Super Bowl advertisers tread carefully in divisive climate
Super Bowl advertisers are treading carefully this year to avoid alienating customers as a divisive political climate takes some of the buzz away from what is usually the biggest spectacle on TV.
To stand out at Super Bowl 51, ads are going for stunts
Lady Gaga is reportedly entertaining an unusual twist on her Super Bowl halftime show, which — though it’s not confirmed — she could perform from the roof of the stadium.
Google to ban payday lending ads, calling industry ‘harmful’
Internet giant Google said Wednesday it will ban all ads from payday lenders, calling the industry “deceptive” and “harmful.”
Selling that sofa online? Think about going to the cop shop
Michele Velleman needed to sell a Zumba dance fitness kit, a cellphone and a table through Facebook.
Senate races hot on accusations, light on ideas
This year’s Senate races have featured astronomical spending, ceaseless attack ads and innumerable slaps at a president who’s not on the ballot.
Price no object, campaigns fill any last ad space
No, dear voter, it wasn’t a dream. If you sat down in front of a television in Arkansas lately, you really did see that many political ads.
Brace yourselves: Campaign cash buying tons of ads
Iowa’s airwaves are already jammed with political ads, most of them negative, in one of the Senate races nationwide that will decide which party claims the majority.
It’s a jungle out there: Animals in campaign ads
It’s a jungle out there in political television advertising, what with parrots, chicks, dogs and pigs taking turns in commercials that bite and scratch in a way no nonpartisan pet ever would.
Next up: TV ads just for you, dear voter
The days when political campaigns would try to make inroads with demographic groups such as soccer moms or white working-class voters are gone. Now, the operatives are targeting specific individuals.
Nothing controversial in Super Bowl ads
What Super Bowl ads will people discuss over the water cooler a day after the big game?
There were no crude jokes. Sexual innuendo was kept to a minimum. And uncomfortable scenes were missing.
From Muppets to puppies, Super Bowl ads get cute
Call it Cute Bowl.
Adorable is the name of the game this year as Super Bowl advertisers try to grab your attention. That means lots of “cute” story lines, including a family that’s expecting a new baby and a horse that forms a long-lasting bond with a puppy.
Black media seek part of court-ordered tobacco ads
Black media outlets want the nation’s tobacco companies to run court-ordered advertisements in their publications as part of a lawsuit charging that the industry lied about the dangers of smoking.
Recipe rewind: Or … what were they thinking?
Maybe you’ve seen the BuzzFeed Food piece called “21 Truly Upsetting Vintage Recipes” that has been making the Internet rounds the past few days. But I couldn’t take the chance you’d miss it.
GOP group money down, hints at donor uncertainty
DES MOINES, Iowa — The biggest Republican-leaning money machines are spending dramatically less this year to help the party ahead of the 2014 Senate elections,