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The 5 Top-Performing American Apparel Ads, and How They Get PR for Free (NSFW)
Above and below are five American Apparel ad campaigns that ran for less than $1,500 each. Designed to get attention and create controversy, they were covered in AdWeek, The Hollywood Reporter, Daily Mail, NBC, Gawker, and dozens of other outlets and blogs. Despite this minuscule budget, they did millions of earned media impressions all over [...]
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American Apparel Ad Banned in the UK
Gawker reports that the UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned the American Apparel ad above, which ran in Vice, because it features a partially-nude model who appears to be under 16. We can't believe we're actually about to ... Read Post
American Apparel's Art-Porn Advertising Campaign Moves Into Watercolor (NSFW)
American Apparel's steady descent into pornography continues with a new watercolors ad. The ads are made by erotic artist Boris Lopez, who has previously commissioned work for Barely Legal Magazine and Tight. Don't miss: How America... Read Post
A New Shazam Tool Tells Advertisers When Ads Are Most Effective
The Shazam Engagement Rate analyzes viewers’ engagement with ads in Shazam to reflect which campaigns perform the best, on which channels, and at what time of day. Shazam introduced a new audience engagement tool today designed to h... Read Post