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On February 9th, the largest U.S. wireless carrier, Cingular, opened its concert series, Cingular Sounds Live, designed to generate content specifically for the mobile environment, announced Cingular Wireless. The company will produce and host a series of regular music events around the country and offer taped footage from each event to customers. Cingular plans to launch an on-demand streaming video service, Cingular Video, in which users can access concert highlights on their 3G-compatible wireless phones.
The first invitation-only concert debuted in Los Angeles and featured Reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee and The Pussycat Dolls.
Dunkin’ Donuts on Monday bowed a $100+ million integrated advertising campaign that offers a new rallying cry for consumers hard hit by the economy: “You Kin’ Do It!”
The “You Kin’ Do It” national campaign broke with three television spots airing during…
In a note to readers wrapped around the Chicago Tribune’s A section today (Thursday), editor Gerould W. Kern acknowledged that the redesign the paper unveiled several months ago was unsuccessful to some extent.
The paper will be going back to its…
The advertising outlook for 2009 remains relatively upbeat for certain types of online media and marketing - including search, video and multicultural initiatives - but traditional media and some social networks will face serious difficulties, according to predictions released by…
Super Bowl advertisers - including Monster.com, which is returning after a four-year hiatus - are making the most of their $3 million ad buy by creating integrated follow-up campaigns, says Kellogg School of Management professor Tim Calkins.
Calkins, co-leader of…
Yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the development of a coveted liaison with Verizon Wireless.
The five-year contract makes Microsoft the default search provider to Verizon’s sizable user base. It will also…
The latest casualty in the shrinking shelter category is Meredith’s Country Home. The magazine’s March 2009 issue will be its last.
The company, which is also slashing its workforce by 250 people, cited a soft economy for the demise of…
