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Archive for the ‘Comedy and Humor’ Category

Advertising: A Live Promotion, at 14,000 Feet

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Live TV advertisements have been making a comeback in the U.S., aiming to reach people who normally fast-forward through commercials.

author By ERIC PFANNER, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Comedy and Humor, Advertising and Marketing, Automobiles | Comments Off | Read more..

Advertising: A Second Night for Comedy at CBS

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

CBS will try to expand its growing success with comedy in the new lineup of programs that it will introduce on Wednesday to advertisers in New York.

author By BILL CARTER, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Comedy and Humor, CBS Corp|CBS|NYSE, Advertising and Marketing, Television | Comments Off | Read more..

A Funnier-Than-Usual Journal Gets Snapped Up Early

Monday, April 14th, 2008

A satire of The Wall Street Journal is selling mysteriously well, a few days before its sales release date.

author By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Comedy and Humor, Wall Street Journal, Murdoch, Rupert, News Corporation Limited|NWS|NYSE | Comments Off | Read more..

Expecting Jabs, Tribune Decides to Mock Itself

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Last week, the Tribune Company took an unorthodox approach to announcing a new top hire at the company, in a release that said, “this whole thing is a sham.”

author By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Comedy and Humor, Zell, Samuel, Tribune Company|TRB,TXA|NYSE, Hiring and Promotion, Advertising and Marketing | Comments Off | Read more..