Walking Halloween Ads
October 31st, 2014
Characters from commercials turn into costumes for trick or treating.
Browsing the "entertainment" Tag
It’s Grammy Time: Who’s Belting out Name Brands?
October 20th, 2014
How many ads are hiding in popular songs?
The Winners from the 2014 Cannes Lions
June 23rd, 2014
The 2014 Cannes Lion Ad Award Winners, it's like the Oscars of advertising.
Revel Casino’s “Free Slot Play!” Refunds
April 9th, 2014
In April 2014, a class-action lawsuit was filed against the owners of Revel Casino for allegedly deceptively advertising that the
Redbox Closed Captioning
March 5th, 2014
November 2014: This case was dismissed because the parties reached a settlement agreement. The terms of the settlement have not
Couldn’t Have Said it Better!
February 19th, 2014
We welcome Ray to the not-fans-of-ads-disguised-as-editorial-content club.
Perfect Polly Will Give You Nightmares
September 25th, 2013
Perfect Polly, the $18 plastic bird with a great informercial.
Ticketmaster Entertainment Rewards
July 18th, 2013
A class-action lawsuit filed against Ticketmaster, Entertainment Publications, Inc., and IAC/InterActiveCorp over inadequate disclosures of recurring “Entertainment Rewards” program enrollment
Is it Art or Advertising?
May 2nd, 2013
In today’s world it is getting tougher all the time to distinguish between marketing materials and art or entertainment.
Ticketmaster, TicketsNow
March 15th, 2013
In February 2013, a federal court approved a settlement between Ticketmaster and consumers who filed a class-action lawsuit against it
The War Z Returns to Steam, Minus False Claims
March 1st, 2013
Complaints about missing features prompt changes.
These “Critics” Won’t Win Oscars for their Reviews
February 21st, 2013
Some reviews come from questionable sources.
Should Best Lip-Sync Be a New Grammy Category?
February 8th, 2013
There are understandable reasons for lip-syncing—sound quality, predictability, choreography—but in the end, lip-syncing is a kind of lie.
Where the Super Bowl Ads Really Are
February 1st, 2013
Super Bowl commercials appear in places you might not think of.
The Seven Best Things About Super Bowl Ads
January 31st, 2013
Why we love to watch Super Bowl commercials.
Consumers Helping to Hawk Products During Super Bowl
January 30th, 2013
From cars to pizza, companies are increasingly finding ways to involve consumers in game day commercials.