Read more ad campaign stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32648/ad-campaign.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:04:08 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/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/64552/microsoft-ad-campaign-gets-under-apples-skin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple demanded Microsoft ditch TV ads featuring shoppers mulling the relative value of PCs and Macs, CNET reports. In the ads, which Microsoft’s chief operating officer calls “completely unscripted,” shoppers get to keep money they save by choosing a PC over a Mac. “We got a call from the Apple...http://www.newser.com/story/64552/microsoft-ad-campaign-gets-under-apples-skin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:15:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62591/ad-exec-scores-as-ups-whiteboard-guy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHe’s an ad exec by trade, but Andy Azula displays his acting chops—not to mention his drawing skills—in UPS commercials so popular a rival is spoofing them. In the ads, the long-haired Azula diagrams UPS service on a whiteboard. FedEx recently launched a website that features a similar...http://www.newser.com/story/62591/ad-exec-scores-as-ups-whiteboard-guy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Jun 2009 11:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59269/ladies-mars-wants-you-to-have-a-fling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMars has introduced its first new candy bar in 20 years—and a racy marketing campaign to go along with it, NPR reports. The Fling is a "chocolate finger" of meringue and truffle painted with a "shimmering" chocolate coating, and both the 85-calorie size and the very pink, faux scandalous...http://www.newser.com/story/59269/ladies-mars-wants-you-to-have-a-fling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 May 2009 13:48:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58599/behind-kfcs-marketing-meltdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHow to engineer a marketing disaster: Make offer, rescind offer, turn away hungry customers. Kentucky Fried Chicken’s grilled-chicken promotion was to be the largest launch in the chain’s history but turned out to be a promotional nightmare, Advertising Age reports in a look at how a massive TV ad campaign...http://www.newser.com/story/58599/behind-kfcs-marketing-meltdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 11:08:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58047/mcdonalds-starbucks-java-war-brewing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA classy coffee war begins this week, with troubled giant Starbucks facing up-and-comer McDonald’s, the Wall Street Journal reports. Both firms are starting national marketing campaigns, with Starbucks insisting that its coffee is the best while McDonald’s tells consumers that its new lattes, cappuccinos, mochas, and hot chocolates can lift...http://www.newser.com/story/58047/mcdonalds-starbucks-java-war-brewing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 11:08:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57811/merkel-in-her-undies-drives-berliners-wild.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA striking new ad featuring a drawing of Angela Merkel wearing only underwear has attracted the fascination of Berlin residents, the Local reports. Placed prominently in a busy shopping district, the billboard depicts Merkel with other figures from German politics—also in their skivvies—looking on. "The chancellor's office does...http://www.newser.com/story/57811/merkel-in-her-undies-drives-berliners-wild.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 16:50:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57665/next-for-miss-california-15m-marriage-ad-campaign.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCarrie Prejean is going to push “opposite marriage” in a new $1.5 million ad campaign bankrolled by same-sex opponent National Organization for Marriage, CNN reports. The group says the ad will call “gay-marriage advocates to account for their unwillingness to debate the real issue: gay marriage has consequences.” Miss...http://www.newser.com/story/57665/next-for-miss-california-15m-marriage-ad-campaign.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 10:25:02 CDT