Samsung Goes After iPhone 5 in Ad

Summary: The progress happening in mobile is astounding. When you think that you have the latest and greatest, something else comes out that is supposed to be faster, slicker, and more in tune with what the consumer wants. Mobile, or the “other screen” as people are calling it, is a huge part of people’s lives.

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Will Virtue Ever Fit in Advertising?

Summary: Love your neighbor. Treat others the way you would like to be treated. Have it your way.

Which one of those sayings seems out of place? Of course it’s the third phrase; though Burger King is found in many neighborhoods, you doesn’t see the managers or staff too worried about the love between neighbors. The preceding two phrases are principles most commonly found in our social fabric. Guidelines, as it were, we should follow in order to thrive as a community and to live peacefully amongst each other. Two simple ways of living and thinking.

Do those messages permeate through AdLand’s advertising? In most cases, no.

This is a topic of conversation that Twist Image President Mitch Joel…

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An Open Letter to PoliLand, From AdLand

Summary: Dear Jim Messina and Matt Rhoades:

AdLand here. We’re hope you two are well.

First, we would like to tell you that we appreciate your dedication to public service. Politics has gotten a negative rap, and we thank you two for sticking with it and pushing the national dialogue about which set of ideas will shape America’s future.

Second, we would like to take a brief moment to talk with you two about how you’re pushing that dialogue. Look, we know that neither of you have backgrounds in advertising. You, Messina, have a degree in political science…

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