A ad on X, which appears to be for a burger but doesn’t actually seem to be selling anything, is going viral, with posters wondering what the heck is going on. “Can someone actually explain what’s ...

Marketing is by all means an industry. It is one purpose built to sell you something, and there can be a degree of, let's call it, practiced misdirection aspart of that. That said, the people who make ...

As a culture, we are accustomed to — and expect — the ad industry to push the envelope and bring us compelling new material to help us answer the really important questions in life, such as “which ...

Modern ski advertisements are, for the most part, safe and sanitized. This wasn’t always the case, though. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, sex jokes and other less politically correct material were used ...

Food ads in the 1970s were wordy, colorful, and descriptive. The ads didn’t just showcase a product, they showed consumers how to elevate it. Everything was straightforward, so no one had to guess how ...

Perhaps it was their shared propensity for posting weird ads on Craigslist that was fated to bring them, like so many missed connections, together. Or maybe they’re just two weird dudes. Whatever it ...

A successful advertisement grabs viewers’ attention immediately. Whether it’s for makeup, a fast food restaurant or a new car, the goal is to make sure that consumers remember and seek out your ...

You've seen them. Peeking out from sidebars, jiggling and wiggling for your attention, popping up where you most expect them: those "One Weird Trick" ads. These crudely drawn Web advertisements ...

An anti-Donald Trump super PAC released a new web ad designed to take the Republican front-runner down a peg. Make America Awesome, whose name lampoons Trump’s familiar slogan “Make America Great ...