H&R Block is in panic mode, entering what it calls First Peak --the flurry of business set in motion by the arrival of W-2s for those tax clients who usually plan to pay Febuary's child support with their tax refund-- without the ability to offer...
With news hot off the press that ageing star of Sex And The City, Kim Cattrall, is to be the face of Olay's new range of anti-ageing creams, it comes as no surprise that co-star and ex-face of Horse And Hound, Sarah Jessica Parker, has also lined up...
British citizens were in uproar last night following a showing of the "Confused.com" advert at 4pm. The advert, which depicts an animated woman singing "Somebody to Love", sparks the complaints as the woman appeared to pull a microphone from her v...
As deaths mount due to swine flu, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has decided to relaunch advertising campaigns to make people more aware of flu injections for at risk groups. This comes days after the same Minister had suggested that Doctors were th...
The UK's Golden Labrador population is barking mad over a change of direction in toilet roll advertising. And they claim 'ruff' treatment by the advertisers is putting young Labradors' futures in danger. For years, TV viewers have enjoyed the a...
Los Angeles, Ca. - Apparently the Geico Gecko and Mr. Mayhem cannot go out drinking on the town together without causing a stir. Police and medical units were called to 545 W. Hollywood yesterday evening when a passerby witnessed a scuffle nearby,...
The battered face of formulaic local man, Eccles Burnstone, features in a new advert for a local fast food outlet. The 43 year-old was mugged by four people and also robbed of his freshly purchased kebab, the advert was an idea by Eccles himself,...
Robert Bartoli, journalist and contributing writer to the New York Daily Observer, revealed at an impromptu news conference held at The Irish Pub, located in South Seaport, in New York City, that he had attended an early morning "meeting" at CBS, whe...
The OFT has warned that it plans to take severe action against high street stores and online retailers who break the law by not making price offers clear. One common practice the OFT is particularly worried about is "drip" pricing, where compulsor...
If you hadn't noticed, it's the Christmas advertising season and already one TV commercial is driving viewers mad. Iceland's ads for festive party food feature cancan dancing girls, variety acts and an MC and, of course, tables full of delicious b...
Pope Benedict will make commercials for the "Papal Bull," a church-made condom specifically fashioned to protect gay males from AIDS. In making the announcement, Vatican Rubbers, Inc., lauded the pontiff for his recent suggestion that condoms-pre...
John Lewis have come under fire from animal rights protesters regarding their Christmas TV ad which contains a scene whereby a boy is placing a Christmas stocking on his dogs kennel. The ad has spurred a flurry of activity on both the John Lewis...
TheSpoof.com, the best satire website in the history of the universe has now accepted advertising from genetics and stem-cell wholesalers Injectogen, whose tagline, "Impure cDNA Synthesis, no. Delicious, yes." resonates with absolutely no one. "Do...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Tea Party, a political group, have been sued by US citizens for misleading advertising. "They were the 'Tea' Party, right?" said one who was scammed. "Well, I was expecting tea or coffee and some food." "I joined cause I...
Claiming that a series of popular web advertising campaigns were merely a poor translations of their company's name, Ewe Vwon Limited was still required to appear before Congress to defend accusations of false advertising. Popping up on several po...
Advertising Watchdog, OffWatch, are to clamp down on misleading statistics in British Adverts, as they are being used to increasingly baffle UK consumers. Claims such as "Up to 8Meg Broadband" and "87% of Women" are to be scrapped, and simpler, mo...
Following this week's discovery that a GOP political commercial from a Southern swing vote state was not actually narrated by the voice of Morgan Freeman, more cable program and commercials have been found with the same imposter's voice. Emphatica...
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