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Barbarian Group "Committed to Making Things Awesome" After Selling to South Korean Firm

South Korean ad company Chiel Worldwide just signed a deal to acquire The Barbarian Group, the Boston-based digital shop best known for its work on Subservient Chicken and Esquire's augmented reality issue, and (ahem) its ...READ»

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AMC’s 'Mad Men' Season 3 Premiere

No show has so perfectly blended postwar Americana, raw sexual tension, office politics, and the five martini lunch quite like AMC’s Mad Men. Season 2 left viewers with enough questions to fill the trunk of a ’62 Cadillac, and ...READ»

It's a Mad Mad Mad Real World
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It's a Mad Mad Mad Real World

Which real-life ad-industry stars most resemble the stars of "Mad Men"?READ»

Madvertising: A Peek at the Real-Life Ad Campaigns Depicted on 'Mad Men'
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Madvertising: A Peek at the Real-Life Ad Campaigns Depicted on 'Mad Men'

With the new season of "Mad Men" here, we started reminiscing about the ad campaigns that Don Draper and crew have worked on, from Kodak to Lucky Strike. The ads vividly evoke the early 1960s--but what really happened to those brands back in the day? When did real life trump "Mad Men"? Read and find out.READ»

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Mad Men, George Lois, and Advertising's Creative Revolution

In the wake of Mad Men's Season Two finale, legendary profanity-spewing ad man George Lois checks in with his own take on the golden age of Madison Avenue. (Hint: he thinks it ain't the same these days.)READ»

The Value of Free

This weekend, I turned on my cable box to find that I was now receiving about 20 more high definition channels than in the past. I could now watch wonderful shows like Rescue Me or Dirty Jobs in HD. And the best part of this was ...READ»

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