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Freddie Mercury of Queen to Perform “Live” during “We Will Rock You” show.
- May 12, 2012
- By David Allen Ibsen
- trends
- innovator
- music
- celebrity
- hollywood
There are certain artists who are one-of-a-kind, and Queen’s Freddie Mercury fits that bill. And as proof that the late singer is irreplaceable, but the show must go on, Queen guitarist ...
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Oprah's "OWN" appears to be turning the corner, with breakout shows and profitability headed their way.
- May 11, 2012
- By David Allen Ibsen
- hollywood
- hirings and firings
- television
- celebrity
Starting an entire television network is a big deal. There are issues around distribution and viewership (which can be inextricably tied), and the idea of running programming 24 hours a day is ...
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From Karl Lagerfeld to Kim Kardashian, Ashton Kutcher and PopChips Create Satire, and Make Fun for "World Wide Lovers"
- May 03, 2012
- By David Allen Ibsen
- advertising
- sex sells
- celebrity
- fun
- hollywood
In life, Ashton Kutcher plays many roles—investor, activist, and actor, even “president of pop culture” for PopChips. So, it seems quite fitting that Ashton portrays four different caricatures characters on a ...
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Current TV to broadcast “The Gavin Newsom Show”
- April 21, 2012
- By David Allen Ibsen
- hollywood
- hirings and firings
- television
- celebrity
Current TV, co-founded by politico Al Gore, is hiring the lieutenant governor of California to host a cable TV show. “The Gavin Newsom Show” will be shown weekly starting in May. Newsom ...
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Introducing the Justin Timberlake home collection.
- April 20, 2012
- By David Allen Ibsen
- hollywood
- design
- hirings and firings
- celebrity
Justin Timberlake, The pop star-turned-actor-turned-entrepreneur has invested in everything from restaurants, to vodka brands, to MySpace, and is now turning his attention to home decor. He’s has teamed up with stylist ...
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Barbie says, "I can be President."
- April 08, 2012
- By David Allen Ibsen
- brands
- hirings and firings
- marketing
- celebrity
Yes, Barbie is running for President. Part of the toy company’s “I can be…” efforts, Mattel has decided that Barbie should throw her “pink hat into the presidential campaign” and represent ...
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Can Oprah OWN the cable airwaves?
- April 05, 2012
- By David Allen Ibsen
- television
- celebrity
- advertising
Oprah Winfrey is standing before advertisers in New York City today, pitching advertisers on the value of her Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) which she launched last year. Launching an entire network is ...
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Burger King is using big-name celebrities like Leno, Beckham and Blige to introduce its new menu, with a side dish of controversy.
- April 04, 2012
- By David Allen Ibsen
- hirings and firings
- marketing
- celebrity
- hollywood
- advertising
- brands
Following its recent menu re-vamp, Burger King is launching a new advertising campaign featuring some big-name celebrities who attract a wide variety of audiences. Jay Leno, David Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Salma ...
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Sportslebrity: How do you solve a problem like Tim Tebow?
- April 01, 2012
- By David Allen Ibsen
- brands
- hirings and firings
- marketing
- celebrity
For decades, professional athletes as product spokespeople has meant big business for both brands and sports figures alike. The game’s founding fathers were Joe Namath for Noxema and Beautymist pantyhose, Joe ...
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Amnesty International Turns Dictators into Dessert
- March 25, 2012
- By David Allen Ibsen
- advertising
- innovators
- disruptors
- celebrity
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International, advertising agency Euro RSCG Prague created a campaign featuring images of cakes decorated with the faces of notorious dictators--like Belarusian Alexander Lukashenko and Cuba ...
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