World Aug 19 Swatch apologizes for ad showing gesture seen as derogatory and racist By Associated Press
Politics Aug 27 Harris campaign releases new ad promising plans to build 3 million homes and reduce inflation The Tuesday move is designed to contain inflationary pressures that also draws a sharp contrast to Republican Donald Trump's approach. Harris highlights her plan in a new minute-long ad that uses her personal experience. By Josh Boak, Associated Press
World Jul 01 European Union says Meta breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option for Facebook and Instagram European Union regulators accused Meta of breaching a digital competition rulebook by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to choose between seeing ads or paying to avoid them. By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press
Nation Oct 07 Facebook begins ‘human review’ of potentially sensitive ads Facebook says it will begin manually reviewing advertisements that target certain groups and address politics, religion, ethnicity and social issues. By Associated Press
Economy Sep 22 What’s ‘Pre-Suasion?’ How marketers make us receptive to an ad The factor that frequently determines whether people are going to make a particular choice is not the factor that counsels wisely or the one that leads to the greatest economic benefit. It’s the one that’s top of the consciousness in… By Paul Solman
May 19 KFC dusts off Colonel Sanders for new ad campaign By Joshua Barajas “I’m back, America.” And with a throaty chuckle, another fast food chain dusts off an old mascot to address the nation. A couple of weeks after McDonald’s Hamburglar robble-robbled back into our lives, KFC announced Tuesday that the fried… Continue reading
Mar 26 Taco Bell portrays McDonald’s as communist society in new ad campaign By Colleen Shalby A new advertising campaign from Taco Bell reimagines McDonald’s empire as a dystopian society. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch Florida Voters Brace for Barrage of Ads as Romney, Gingrich Battle Escalates Judy Woodruff reports on GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney launching an aggressive assault on South Carolina primary winner Newt Gingrich. Then, Gwen Ifill discusses the state of the Republican field ahead of Florida's primary next week with The Rothenberg Political… Continue watching
Oct 05 Cardin, Steele Hammer Each Other on Ties to President, Special Interests By PBS News Hour The two main candidates for Maryland Senate, Democratic Rep. Ben Cardin and Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, have traded barbs through television ads about connections to President Bush or special interest groups. Continue reading