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Calvin Klein 'Rape' Ads Banned Down Under

(Oct. 25) -- A racy Calvin Klein ad showing a nearly naked female model being straddled and held by the hair has been banned in Australia, where officials say it encourages rape and violence. The government's Advertising Standards Bureau has ordered the controversial billboards be removed after declaring the images were...

Bandit Sign Haiku: The Latest Art Installation in Atlanta?

(Sept. 14) -- Many American commuter roads are dotted with aesthetically ugly and morally dubious small advertisements for loaning agencies, weight-loss plans and other invitations to the gullible and desperate. "Bandit signs," they're called. Now, Atlanta-based artist John Morse has posted 500-some counter-signs...

The Great American Commercial, Allstate and the Apocalypse

The Super Bowl isn't the only major sporting event that drains the pockets of advertisers. The Daytona 500, the World's Most Valuable Motorsports Brand, has also learned how to play the great American marketing game. This weekend, a full field of NASCAR sponsors and more than a dozen drivers are expected to debut new...

Peyton Manning: The Ad Man

Every time I turn on the TV it seems impossible to not see a new Peyton Manning commercial. I know that Peyton is one of the top paid advertisers in all of sports but I will admit that he needs to stop doing the DirecTV commercials. They are horrible! However, there are some good ones out there. I've put together a small...