Month: January 2012

Good Magazine takes a closer look at Sao Paulo, Brazil, where they’ve banned outdoor advertising. Where businesses are concerned, it turns out some advertisers are actually thankful for the ban, as it’s forced them to reevaluate and improve. “Companies had to find their own ways to promote products and brands on the streets,” Lalai Luna,… Continue reading A City Without Billboards

The Iowa Caucus is tomorrow, and one would think that Iowa-born Michelle Bachmann–a Christian conservative–would do well. Whether her latest TV ad will help garner votes is another question. According to The New York Times, the ad is running on the local NBC station, WHO, 14 times over the next two days at a cost… Continue reading I’m Michelle Bachmann, And I Approved This Message

As health care costs increase along with portion sizes, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has decided to tackle the problem full-on in a series of ads that expose the problem. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has more: Using tools such as television commercials and billboards late this year, the campaign has offered stark black-and-white images of overweight children… Continue reading Childhood Obesity Ads Serve Up Truth With A Side Of Guilt