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Thursday November 20, 2008 | READ ALL NEWS AT ADAGE.COM

 
 
 
UA Execs Struggle Over Marketing 'Tom Cruise Eye-Patch Movie'

After Release Delays for 'Valkyrie,' New United Artists Campaign Shifts Focus From War Film to Thriller

LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) -- When they see Tom Cruise sporting an eye patch and full Wehrmacht regalia, will audiences go for it or guffaw?

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MSN Formalizes Branded-Entertainment Deal With Science & Fiction

SF-Based Studio Becomes Preferred Production Partner for Web Video Content

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Eighteen months after the release of their first co-production, Mindshare Entertainment's "In the Motherhood," Microsoft's MSN and San Francisco-based production studio Science & Fiction are formalizing their partnership to create branded-entertainment projects for MSN.com.

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Sick of Politicians and Poverty? It's Time to Elf Yourself

OfficeMax Partners With JibJab to Expand Popular Holiday Interactive Videos

YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) -- In this glum economy, everyone could use a little elf. And so OfficeMax is bringing back its viral-video hit promotion "Elf Yourself" for the third year, this time in partnership with JibJab, a digital entertainment company with extensive experience and technology in the replace-your-face video genre.

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Unpaid Product Placement Slows During Third Quarter

But CPG Marketers Increase Spending in Category

The NextMedium Report

There were 8,945 brands that received exposure in the third quarter, which represents a 19% drop from the same period last year. Meanwhile, brand exposure levels, which include things such as placement type, duration, frequency and other factors, were down 24% for the same period.

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Marquis Jet Flies High With 'Entourage' Placement

Q&A: CMO Ken Austin on Catering to the 'Sexiest People in the World' in Times of Austerity

People & Players

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Madison & Vine spoke recently with Ken Austin, Marquis Jet's chief marketing officer, to gain insight into how the company measures the effectiveness of its marketing initiatives, its current success despite the economic downturn and the precautions he's taking in marketing a premium product during times of extreme financial duress.

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Moviegoers Not Interested in Visiting 'Australia'

Nielsen Tracking Numbers for Upcoming Epic Show Little Fan Interest Among Core Demo

LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) -- The latest audience research numbers from Nielsen NRG reveal that with just two weeks to go before the film enters wide release, the campaign for Baz Luhrmann's $130 million epic "Australia" is not connecting with the core moviegoing audience -- and not even Oprah could change that.

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Luke Bryan Is Your New Drinking Buddy

Country Musician's Single to Be Sold Alongside Miller Lite in Stores

Songs for Soap

Luke Bryan can now accompany more guys like you in their drinking, because Miller Lite has arranged to have his single, "All My Friends Say," sold alongside the low-cal brew in stores for the next year.

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Nielsen IAG Top 10 Most-Recalled In-Program Product Placements: Reality

Oct. 20 to Nov. 16, 2008

Data

McDonald's exposure in the Nov. 9 episode of the CBS's "The Amazing Race 13" led the list of the 10 most-recalled network dramas and sitcoms product placements. See the full list and recall scores.

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