Advertising - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/advertising/?source=rss&aim=advertising en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT Will the swinging '60s crush our "Mad Men"? By Laura Miller Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/08/11/mad_men_advertising/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/08/11/mad_men_advertising/index.html?source=rss A huge culture shock awaits Sterling Cooper. Here's a look at the "creative revolution" that hit the ad world "Get mommed"? Get real, Kleenex By Kate Harding Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/23/man_cold/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/23/man_cold/index.html?source=rss A new advertising campaign offers grown men their choice of "mothers" to help them endure the dreaded common cold The online ad market: "We're not dead yet" By Andrew Leonard Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/16/google_and_the_future_of_journalism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/16/google_and_the_future_of_journalism/index.html?source=rss Google's strong third-quarter earnings offer a lesson to struggling media execs. It's the Web, or bust I'm being jerked around at my agency By Cary Tennis Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/02/cockblocker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/02/cockblocker/index.html?source=rss I report straight to the top, but now some hot shot has moved in The boob tube debt machine By Andrew Leonard Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/09/boob_tube_debt_machine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/09/boob_tube_debt_machine/index.html?source=rss The advent of television helped get Americans hooked on debt. Can the Internet help us go cold turkey? Ralph Lauren owns up to Photoshop disaster By Kate Harding Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/lauren_photoshop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/lauren_photoshop/index.html?source=rss The designer admits the egregious digital slimming of a model was the company's fault -- just a bit too late Like a piece of meat By Judy Berman Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/08/juicy_lucy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/08/juicy_lucy/index.html?source=rss A Las Vegas burger joint invites customers to take a bite out of a tender, juicy ... woman Care for a Lysol douche? By Amy Benfer Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/06/lysol_douche/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/06/lysol_douche/index.html?source=rss Why mid-century women used oven cleaner for their most intimate, ah, oven She's bare, and she "looks eight" By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/30/caprica_teaser/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/30/caprica_teaser/index.html?source=rss SyFy's new "Caprica" campaign is scary for all the wrong reasons No strings attached: Tampons make you a superhero! By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/29/tampon_ads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/29/tampon_ads/index.html?source=rss Serena Williams' Tampax commercial is the latest in a hilarious line of feminine hygiene-as-female empowerment ads To hell with the woman, save the boobs By Judy Berman Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/24/boobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/24/boobs/index.html?source=rss Is a sexy new breast cancer PSA offensive ... to men? Getting it in the can By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/09/budweiser/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/09/budweiser/index.html?source=rss Bud's provocative new online campaign takes, ahem, a backdoor approach Sending the wrong message to abusers By Kate Harding Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/07/17/amnesty_dv_ads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/07/17/amnesty_dv_ads/index.html?source=rss A public awareness campaign about domestic violence might actually make things worse for some victims Bring back the car commercials! By Andrew Leonard Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/14/mourning_the_missing_car_ads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/14/mourning_the_missing_car_ads/index.html?source=rss Wonder why you're hearing so much about "male enhancement" lately? Blame the dearth of automotive advertising Ladies love smooth kiwis By Kate Harding Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/29/ball_shaving/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/29/ball_shaving/index.html?source=rss Philips Norelco is on a mission to make hairless scrotums a hot new trend Today in kink By Judy Berman Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/28/freaky_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/28/freaky_sex/index.html?source=rss A book claims "Oral Sex Is the New Goodnight Kiss," Real Dolls sue copycat, academics debate "sexting" and more "Gathering Storm" strikes again By Judy Berman Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/28/nom_new_york/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/28/nom_new_york/index.html?source=rss The National Organization for Marriage's new ad takes aim at same-sex unions in New York. Porn or prescriptions? By Amy Benfer Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/21/porn_therapy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/21/porn_therapy/index.html?source=rss Trying to find the best cure for dudes with the middle-aged blues. Bustice for all By Kate Harding Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/08/bustice_for_all/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/08/bustice_for_all/index.html?source=rss British retailer Marks & Spencer responds to negative outcry over surcharges on larger bras: "We boobed." Keira Knightley's domestic violence ad too ... violent? By Judy Berman Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/28/keira_knightley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/28/keira_knightley/index.html?source=rss British censors demand cuts from the star's chilling -- and effective-- public service announcement. "In and out" burgers By Amy Benfer Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/14/fast_meat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/14/fast_meat/index.html?source=rss Fast food commercials try to sex up an unhealthy product. Bush Shaving: The Musical! By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/07/lady_garden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/07/lady_garden/index.html?source=rss A new series of ladies' razor ads boasts the least subtle visual metaphors since Georgia O'Keeffe. Should abortion ads air on television? By Judy Berman Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/02/abortion_ads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/02/abortion_ads/index.html?source=rss Commercials for "pregnancy advice services" might start airing in the U.K. Outsmart Mother Nature! By Abigail Kramer Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/24/tampax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/24/tampax/index.html?source=rss Tampax's ad campaign sells girl power ... at $4.99 a box. Frito-Lay wants to read your mind By Katie Rolnick Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/02/26/frito_lay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/02/26/frito_lay/index.html?source=rss The company uses "neuromarketing" for a new female-centric ad campaign.