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Virgin Mobile Pulls Back Racy Campaign

Decides it probably wasn't the best idea to encourage kids to strip on YouTube . . . no matter what the cause.

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Game publishers turning more to girl gamers

Think pink! And puppies! And princesses!

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Study Finds Materialism in Children and Adolescents Linked to Self-Esteem

From the Journal of Consumer Research

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McDonald's Wants to Clear Its Food Rep

New campaign addresses quality of menu items

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Is it a corporations's right to advertise in public schools?

Research looks at First Amendment implications of restricting marketing in schools.

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The Axe Effect . . . Imagine the power of Axe

An Axe rep from Edelman PR gave The Poke with No Name a heads up (way to generate some viral buzz) on this ad that appeared in Chicago and New York:

Anyway, with the recent Gallup Polls showing Obama support among female voters up 13 points in recent days; and given the “lovefest” between Obama and Hillary after the last debate, I thought you might get a kick out of a new print ad (attached) from AXE that will premiere tomorrow in newspapers in Chicago and New York City. Is the “lovefest” the result of The AXE Effect? We’d like to think so.

 And the reviews are pouring in!

. . . a primo example of the laziest, easiest type of ad concept . . . .

This might be an all-time low for both Hillary Sexism Watch and for Axe ads. And that’s really saying something.

Can we look forward to a CGId Clinton doing the Bom Chicka Wah Wah dance next? Oooh! Maybe a dubbed Obama extolling the virtues of skin whitening creams! 

Well, something had to pull me out of this five-day virus-induced stupor.

This is worth another click to the CCFC form that will transport your complaint to Unilever, makers of Axe and Dove.

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