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Stealth campaign against Obama

Reuters, January 10—In an historical political move, the marketing team of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has launched a diabolical nationwide public bathroom advertising campaign against President Barack Obama. An anonymous Romney spokesperson says the hot air hand dryer stickers … Continue reading

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The most influential ad campaign of all time?

1961. The British National Health Service has been running for over ten years. Some American politicians are speaking of extending Social Security to cover health care for the elderly. The American Medical Association fears such a plan would lead to an American … Continue reading

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File this under stealth advertising

I’ve mentioned advertising which co-ops something else,  such as a police recruitment campaign which co-ops the techniques of illegal (thus, anti-police) graffiti art. Co-optation is stealing the techniques from another in spite of philosophical differences. And then there are ads which go far beyond … Continue reading

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