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Rain or Shine, Win or Lose, This Ad Is Just for You

After the Los Angeles Lakers lost the N.B.A. championship two weeks ago, the first television commercial many viewers saw starred a defeated Laker, Shaquille O'Neal. For marketers who believe context matters, it was like watching the losing quarterback of the Super Bowl turn to the camera and yell, "I'm going to Disneyland."

Read the whole story at The New York Times, June 28, 2004 »

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