Ads (sadly) not rebooted for ABC’s ‘All in the Family,’ ‘Jeffersons’ nostalgia trip

You’d think ABC’s live re-staging of “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” seemed to have offered marketers a rare opportunity to dust off some long-forgotten creative from the leisure-suit era, but as it turns out, most of the brands that advertised in Wednesday night’s retro showcase didn’t exist back when the Norman Lear sitcoms first aired. Of the 35 brands that aired commercials in the 90-minute ABC production, only seven would have been in a position to purchase national ad inventory in either original broadcast. For the sake of establishing the timeline, the “Henry’s Farewell” episode of “All in the Family” adapted for the 21st century audience first aired on Oct. 20, 1973, while the “Jeffersons” pilot bowed on Jan. 18, 1975—five months after the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon. Among the top spenders in last night’s live broadcast that would’ve been wholly alien to the Bunkers and the Jeffersons at the time the two episodes were initially televised include Google, Facebook and a little firm that had designed an interpreter that would allow the newfangled “microcomputers” to run the programming language BASIC. Originally dubbed Micro-Soft, the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based startup opened for business 45 days after the series premiere of “The Jeffersons.” Other brands that weren’t part of the warp and weave of American life back in the early-to-mid-1970s are Old Navy, Olive Garden, PetSmart, Skittles, Chobani, LIFEWTR and Sleep Number. (During the... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-24 00:12:30 UTC ]

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Ads on Premium Publishers' Sites Are 3 Times More Effective at Boosting Brand Favorability

Advertising on the websites of premium publishers, such as The New York Times and Hearst properties, is three times as effective as it is on those of nonpremium publishers at boosting brand favorability and making users more likely to recommend products or services, according to a study by... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quartz Said to Near $30 Million in Revenue, Without Clickbait or Standard Ad Units

Many digital media businesses chase readers on the largest scale possible, all the better to attract advertisers that want to spread their messages widely. But big reach comes at a cost -- in quality, in resources -- that isn't always justified by the ad rates online.Unfortunately the niche game... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kensington Adding Print Line to Lyrical Press

Kensington Publishing will add a mass market paperback line to its Lyrical Press imprint, Kensington’s digital first unit that it bought in January 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thalia majority stake sold to Herder family

A major stake in German book chain Thalia has been sold to the German Herder family, which runs a longstanding publishing house of the same name. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook news feed changes to rank posts from friends and family above 'liked' pages

Facebook will make changes to its news feed rankings, highlighting posts from friends and family over those from publishers and brand pages that users have "liked". Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook changes the News Feed to favor friends and family over publishers

Facebook has published for the first time a list of “News Feed Values,” Facebook’s secret sauce of what makes the algorithm tick. The social network is adjusting the recipe with a heavy helping of content from friends and family, likely an attempt to get people to share more, given that there... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Axel Springer’s loss in ad-blocking suit means for UK publishers

Axel Springer and ad blocking company Eyeo have clashed in several court battles. Most recently, the German publisher was handed a slight victory; the ad block company cannot accept a fee from the publisher to be on its acceptable ads initiative. This is encouraging for U.K. publishers; however,... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Entries for Ad Age's Media Mavens Now Open

Advertising Age is now accepting submissions for its annual Media Mavens honors recognizing the people who reshaping media and marketing today. Who do you think should be recognized in the class of 2016?Previous honorees include TV chiefs pushing their networks forward, marketers deftly steering... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How the Ad Council Used Facebook's Atlas to Drive Donations and Volunteers

A recent campaign success story for Feeding America could shed light on how consumers are using devices and which publishers are actually driving traffic. Working with the Ad Council and Facebook's Atlas measurement platform, the Chicago-based nonprofit launched an eight-week digital campaign... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eye Tracking Shows Mobile Video Ads Embedded in Articles Perform Better Than on Social

A new report that used eye tracking to understand user engagement with mobile video suggests certain types of video ads on publishers' websites perform better than those on social media. According to a study by Teads, a video technology platform that works with many of the world's top... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cover Story: ‘The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047’

Welcome to Cover Story, a new PW column that looks at the art and science of book-jacket design. First up: 'The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047' by Lionel Shriver. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Axel Springer buys eMarketer to reduce digital ad dependency

The German publisher continues to focus on building its digital subscription business with $250m purchase of research companyAxel Springer has snapped up market research firm eMarketer in a $250m (£173m) deal as the German publisher continues to focus on building its digital subscription... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rubicon Project Is Helping Publishers Win the Second-Screen With Programmatic Olympic Ads

For the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, one programmatic advertising company wants to help brands that aren't paying the big bucks for an official sponsorship or major TV spot still have a "second chance for gold" by winning the race for the second-screen. Online advertising... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft's Sprightly lets iPhone users build simple ads on the go

Microsoft has launched an iOS version of its mobile design app, Sprightly, which helps small businesses design snazzy promotional materials without needing a PC or complicated tools.Sprightly helps people create flyers, e-cards, catalogs and price lists on their phones. Designs can then... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘We’re not getting full disclosure’: Native ad distribution has a transparency problem

As people do more of their reading in social feeds and Facebook clamps down on organic reach, publishers are increasingly relying on paid social to distribute native ads. But fully three-fourths of publishers don't disclose how much paid social they use, according to a new report from Polar.... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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GBO Editors’ Trip Bolsters Visibility for German Children’s Publishing

German Book Office Editors' Trip participants get a first-hand look at current trends, books, and ideas in the German children’s book industry, June 26-July 1. The post GBO Editors’ Trip Bolsters Visibility for German Children’s Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prevention Magazine Will Become Ad-Free

Maria Rodale, the chairwoman and chief executive of the magazine’s publishing company, said that going ad-free would reduce Prevention’s operating expenses by more than 50 percent. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some Very Ugly Fish Star in This Bizarre Ad About Investigative Journalism

The news is like the ocean. On the surface, everything might seem pretty, but the further down you go, the worse things look.  That, at least, is the metaphor behind a new ad from Veja, a popular right-leaning (if not right-wing) Brazilian magazine that featured President Obama as Che Guevara... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First look at the Potter family from upcoming play 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'

It’s been 19 years since the events of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and boy does it show. The first images of upcoming West End stage play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” written by English playwright Jack Thorne and based on a story from Thorne and “Potter” scribe J.K. Rowling,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viral video: Star Trek Beyond and Game of Thrones meets Family Guy

Laughing Star Wars Chewbacca mask lady drives James Corden to work, Simpsons actor has a treat for graduates and a very happy wolfGame of Thrones fans who enjoy the cutting jibes and razor-sharp wit of Tyrion Lannister will love our Family Guy parody featuring Stewie Griffin as the Peter... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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