The 57th quadrennial US Presidential elections are scheduled for November 6, 2012. It is assumed that it will have the currently in office, President Barack Obama for the Democrats, pitted against a yet to be finalized Republican candidate. The state level primaries and caucuses have already aroused a lot of speculation and interest and has [...]
Continue reading...9. January 2012
A state senate committee in Tallahassee is divided about whether to allow advertising on school buses in the area. The committee narrowly approved a measure that would allow advertising on area school buses, according to Mike Vasilinda. The sponsor of the bill even considers it a dramatic response to the struggling economy. The legislation has [...]
Continue reading...30. December 2011
Proctor and Gamble has been asked to pull an advertisement featuring Taylor Swift for CoverGirl on a print ad for NatureLuxe Mousse Mascara by the United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority. The Advertising Standards Authority is a regulatory commission that oversees and governs advertising in England. The Advertising Standards Authority claims that the advertisement included Photoshop [...]
Continue reading...29. December 2011
Advertising is everywhere you look. Sidewalks, doors and even on cars and you’re about to see them on busses. Florida is one state that prohibits advertising on school buses but so do 34 other states. A lot of cash strapped schools need help to pay for things the state will not fund. Several bills are [...]
Continue reading...27. December 2011
The Supreme Court made the decision that an unlimited amount of money could be spent on advertisement by various politicians. Unfortunately, a lot of these politicians are wasting the money to attack other politicians who they are running up against, according to The Guardian. In Iowa, many effects of the unlimited political advertising have been [...]
Continue reading...27. December 2011
Airlines have definitely been dealing with a lot within this past year. For starters, the rise of fuel prices has definitely been a struggle. In the meantime, there have been some regulations made for airline advertising. The announcement was made from the U.S. Department of Transportation, commonly referred to as DOT, according to Zacks Investment [...]
Continue reading...23. December 2011
As the republican nomination continues, the two leading candidates, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, continue to denunciate each other of dirty politics as Mitt Romney tells Gingrich, “If he can’t stand the heat of primary politics, he should get out of the kitchen” Previously, Newt Gingrich had asked Romney to end his negative campaigning, according [...]
Continue reading...20. December 2011
There are many recent accusations being made in the world of fine wine. As of recently, a well-known wine blogger from London has alleged that a Spanish contact for The Wine Advocate, a publication that is based in Maryland, has asked various wineries for money and in exchange, they would receive visits from wine reviewers, [...]
Continue reading...20. December 2011
An Attorney General, Lisa Madigan, has recently filed a lawsuit against a company in Illinois. The reason for the lawsuit is because the company apparently sold fake advertisement space to different businesses. These advertisement spaces did not actually exist which means the company is accused of fraud. In the lawsuit, Lena Lockwood and Julia Drahos [...]
Continue reading...12. December 2011
“All-American Muslim” is a show that airs on the TLC network. It profiles Muslim-American families form a suburb of Detroit, one that is has a heavy Muslim population. Recently, the home improvement store chain Lowe’s decided to pull its advertisements from the show’s run schedule. By doing so, one United States politician says he will [...]
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22. February 2012
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