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The Answer to Starbucks' Woes: Stripping Baristas

Aug 6, 2008
Espresso Gone Wild, a chain in Washington state, features barely clad servers. Though the chain's stores look like they once served as drive-thru margarita stands, and though it's running into legal issues and consumer outrage in some communities, and...

Microsoft Vista: It's Not as Bad as You Think!

Jul 30, 2008
In its massively expensive and massively dubious attempt to reform image problems suffered by its Vista operating system, Microsoft has turned to a hidden-camera approach to show that its flop of a new OS isn't as bad as you probably think.

Great Opportunity for Self-Loathing Ad People

Jul 1, 2008
Gawker's posted a Craig's List ad from an (apparently Chicago-based) author who's titled his classified: "You hate the Ad business and can write a scathing essay why." He (or she) is looking for submissions -- and with sentence construction like that,...

If I Ran the NCAA Executive Committee

Nov 30, 1999
The NCAA politely told all the do-gooders and nanny-staters whining about beer advertising during the game to go stuff it. I think the NCAA should have been more forceful in its response.

Extreme Makeover: Michelin Man Edition

Nov 30, 1999
The Michelin Man is trying to get our attention by getting a makeover. Again. Over the past week, New York-based journalists have gotten invites from the French tire maker and awarder of restaurant stars to attend "the unveiling of its first global...

This Is the Best Super-Bowl Related Ad Ever

Feb 5, 2010
The Super Bowl is this weekend. A certain team made the game. This ad, from a company based in my home state, touches on that.

How Much Is That Celebrity in the Front Row?

Feb 4, 2010
So you thought the fashion world was this authentic place where real live celebrities just showed up on the side of runways because they wanted to? HA!

Back When Schlitz Blew It at the Super Bowl

Feb 3, 2010
Schlitz was once a Super Bowl advertiser, but its last effort may have done it in.

Smith & Wollensky in Steak-for-Stock Deal

Feb 3, 2010
You know things are bad when bankers start bartering. But Smith & Wollensky put out a proposition in a full-page New York Times ad Wednesday: You can use blue chips to pay for your black-and-blue.

Domino's Sensitive Head Chef Is a Marketing Guy

Feb 3, 2010
Although Domino's new ad about its revised pizza refers to Brandon Solano as "hed chef," his title is actually VP-innovation, a marketing position.


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