you read that right.

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Freshpair Gives Package Goods New Meaning

Guess who are big buyers of online underwear at Freshpair.com? Men -- and they are often buying styles that aim to enhance.

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Summer's Eve Cleanses YouTube of Controversial Ad

Fleet Laboratories has pulled the controversial talking-hand-puppet-vagina web ads for its Summer's Eve washes off YouTube, following considerable lampooning and complaints by some online commentators that the ads were racist.

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Mini-Giraffe-Toting Actor From DirecTV Ads Sued Over Bar Brawl

While many marketers might react swiftly in such a scenario, severing a contract with an actor in order to be safe, DirecTV says it's taking a wait-and-see approach.

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