[Regulation] The change in power in Congress combined with an early presidential campaign season make advertising particularly vulnerable to politics, the ANA's chief lobbyist said yesterday. Global warming is keeping him up nights, too. ...Read the whole story

[People] It was a day for women to leave the marketing executive suite yesterday, as Jerri DeVard resigned her role at Verizon and Joan Chow left Sears. ...Read the whole story

[Regulation] Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras outlined the FTC's priorities for 2007 at the annual ANA law conference. ...Read the whole story

[Regulation] "It happened to us and it can happen to you," warned two legal veterans of the government's successful ban on most tobacco advertising. ...Read the whole story

[Research] All told, advertisers have spent $1.72 billion advertising on the Super Bowl over the past 20 years, TNS Media reported yesterday. ...Read the whole story

[Automotive] After two decades of large vehicles dominating the market, J .D. Power and Associates reports the tide has turned. Market share for compact cars is on the rise. ...Read the whole story

[Entertainment] Record labels sold an estimated $2 billion worth of music online or through mobile phones in 2006, doubling the previous year's sales, the IFPI reported yesterday. ...Read the whole story