Camel No.9 Attacked, AustinIMA Launched, ‘The Ten’ MySpaced

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– The American Legacy Foundation and 45 other groups have written a letter to RJ Reynolds asking the company to take Camel No. 9 off the market claiming it is “nothing more than a veiled attempt to sell more cigarettes to girls and young women.”

– The film The Ten is getting MySpace play courtesy of Special Ops Media.

– The Advertising Softball World Series has launched a new website introducing its 25th silver anniversary tournament party that will be played out this October 7-11 in Las Vegas.

– Austin has launched its first intractive marketing group, the AustinIMA. To celebrate the launch, the organization is holding an event next Thursday. Roy Spence and Yvonne Tocquigny along with speakers from Austin Ventures, nFusion, Sicola Martin, and T3 will address the group.

– Disney’s Family Fun and Wondertime have reported ad page increases of 28 and 61 percent respectively.

– Imus may return and so may some advertisers. Like this is s surprise.

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