Marketing Daily
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
  • Nielsen Reports '07 Ad Spend Up 0.6% Overall*

    [Research] Autos--traditionally the biggest spender--also had the greatest dollar and percent decline, amounting to $1.48 billion, or 11%. Financial/Investment Services had the fastest percentage … Read the whole story

  • Tesco's Halted March: Whistling Past The Graveyard?

    [Retail] "In a little over four months we've gone from a business with no stores to one with 59--with hundreds more in the pipeline," … Read the whole story

  • At CTIA: Mobile Users Searching For Local Consumption

    [Technology] Mobile isn't just about search and keywords. Smartphones with the capability to quickly process video and payments will change the way people consume … Read the whole story

  • Salon Selectives Relaunches With National TV Campaign

    [Packaged Goods] "Our job, coming into it, was to tease out what was still relevant to consumers, and aim for a younger demographic, a … Read the whole story

  • Yum Rebrands (snicker) Pizza Hut As (hee-hee) Pasta Hut

    [Restaurants] The campaign is comprised of a full-page ad in USA Today, 15-second TV ads by BBDO/N.Y. during day and night parts, a web … Read the whole story

  • Vytorin Study May Add Weight To Debate On DTC Advertising

    [Pharma] "[Advertising] likely played a role," says an author of the study. "Not only does [that advertising] get to consumers, prescribers will see those … Read the whole story