In the competitive world of advertising, changing the slogan of a product that consumers have come to know and love can either result in you bathing in money, or bathing once a month. Executives at Taco Bell have decided take a huge risk by going wit...
MILWAUKEE - Jonathan Goldsmith, the man who is known throughout the civilized world as The World's Most Interesting Man, was in Beer City speaking at a convention of The Hops and Malt Workers Union.
Goldsmith who has appeared in over 90 television...
Popular illusionist, and mind-bending trickster, Derren Brown has seen the adverts for his new DVD pulled by advertising watchdogs after a series of complaints from the public.
Watch is available now and has suddenly surged up the DVD charts after...
Editors of several spoof and satire news websites have angrily denied that they have "sold out" and will now allow corporate sponsorship of articles and submissions.
One editor, sipping a refreshing diet coke, which is low in calories yet still re...
Eurovision winner, Loreen, is at the centre of a bidding war for the use of his Eurovision winning, chart-topping song Euphoria. Loreen won the competition for Sweden, and now Ikea and Volvo are both after using the song in their latest advertising c...
In 2008, before he'd been declared the winner of the presidential election, Barack Obama was named Advertising Age's "Marketer of the Year." And now, in 2012, Obama seeks a repeat win of the advertising honor.
"The presidency has been cool, and I'...
Two of the English Premier League's best known managers have been recruited to front a new advertising drive designed to encourage Brits to holiday at home.
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish and his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger joined forces to f...
Male writers on satirical (yet not at all funny) website TheSpoof.co.uk appear to be having the time of their lives, as they are drowning in a sea of marriage proposals, date offers, and emails featuring a plethora of ladies in various states of undr...
Some enterprising pub landlords have, since the smoking ban, been employing smokers to stand outside their pub.
"It's a good second income," said Sue Perkins, who has been standing outside the Red Lion in Stockport for the past two years. "You get...
Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh told his massive audience today not to fall for all the liberal news doom & gloom about his show.
"Every time you turn on the liberal network news and cable news channels, you hear of all this gloom and doom.
The inaugural 'Titter Ye Not Prize' was awarded this lunchtime in a Central London hotel banqueting suite. The prize, thought to be the brainchild of controversial historian, David Starkey, is to be awarded on a totally haphazard basis to whoever hap...
A major high street bank is today at the centre of a storm of controversy over claims its latest advert is not complete shit and fucking annoying.
The advert, launched this week, features none of the trademarks that the British public have come to...
Ryan Cooper, a fictitious representative of the author from Oldham, has finally admitted his love of his feminine side after a constant barrage of ads for sexy lingerie.
"It was every website I visited," said Cooper. "At first I thought it was bec...
The NBA's new Doctor of Dunk has signed a deal with Dunkin Donuts worth a reportedly small pay out of $100, though offering Griffin all the free donut and coffee products he can consume for life.
The extremely tall and noticeably non-flamboyant at...
Advertising watchdogs have indicated their support for a blanket ban on advertising for the elective plastic surgery industry after the industrial grade silicone sealant being used for breast implants has caused several women to experience breast exp...
Facebook is adding a series of new applications to let users share such things as photos, travel or fashion.
The online social network firm unveiled more than 60 new ways to waste time on Facebook. The company, tipped for a $100bn initial public o...
The Advertising Standards Authority has rejected a complaint about a Calvin Klein lingerie poster.
An ultra-Orthodox Jew claimed that the poster - featuring five models in the designer smalls - was offensive to fellow believers who are forbidden t...
Given the success of Dolphin Friendly Tuna, one particular food produce is joining the gravy train with Dolphin Friendly foods, such as Dolphin Friendly Gravy.
"We've got a great range in Dolphin Friendly Carrots," said greengrocer Danielle Jerrou...