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Today In Advertising: PETA Persuades Dodge To Ditch The Fireworks Chimp

By now, you've probably seen the ad for the Dodge Tent Event: a stream of current Dodge models, all dressed out in black, zipping through a sales lot full of tents, banners, and those wacky inflatable tube people you often see at dealerships. Michael C. Hall (of Six Feet Under and now Dexter fame)...

July 27, 2010 by Richard Read 7

Toyota Checks The Weather Before Serving Up Your Ad

July 20, 2010

Video: Kia Gets To The Soul Of Social

July 19, 2010

Honda Debuts A New Documentary For The 2011 CR-Z: 'Live Every Litre'

July 16, 2010

Hyundai Borrows A Page From Ford's Fiesta Movement

By now, you've probably seen the commercials for Hyundai's new "Uncensored" campaign. They're pretty hard to miss, but on the off-chance that you're not much of a TV person... July 15, 2010 by Richard Read

Forget Saving The Planet: The Fisker Karma Will Nab You A Date

Remember the Prius commercials with all those people dressed up like grass and rocks, moving in rhythm to create the illusion of a happy, healthy Mother Earth? Well forget... July 7, 2010 by Richard Read

Lexus Lures Andy Samberg, Tracy Morgan, Jamie Kennedy To The Dark Side

During the 2010 New York Auto Show, Lexus hosted a debate to hype its new hybrid, the CT 200h. Dubbed "The Darker Side of Green", the face-off featured eco-tech enthusiast... July 6, 2010 by Richard Read 4

2011 Chevrolet Volt in New York City, March 2010

Chevrolet Brings The Volt's 'Freedom Drive' To The Info Superhighway

So, you're an early adopter -- comfy in your pup tent in front of the Apple store, happy to dump Gmail for Google Wave, even though it can't decide whether it's in "preview"... July 2, 2010 by Richard Read

Chrysler's 'Firehouse' Blog Falls Onto The Funeral Pyre

If you've never heard of Chrysler's "Firehouse" media blog, you're not alone. It was only intended for those working inside the media biz -- specifically journalists, and... July 1, 2010 by Richard Read

BP To Compensate Distributors For Lost Sales

There are 1,100 BP gas stations in the country of which very few are owned and operated by the giant oil company. This is a point that has been difficult to drive home for... July 1, 2010 by John DeCostanza

Curbstoning - Protect Yourself From Scammers

We’ve all seen the cars on the side of the road--especially in high traffic areas--with “for sale” signs taped to the windows, or a price and phone number scrawled in... June 30, 2010 by L James Johnson

Screencap from 'Frenemies', a miniseries sponsored by the Toyota Sienna

You Have A Frenemy Request From The Toyota Sienna

The Toyota Sienna minivan has proven popular with consumers, and Toyota has deployed a number of ad campaigns to sell it. The latest -- "Mommy Like, Daddy Like" -- has been a... June 29, 2010 by Richard Read

Screencap from Kia's summer 2010 commercial for the Soul

Kia And Hamsters And Petville, Oh My: The Soul Returns To Facebook

We have good news and bad news. The good news: for a third year, Kia will underwrite the Vans Warped Tour, which, for those who haven't been, is a lot like Lollapalooza... June 28, 2010 by Richard Read 2

Summer Fling: GM's Coming-Out Party For The 2011 Buick Regal

Earlier this week, we told you about Buick's new digital campaign to hype the all-new 2011 Regal and youthen the model's fusty image. But sometimes, the web isn't enough, so... June 25, 2010 by Richard Read

Ford's Fiesta Movement Keeps Moving After You've Moved On

There's no question that Ford has scored a huge marketing coup with its hip, fully wired Fiesta Movement. The campaign's camera-ready army of influencers tweeted and... June 24, 2010 by Richard Read 5

Help! Doug: Can Dealers Legally Advertise Lease Payments Disguised As Car Payments?

Q. I'm no genius but I've got common sense. I was almost taken by a dealer that advertised a really low monthly payment, without making it clear in the ad that the payment... June 23, 2010 by Doug Ehrlich

Truth Or Consequences: Buick Prepares For The Slings And Arrows Of Social Media

Here's a sentence you might not have expected: Buick is planning a major social media offensive for the 2011 Regal sedan. Sales of the revamped Regal began last month, and in... June 22, 2010 by Richard Read 1

Video: Volkswagen Brings The Polo GTI To Facebook

Volkswagen has been pushing the online angle pretty hard in its launch of the 2011 Polo. Among the automaker's standout efforts have been a joint ad campaign and website... June 16, 2010 by Richard Read

Top Five Volkswagen Music Ads

As I got off the train to go to work this morning, in my clouded head that so desperately needed strong, black coffee to make the synapses fire, and kick other bodily... June 15, 2010 by Jon Druker