Indictment alleges advertisement sales scam
A Shannon woman has been indicted on charges that she attempted to defraud businesses by selling ads in a fictitious publication.
Nissan settles with gov’t over deceptive ad
Nissan went too far with a TV commercial that depicts its Frontier pickup truck powering up a sandy hill to save a struggling dune buggy, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
PepsiCo pulls Mountain Dew ad after criticism
PepsiCo is once again learning the risks of celebrity partnerships after an ad for Mountain Dew was criticized for portraying racial stereotypes and making light of violence toward women.
Anti-jihad ‘savage’ ads going up in NYC subway
A provocative ad that equates Muslim radicals with savages is set to go up in the city’s subway system as violent protests over an anti-Islamic film ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad sweep over much of the Muslim world.