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SideNews week 25 update
Did You Hear The One About The Racist TV Ads?
South Africa's flagship cultural institution, the Apartheid Museum, has sparked a row over taste and prejudice by commissioning a television advertising campaign based on racist jokes. Two networks have refused to broadcast the adverts, claiming they are too offensive, but the museum stood its ground, saying the country needed to confront the reality of enduring racism. Guardian Unlimited BMW Wins Silver Cause Marketing Halo Award For Best Event BMW of North America has been selected as the 2004 Recipient of the Silver Cause Marketing Halo Award for Best Event by the Cause Marketing Forum, Inc. for its Ultimate Drive program. PR Newswire 2004 NBA Champions Pistons' Title Status Opens New World Of Endorsements Detroit Pistons, you just won the NBA title. What are you doing next? Cashing in on endorsements, say Pistons officials and marketing experts. The Detroit News Pattison Company Rejects AIDS Ads Jimmy Pattison's billboard company has refused to run Canada's first national AIDS ad campaign targeting gay men. The Health Canada posters, depicting gay men in suggestive poses, are aimed at reducing the high rate of unprotected sex in the gay community. British Colombia Online News Do Fatherhood Initiative Ads Insult Black Men? A national advertising offensive sponsored by a group known as the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) is drawing fire from those who think it insults black fathers, especially those prevented by court order from playing a role in their children's lives. NPR Sony: We'll Stop The Fly Post Ads Sony agreed to stop illegal fly posting after bosses were threatened with jail under anti-yob laws. The firm and rival BMG ignored repeated pleas to stop sticking up free ads. Mirror.co.uk Windows GUI: Too Ugly For Intel Ads Intel's latest Centrino commercial, featuring a couple wirelessly videoconferencing with friends while inside some Sicilan ruins, shows a Windows laptop apparently running Mac OS X! O'Grady's PowerPage 'Made in USA' Label No Longer Inspiring Brand Loyalty A 1994 Gallup poll found that 84 percent of consumers sought out American-made goods. A new study reports that a product's country of origin has little or no effect on the purchasing decisions of more than half of today's Americans. Insight On The News Get Ahead With Your Advertising Most of the expensive brand-building by legal firms in Scotland is not working. The Herald |
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posted by BlogFonk: Sunday, June 13, 2004 [#] Erms Suripatty