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Marketing, Advertising and Social Media News With Attitude by Steve Hallen-us2012-09-05T12:31:10-05:00Mad Men Cast Sing Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up'
http://www.adrants.com/2012/09/mad-men-cast-sing-rick-astleys-never.php
It's not the most musically pleasing experience but you've got to give credit to the video's creators for culling through four year's worth of Mad Men episode to editing together just the right lyrics to verbalize Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up.]]>Video2012-09-05T12:31:10-05:00A Look At The Evolution of Commercials and Marketing
http://www.adrants.com/2012/08/a-look-at-the-evolution-of-commercials.php
Commercials have certainly evolved from the time of your parents and even your parents' parents. ]]>Opinion2012-08-29T22:38:17-05:00Morning Emissions: Baby Sought, Sears Reviews, Comcast Buys MSNBC
http://www.adrants.com/2012/07/morning-emissions-baby-sought-sears.php
Gerber has launched its third Gerber Generation Photo Search on its Facebook page. The brand seeks the next Gerber baby and will award $50,000 to the winner.Cable2012-07-16T10:25:04-05:00Mad Men Season Four Premieres in Times Square
http://www.adrants.com/2010/07/mad-men-season-four-premieres-in-times.php
Last night in Times Square Mad Men Season four premiered at 9PM]]>Cable2010-07-26T11:23:49-05:00There's Not Enough Shakira in This Univision Campaign
http://www.adrants.com/2010/06/theres-not-enough-shakira-in-this.php
Barely making an appearance in this new Univision commercial that touts the network's exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Shakira sings "Waka Waka (Esto es Africa/This Time for Africa)," ]]>Celebrity2010-06-04T11:33:12-05:00CNN to Explain Why We All Need Body Condoms
http://www.adrants.com/2010/05/cnn-to-explain-why-we-all-need-body.php
This is one of those programs you really don't want to watch. It's like listening to those people who insist upon telling you your kitchen counter is crawling with germs and you're just making it worse by using a sponge.]]>Cable2010-05-24T08:33:48-05:00Porn Network Promises Bad Acting Delivered by Big Breasted Bimbos
http://www.adrants.com/2010/05/porn-network-promises-bad-acting.php
OK, so there's no redeeming value to these ads for Canadian adult entertainment network Amour apart from reveling in the irony of actresses doing a good job acting poorly. ]]>Bad2010-05-11T10:55:32-05:00CMT Wants to Know Do You Get Country?
http://www.adrants.com/2010/04/cmt-wants-to-know-do-you-get-country.php
Apparently a lot of people listen to country.]]>Cable2010-04-12T13:16:08-05:00SL Exists, iAd Discussed, Cadbury Mixes, Conan Goes basic
http://www.adrants.com/2010/04/sl-exists-iad-discussed-cadbury-mixes.php
Check out this collection of ads for products and retail outlets in Second Life. Yes, marketers, the place still exists.]]>Cable2010-04-12T11:31:56-05:00Domino's Loses the Cardboard, Google Almost Loses $500 Million
http://www.adrants.com/2010/01/dominos-loses-the-cardboard-google.php
Last night I had the pleasure of recording a Beancast episode with Make the Logo Bigger's Bill Green, Please Feed the Animals' and Lemonade Movie creator Eric Proulx and The Beancast's Bob Knorp. ]]>Podcast2010-01-04T11:24:27-05:00
It's not the most musically pleasing experience but you've got to give credit to the video's creators for culling through four year's worth of Mad Men episode to editing together just the right lyrics to verbalize Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up.]]>
Commercials have certainly evolved from the time of your parents and even your parents' parents. ]]>
Last night in Times Square Mad Men Season four premiered at 9PM]]>
Barely making an appearance in this new Univision commercial that touts the network's exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Shakira sings "Waka Waka (Esto es Africa/This Time for Africa)," ]]>
This is one of those programs you really don't want to watch. It's like listening to those people who insist upon telling you your kitchen counter is crawling with germs and you're just making it worse by using a sponge.]]>
OK, so there's no redeeming value to these ads for Canadian adult entertainment network Amour apart from reveling in the irony of actresses doing a good job acting poorly. ]]>
Apparently a lot of people listen to country.]]>
Check out this collection of ads for products and retail outlets in Second Life. Yes, marketers, the place still exists.]]>
Last night I had the pleasure of recording a Beancast episode with Make the Logo Bigger's Bill Green, Please Feed the Animals' and Lemonade Movie creator Eric Proulx and The Beancast's Bob Knorp. ]]>