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Bioré Apologizes After Using TikToker Who Survived School Shooting to Promote Pore Strips
Viewers felt the inclusion of a school shooting in a skincare ad was insensitive and “dystopian.”
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From McDonald's $200 Million Arch Deluxe to Colgate's Frozen Lasagna: Here Are 5 of the Biggest Food ‘Failures'
The Museum of Failure has curated a selection of the biggest swings-and-misses in the food and beverage industry.
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Bradley Cooper's Mom Steals the Spotlight in Hilarious T-Mobile Super Bowl Commercial
He may not have learned to memorize lines from her, but Bradley Cooper clearly got his charm from his mom. During Sunday’s Super Bowl 57, T-Mobile debuted a new ad featuring the mother-and-son duo, with Gloria Campano hilariously flubbing her lines and poking fun at her movie star son. The commercial opens with the set-up that the company “tried” to…
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Watch Steve Martin Troll ‘Nepo Baby' Ben Stiller in 2023 Pepsi Super Bowl Commercial Teaser
Steve Martin and Ben Stiller trade playful banter in a sneak peek of their upcoming Super Bowl 2023 commercials.
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M&Ms Pulls Its Beloved ‘Spokescandies' in the Wake of Right-Wing Outrage Over Shoes, Gender
Candy maker Mars is replacing its M&Ms “spokescandies” with actress Maya Rudolph after facing right-wing criticism.
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Netflix Lists ‘Glass Onion' Island Compound for $450 Million on Zillow
The fictional 26-acre listing, based on the new movie now playing on Netflix, boasts 17 bedrooms, 22 bathrooms, and one “rooftop parking space.”
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Shaq Distances Himself From Crypto and FTX Collapse: ‘I Was Just a Paid Spokesperson'
Shaquille O’Neal says he doesn’t believe in crypto, a month after being named in a class-action lawsuit against now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
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Apple Reportedly Plans to Put Ads in More Apps on Your iPhone
Apple’s advertising business, which generates about $4 billion annually, is planning to expand.
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Video Ad Touting South Korean Garlic Roasted Over Perceived Obscenity
A rural South Korean town is getting roasted over its video ad on garlic that some farmers say stinks of obscenity and has even sexually objectified the agricultural product. The controversy surrounds a 30-second video that had been posted on a YouTube channel for Hongseong County for about two years. The video shows a woman touching the thigh of a...
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Tencent Reports Slowest Revenue Growth on Record as China's Regulatory Headwinds Remain
Tencent reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth on record in the fourth quarter of 2021.
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BuzzFeed Says People Are Spending Less Time on Facebook
Meta’s core Facebook app has been pressured to keep up with competitors, including its own Instagram and the fast-growing TikTok.
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UK Watchdog Puts 50 Crypto Companies on Notice Over ‘Misleading' Ads
The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority has told more than 50 crypto firms to make sure they are in compliance with the rules.
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Ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Considers Running Against Kathy Hochul Despite Opposition From His Own Party
Andrew Cuomo is speaking with allies about possibly running against New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Democratic Party officials scoff at the idea.
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Op-Ed: Apple and Google Are Spelling the End for User-Tracking, and Advertisers Must Adjust, Says Taboola CEO.
In a future where tracking users is much harder, the most logical and viable option for advertiser success is contextual targeting, argues Taboola CEO Adam Singolda.
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Google Suspends All Advertising in Russia
Google took the decision after Russia’s internet watchdog reportedly demanded that it stop showing what it perceived to be false ads about the Ukraine war.
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Victoria's Secret Hires Its First Model With Down Syndrome
With the release of Victoria’s Secret’s new Love Cloud campaign comes a new model, Sofia Jirau, a Puerto Rican model with Down syndrome.
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Google Plans Privacy Change Similar to Apple's, Which Wiped $230 Billion Off Facebook's Market Cap
Google said it will continue to support the current identifiers for the next two years.
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PR Firms Are Facing a Backlash for ‘Greenwashing' Big Oil — and the Pressure on Them Is Growing
A study has shown the PR industry plays a key role in downplaying the seriousness of the climate crisis — and the pressure to hold it accountable is mounting.
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Electric Vehicles Dominated Super Bowl Ads, But Are Still Only 9% of Passenger Car Sales
Six of seven Super Bowl car ads featured EVs, Cars.com reported. Simultaneously, only 9% of passenger vehicle sales globally are EVs, Canalys said.
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Watch All the Commercials From the 2022 Super Bowl
Anheuser-Busch’s Clydesdales were back at the Super Bowl, but viewers saw numerous ads from first-time advertisers such as cryptocurrency exchanges.