Dick Reads 'The Period'

So here's a tale of two eReaders from E ink created by Boston-based Captains of Industry that aims to highlights the benefits E Ink screens over tablet-style LCD screens. Once you get past the chuckle of a guy named Dick reading a chapter called The Period (hey, we are easily amused), the video makes strong, yet still humorous reasons why, for basic reading, you'll definitely want a e reader over a tablet.

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Agency Staffers Dunked in Egg Nog For Good Cause

Well this is fun. All week, Cleveland-based agency Marcus Thomas has been dunking employees in a vat of egg nog this week to help raise money for United Way. Of course, the charity portion of the stunt is important but the dunk factor is even better.

From 3-5pm each day visitors to the promotional site are able to get in line for a chance to use their mouse to toss a ball at a switch that drops a Marcus Thomas worker in the vat. For each successful shot, the agency will donate $50 to United Way.

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People Really Will Do Anything For Junk Food

You know that rat race we all refer to sometimes when we're sick and tired of the same old crap we have to go through every day just to keep the wheels of life turning and the homeless shelter from becoming our next address? Well, Clemenger BBDO has taken a different...ahem...spin on the notion we humans are living life on a gerbil wheel racing towards, well, nothing really. Except in this case, people dressed in rat suit hop on the wheel, see how fast they can go just to get a bag of Fantastic Delites Vintage Cheese & Red Onion Flavor chips.

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How 'Story Logic' Influenced Obama, Romney Campaigns

This guest article was written by Jim Signorelli, CEO of ESW Partners, a marketing communications agency based in Chicago specializing in branding.

From the early beginnings of the race for the White House, the news media seemed deeply concerned about who would have the biggest war chest. Certainly, dollars have historically contributed a great deal to winning Presidential campaigns. But given that Obama scored a 62% Electoral College advantage with only 4% more spending than Romney, the power of money has been seriously called into question.

Money buys audience reach, message frequency and media placement. Money also pays for the creation and production of messages as well as the necessary wherewithal to administer those messages. We cannot discount the importance of these financial realities.

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Bar Rafaeli Does Santa Claus Striptease For Lingerie Brand

In a new commercial for underwear brand Under.me, Bar Rafaeli struts through New York City in a Santa Claus outfit before returning to her apartment and slowly stripping to reveal her Under.me undergarments.

Shot in black and white, the ad promotes the brand's 20 percent off Christmas sale.

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Gloria Jean Coffee Promotion Targeting Tall Women in Vietnam Backfires

In celebration of the apparent increase in average height of women in Vietnam, Australian coffee brand Gloria Jean launched a promotion offering free coffee to women in the country 1.65 meters (about 5'6") or taller.

Predictably, the campaign, which followed a Vietnamese government campaign advocating official recognition of the increase in average national height, backfired following complaints the effort was offensive. The company has since cancelled the promotion

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