Top of The News
by Thom Forbes
With McDonald's announcing yesterday that its quarterly same-store sales were down an even-worse-than-expected 1.8% globally, there's no shortage of advice out there in the IMHOsphere for incoming CEO
Steve Easterbrook … Read the whole story

HOT SPOT
by Sarah Mahoney
The ad starts with the actress faux-gracefully accepting a seat offered to her by a younger woman at a bus stop. The leather-clad lovely … Read the whole story

AUTOMOTIVE
by Karl Greenberg
The company, which ran a kickoff commercial during the Super Bowl about the global ambitions for the brand, will have what might be called … Read the whole story

RESEARCH
by Aaron Baar
When it comes to electronics and telecommunications, the category leaders are also the ones making the biggest emotional connections with consumers, according to the … Read the whole story

RETAIL
by Sarah Mahoney
In one of its boldest buzz-building moves in years, Target decided not to run ads during the Grammys, and instead used the eight 30-second … Read the whole story

FOOD
by Karlene Lukovitz
This marks the first money-back guarantee offer not only for Hillshire Farm, but for the lunch meat category as a whole, according to Jeff … Read the whole story
by Sarah Mahoney
But the category is fragmenting, with products increasingly available in such value channels as grocery, dollar and warehouse/club stores, as well as in salons … Read the whole story

CONFERENCE
by Tanya Gazdik
MIAMI -- Community outreach and charitable giving are a large part of the marketing programs at the world's top financial services companies, according to … Read the whole story