VW Drives Vegas, Krispy Kremes For VDay, Census Shunned

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– If you’re in Vegas February 16 during he NBA All Star Weekend and want to hang with the likes of Lebron James, Baron Davis, Kenny Smith from TNT’s Inside NBA and more and race against them in VW’s 5 on 5 Drive Challenge, this event is for you.

– Because Valentine’s day is all about sweets, Krispy Kreme is selling heart shaped donuts until Feb. 14. For each dozen purchased, people get 12 cards with a free donut coupon to give to friends. The chain is also sending box loads to celebrities during Fashion Week and to Clay Aiken for his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel next week.

– Agencies are dropping like flies from the $300 million Census pitch. McCann Erickson, Martin Agency, Mullen DDB, Leo Burnett, Ogilvy & Mather and Grey have decided not to pursue the account.

– Wall Street Journal Senior VP of Advertising Sales Judy Barry is leaving her position at the paper.

– Who knew? MySpace is making money for News Corp. And, it’s the company’s top money maker. eMarketer says MySpace is on track to make $525 million for Foc Interactive this year.

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