Is it common for public schools to directly market fast food to children under the guise of "school spirit"? [more inside]
posted by dejah420 on Nov 12, 2009 - 43 answers

CopyWriterFilter 5000: How do copywriters come up with names for products and product lines? [more inside]
posted by metajc on Oct 17, 2009 - 9 answers

What's the most iconic blue-jeans video ad?
posted by funkbrain on Oct 13, 2009 - 29 answers

I'm looking for a print advertisement for Clinique Happy perfume from the (I think) late 90s. It features a beefy football player and an extraordinarily thin woman holding a cake. Can you direct me to a copy? [more inside]
posted by binocularfight on Sep 8, 2009 - 8 answers

Can any Mefites recommend a reliable sign company in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area? I need to have vinyl lettering (or whatever the sign-person recommends) installed on a plate-glass, storefront window. I would love for the sign to be Dallas City Code-compliant.
posted by DB Cooper on Aug 14, 2009 - 1 answer

Why is there a C.S.I. logo carved into this farmer's field? [more inside]
posted by miyabo on Jul 25, 2009 - 11 answers

I would like to find an internship for next summer at an ad agency in eastern Ontario or somewhere reasonably close by in the US (think NYC, Chicago, etc). Unfortunately, my school doesn't engage in a lot of recruiting partnerships with ad agencies. Is there some type of industry insider directory I could consult for a list of potential ad agencies to call up about information interviews and such? [more inside]
posted by Phire on Jul 6, 2009 - 10 answers

I just read 'Ogilvy on advertising' and I'm looking for facts and research about advertising. [more inside]
posted by NekulturnY on May 24, 2009 - 6 answers

Which hardware and software to use to display ads on screens in store windows? [more inside]
posted by Foci for Analysis on Apr 18, 2009 - 7 answers

StatisticsFilter: I want to implement A/B testing on my website. What is the relevance test to determine at what point I'm getting valid results? [more inside]
posted by Muffy on Apr 8, 2009 - 6 answers

I am looking for some good basic classes/courses in or near San Diego, California on interactive/internet marketing (metrics, e-commerce, channels, website usability, SEO, etc.). Can anyone recommend anything that ends before August '09?
posted by carofowler on Jan 26, 2009 - 2 answers

Maximum online ad revenue? -newspapers can not sell an infinite amount of ads in their print newspaper because of a realistic maximum page count and circulation. are websites beholden to any such caveats? [more inside]
posted by Paleoindian on Oct 19, 2008 - 12 answers

Contemporary reading on ethics in marketing? [more inside]
posted by Shepherd on Oct 7, 2008 - 4 answers

Every car is advertised as "all new" each year. What exactly does this mean, if anything? Is it a completely empty phrase, or does "all new" have some technical meaning in the context of car advertising?
posted by dmd on Aug 15, 2006 - 12 answers

Why do all movie advertisements and trailers state that the movie will be shown "Only In Theaters"? [more inside]
posted by dmd on Jul 9, 2006 - 16 answers