Telemarketers rake in millions of dollars by telling donors they're helping Native Americans. But the biggest beneficiary by far is the charity itself.
They're dog-obsessed and they have no kids--but their pooches dress up like people, host birthday parties, go to puppy preschool and drive a multibillion-dollar pet industry
Hey, good-lookin' -- be a model for a fancy strip mall in the North Valley.
The Shops at Noterra, which opened in 2006 near Interstate 17 and Happy Valley Road, will hold an open casting call from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 28 for models to be photographed for an upcoming ad campaign. The Shops' news release says the center is looking for a diverse range of men, women and children (though the folks in this Noterra Web site picture are kind of milquetoast) and even some "retired couples
944 says it really likes Hispanics now. No, honest...
Some of you may be familiar with the legal donnybrook Scottsdale's 944 Magazine is engaged in regarding the handling of its 2008 Super Bowl party, which 944 hosted along with its business partner in the venture, California-based Explosive Productions. On March 27, Explosive Productions filed suit against 944, alleging that 944 defrauded them out of gobs of dough by using the party as a promotional venture, giving away thousands of high-
www.repmanblog.comJust when we thought we didn't have to watch commercials anymore, with TiVo ending the corporate enslavement of our subconscious, advertisers snuck back in. And we didn't even notice.
A study released by the Department of Research and Economic Affairs at Arizona State University found that subliminal advertising through product placement in movies is becoming more effective than ever, which of course means advertisers are going to start doing
www.spoofcard.comA complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in Phoenix today alleging that several Kansas-based telemarketing firms have been ripping off suckers and the elderly in countless states including Arizona.The complaint says Landmark Publishing Group, Grant Writers Institute, Apex Holdings International and Real Estate Buyers Financial Network, would sell consumers a "federal grants guidebook," guaranteeing them more than $25,000 in federal grants. They claime
The Stone Brewing Co. is not the type of brewery to get involved in any marketing schemes; especially not with their Arrogant Bastard brand. As a matter of fact, they make several references to how pointless "multi-million dollar ad campaigns" are right on their bottles. It's a bit of a pisser though because they could have had one hell of an ad campaign had they partnered up with Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. See where I'm going with this?
Let's face it, the hallmark Taran
The East Valley Tribune may have a new lease on life, just two weeks after the failing publication announced it would be closing its doors on December 31.At the time of the closure, Trib CFO Mark McEachen told employees that the closing might be "a good marketing tool" to lure potential buyers and he may have been right.
