AltWeeklies Wire
What Happens in Vegasnew
A look back at the advertising magic of "What Happens Here, Stays Here."
Las Vegas Weekly |
John Katsilometes |
09-29-2011 |
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Colorado Springs Utilities Spends Millions to Reach an Already Captive Audiencenew
Today, trying to get attention that way is like whispering in Times Square. So what do you do? Blog? Tweet? Issue press releases? Go on radio? TV? YouTube? Colorado Springs Utilities does all of that and then some, at a cost to ratepayers of $3.25 million this year.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
01-12-2010 |
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Wieden+Kennedy's Briliant Pitch or Epic Failnew
Deep within the labyrinthine layers of Wieden+Kennedy's Pearl District headquarters is the secret responsible for the company's three-decade run of screaming creative success. It’s a record that is the envy of every madman in the ad game.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
12-04-2009 |
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How a Throwaway Idea at the Barkley Ad Agency Became the 'Sonic Guys'new
The campaign was supposed to last just four months, from September 2003 to the beginning of a new campaign in January 2004. Five years later, the campaign is still going and has become a pop-culture phenomenon. The commercials have given the quirky drive-in an identity and made Sonic as recognizable as McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's.
Virginia College Newspapers Get OK'd for Booze Adsnew
U.S. District Magistrate Judge Hannah Lauck ruled that a Virginia law banning ads for alcohol in student newspapers and another that limits words in ads violate the First Amendment.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
04-09-2008 |
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CBS and Clear Channel Lose Billboard Secrecy Bidnew
The judge says L.A.'s thousands of billboards are hardly a "trade secret."
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
04-04-2008 |
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Lighting It Upnew
Mixing irreverent humor and bong hits into an engaging talk format, Nate and Di Fulmer have found themselves on the bleeding edge of a new medium.
Charleston City Paper |
Patrick Sharbaugh |
04-19-2006 |
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Publisher for the Perpetratorsnew
Ray Hrdlicka launched a magazine for California county jail inmates, but a free-speech dispute has put his business plan in solitary.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
10-03-2005 |
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