Read more advertisements stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13565/advertisements.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:16:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74118/couples-retreat-ad-sparks-brit-race-brouhaha.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAudiences in Britain are crying foul over a Couples Retreat poster that omits two black actors who were featured on the US version. A film rep tells the Mail that the change was meant “to simplify the poster to actors who are most recognizable in international markets”—but filmgoers and...http://www.newser.com/story/74118/couples-retreat-ad-sparks-brit-race-brouhaha.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 9:37:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72195/atheist-ads-to-hit-nyc-subways.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEight atheist organizations are the creators of a unique month-long ad campaign beginning next week in Manhattan subways that will challenge the belief in God. "A million New Yorkers are good without God. Are you?" the ads will ask on posters featuring blue sky and clouds. Because the city's subways...http://www.newser.com/story/72195/atheist-ads-to-hit-nyc-subways.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 5:36:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70160/save-the-boob-ads-turn-heads-spark-complaints.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust because breast cancer is serious, does that mean PSAs have to be? "Save the boob" is the tag line on one irreverent video in a campaign for breast cancer awareness that's drawing fans—and furious complaints. Designers of the public service announcements aim to grab the attention younger women,...http://www.newser.com/story/70160/save-the-boob-ads-turn-heads-spark-complaints.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 3:31:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70031/james-dean-lives-at-least-in-new-tv-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJames Dean is resurrected in a new TV ad for a South African investment firm, the Telegraph reports. The ad depicts Dean advancing through life as if he had he not died at age 24—directing his own films, leading a Vietnam War protest, going to a developing nation on...http://www.newser.com/story/70031/james-dean-lives-at-least-in-new-tv-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 16:39:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68351/elmo-takes-on-swine-flu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe fuzzy residents of Sesame Street are teaming up with the federal government to school kids on the dangers of swine flu and how to prevent it, the Washington Post reports. Elmo and human pal Gordon have taped PSAs that instruct children to be sure to wash their hands and...http://www.newser.com/story/68351/elmo-takes-on-swine-flu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 15:05:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66562/drinkability-bad-for-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrom “I Love You, Man” to “Real Men of Genius,” Bud Light is known for its memorable—and funny—ad campaigns. Not so with its latest: The “Drinkability” campaign has brought with it a lack of laughs, as well as the brand’s first negative sales year in its 27-year history,...http://www.newser.com/story/66562/drinkability-bad-for-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 14:54:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66040/cnn-kills-ad-ripping-birther-dobbs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA media watchdog ad attacking CNN anchor Lou Dobbs for his "racially charged" support of conspiracy theorists who question President Obama's birth certificate is all set to run tomorrow on CNN. But there's fat chance you'll ever see it on CNN. Five of the six cable providers who sold ad...http://www.newser.com/story/66040/cnn-kills-ad-ripping-birther-dobbs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 2:32:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65947/leave-keiras-bust-alone-brit-pols-on-ads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLiberal politicians in Britain are demanding that advertisers stop altering stars' images, including enhancing Keira Knightley's bust and trimming the muscle from Madonna's arms, reports the Independent . Such alternations put more pressure on teen girls already mortified about their looks, say Liberal Democrats, who are pushing for a bill banning...http://www.newser.com/story/65947/leave-keiras-bust-alone-brit-pols-on-ads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 2:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65487/facebook-crosses-line-on-privacy-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagImagine Peter Smith’s surprise when an ad for “hot singles” on Facebook featured a picture of … his wife. The site blames that flap on a third-party company violating policy, but the incident underscores Facebook’s notoriously unclear privacy settings, writes Bob Sullivan for MSNBC: “A hard-to-spot toggle switch grants the...http://www.newser.com/story/65487/facebook-crosses-line-on-privacy-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 12:54:00 CDT