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Clear Channel Offers New Political Ad Networks in Californianew

Similar to the way it sells network radio, Clear Channel has organized its 71 stations in California into eight statewide advertising networks. Each of the networks groups its stations by demographics, such as the Female Voter Network (23 stations), the 50-Plus Mature Adult Network (26), News/Talk (12) and the Coastal Network (37). Candidates can also purchase individual stations.
Mediaweek  |  09-08-2003  10:07 am  |  Industry News

30% of Internet Users Interested in Political Adsnew

A new study conducted by the Center for Survey and Research Analysis at the University of Connecticut found that voters who use the Internet -- regardless of party affiliation -- are highly engaged with politics online.
Online Publishers Association press release  |  09-08-2003  11:53 am  |  Industry News

Ad Chief: Increased Accountability Spells Trouble For Agencies, Media and Marketersnew

A "new marketing model" is emerging among the nation's largest advertisers and it means there will be increasing pressures on the accountability of agencies, the media and among corporate marketing executives themselves, the head of nation's top ad trade association said.
MediaPost's Media New Daily  |  09-05-2003  10:08 am  |  Industry News

Online Services Group to Take Over 2 Job Vendorsnew

Executives at Troy, N.Y.-based PowerOne said when the deals are completed, the company would provide online help-wanted services to papers representing about half of the nation's daily circulation and put it in fourth place behind Monster.com, CareerBuilder.com, and HotJobs, in terms of unique visitors to the job sections of its customers' online sites.
Editor & Publisher  |  09-05-2003  9:21 am  |  Industry News

Magazine Industry Advertising Finally Rises As Holidays Nearnew

The magazine industry, mindful of the song lyric that the days grow short when you reach September, is striving to build upon some improved advertising results this month with hopes of producing some momentum for next year.
New York Times  |  09-04-2003  9:49 am  |  Industry News

U.S. Ad Spending Climbs 6.8% for 1st Half of 2003new

Battered for three years by a severe ad drought, Madison Avenue may finally have something to celebrate. Advertising spending in the U.S. jumped 6.8% in the first half of 2003, buoyed by increased ad outlays from packaged goods, automotive and entertainment companies, according to a new industry study.
Dow Jones Business News via Yahoo! News  |  09-03-2003  5:09 pm  |  Industry News

Death of Discs?new

Hollywood will win the war against illegal downloading but the battlefield will be littered with casualties, including the DVD and CD formats as physical means of distributing video and audio, according to a Forrester Research study.
Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo! News  |  09-03-2003  4:12 pm  |  Industry News

How "Do Not Call" Affects AAN Papers

Alice Neff Lucan  |  08-08-2003  4:16 pm  |  Legal News

Bar Ad Has ISU Brass Hopping Madnew

An ad for a Des Moines-area watering hole pictures Larry Eustachy, the former Iowa State basketball coach, lifting a cold beer alongside the man who called for his resignation. The ad, which appears in the July 9 edition of new AAN-member Pointblank, did not amuse ISU officials even though at the bottom of the advertisement, in small print, is a disclaimer - "ad is purely satirical." A university spokesman called it "a cheap grab for attention." Other ads for the bar, Autographs, feature unlikely drinking buddies, such as Hillary Clinton and Monica Lewinksy.
Des Moines Register  |  07-10-2003  5:51 pm  |  Industry News

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