Lexus Bars Vintage American Car from Being Seen During U.S. Open

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Believe it or not, Japanese automaker Lexus is blocking a GoDaddy.com commercial that revolves around Danica Patrick in a vintage American-made car from airing during the United States Open.
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Amazon Invites Customers to Participate in the “Your Amazon Ad Contest” offering $20,000 in Amazon.com Gift Cards

SEATTLE - Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced the “Your Amazon Ad Contest,” a national invitation for customers to create their vision of an Amazon television commercial and compete for $20,000 in Amazon.com Gift Cards.
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Companies Team to Win Two ADDY Awards Recognizing Enhanced Experience for Users of Virtual PBX Web Site

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Virtual PBX® and The Oya Group announced that the Virtual PBX Web site has been honored with two prestigious ADDY® awards, in recognition of its high-quality design, unique approach and ease of use. The awards were given in the business-to-business category at the regional Northern California and local Silicon Valley competitions.
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Campaign Asks Consumers to Bring Favorite Menu Items to Life

DENVER - Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) (NYSE: CMG.B), the national chain of burrito restaurants known for serving Food With Integrity, has launched a comprehensive advertising campaign to increase awareness of the 60,000-plus various food combinations available on its menu. The new campaign, called “My Chipotle,” seeks to harness the creativity of Chipotle’s dedicated fan base and engage them via an online call for videos and original content.
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LAS VEGAS - The Advertising Council, the nation’s leading producer of public service advertising campaigns, and The MediaTile Company, a world leading provider of cellular digital signage solutions, announced a partnership to provide a free, new service for network operators to easily add public service advertisements (PSAs) to their digital signage programming schedules. “PSA Casting” is planned for release in the fall of 2009 and will provide royalty-free access to a rich library of PSAs, previously available only to traditional media networks. The announcement was made at the Digital Signage Show in Las Vegas this morning. Information can be obtained on the show floor in the Ad Council booth, number 934, or by visiting www.psacasting.org
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Tailored Homepage Takeovers and Custom Ad Placements Bring Personal Touch to Entertainment, Sports and Business Sites

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Sprint (NYSE:S), purveyors of America’s most dependable 3G network*, launched a series of customized online ads showcasing the breadth of its Now Network™. These innovative spots feature interactive homepage takeovers tailored to the specific audiences of marquee sites, beginning with Yahoo! today and expanding to AOL, ESPN.com, WSJ.com, People.com, CNET, and YouTube throughout the following week. The campaign also includes custom placements on MySpace, Pandora, Gawker, FoxNews.com and Reuters.com, all of which feature ad banners containing feeds of readership-tailored data from the Sprint Now Network site.
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Global Campaign Shows Why Automotive Enthusiasts Rely on Texaco with Techron®

SAN RAMON, Calif. - Chevron Global Marketing recently began promoting its Texaco branded fuels with new ads that celebrate people who know and love their cars, are driven by performance and trust only one brand of fuel - Texaco with Techron®. The new ads, which continue to reinforce the “people in the know love Texaco” theme, are now appearing on television, radio, outdoor, point-of-sale and online media outlets in North America. The campaign launches in Latin American markets beginning in July 2009.
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TMP Worldwide wins 55 Creative Excellence Awards, including the Dansker Award, the highest honor overall

NEW YORK - TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications, the world’s largest independent recruitment advertising agency in North America, announced that it captured a total of 55 awards at the 2009 Creative Excellence Awards run by Recruitment Marketplace.
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