The Future of Ads

Gowalla and Incase Team Up For Location-Based Sponsorship

Gowalla, a location-based social network, and Incase, an Apple accessory manufacturer, have teamed up to create one of the first ad campaigns to live exclusively on a location-based social network.

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POPURLS And UPS Team Up For The Brown Edition

Most companies would love to have people spend a few minutes of each day thinking about their brand, and many pay a lot of money for the privilege. However, paying to put your brand in front of people’s eyes and having people want to look at your brand on a daily basis are two very different things, with the former often leading to brand fatigue while the later leads to a case study and high fives around the office.

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Carl’s Jr. Uses YouTube Stars For Online Video Success

One of my advertising rules of thumb is this: Content that works well online is not the same as content that works well on television. To see why, let’s look at Carl’s Jr.’s latest ad campaign for their Portobello Mushroom Six Dollar Burger.

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Burger King Lets People Sacrifice Friendships For Whoppers

Burger King’s new Facebook application, called Whopper Sacrifice, asks users to take on a controversial task: ending 10 Facebook friendships in order to receive a coupon for a free Whopper.

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Tabbloid Helps HP Sell Ink

Hewlett-Packard hopes to move blogs from computer back to paper with Tabbloid, a free service that turns your favorite feeds into a personal magazine that you can print and carry with you.

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