Advertising: Consolidation Coming in Sunday Magazines

Athlon Media has moved quickly to buy Sunday supplements, as they are called, and will be carrying out sweeping changes in rate bases to paper stocks.



Advertising: Subaru’s Ride With ‘Portlandia’ Is a Playful One

Subaru integrates its cars into scenes and sponsors online video of the IFC cable show in an example of nontraditional advertising.

Advertising: Madison Avenue Sees Rough Times Ahead, Tempered by Growth

Executives at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in New York forecast steady growth of 4.8 to 5 percent in ad spending next year.



Campaign Spotlight: Ads Imply This Vodka Has a Real ‘Bite’

A Three Olives vodka campaign features the classic song “Werewolves of London” sung by a popular YouTube singer, Masha.



Advertising: Cosmo and CoverGirl Unite to Ring in 2015

The magazine and cosmetics company are paying more than $2 million to sponsor of the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square.



Advertising: For Madison Avenue, ‘Bold’ Is the New Tack

No matter the category, whether autos, clothing, jewelry, makeup, packaged food or plumbing fixtures, “bold” is going where the word has not gone before.

Advertising: Targeting Customers on Mobile During Holiday Shopping Season

Marketers are studying the best way to reach shoppers as more online traffic stems from mobile devices.

Advertising: Christmas Cokes, Ronald McDonald on Foot and 18 More Questions

Twenty questions about advertising, the media and popular culture.



Advertising: Disney Pairs Up With Turner to Promote TCM and Great Movie Ride

The collaboration between the two companies underlines how media giants are increasingly collaborating on content-marketing efforts.



Advertising: Disney Pairs Up With Turner to Promote Shows and a Ride

The collaboration between the two companies underlines how media giants are increasingly collaborating on content-marketing efforts.



Campaign Spotlight: Hey, Brothers, Can You Spare a Cough Drop?

A venerable cough drop brand that had all but disappeared tries a reintroduction and product expansion.



Advertising: Ad Agency and Charity Take Relationship to New Level

Sid Lee, an ad agency, and Movember Foundation, a men’s health charity that is one of its clients, are moving in together, taking their relationship to a new level.



Advertising: Jim Parsons, ‘Big Bang Theory’ Star, to Promote Intel as Innovator

Mr. Parsons, who portrays the genius nerd Sheldon Cooper on the comedy series, is featured in a campaign that is scheduled to begin on Monday.



Advertising: A Pitch to Persuade Smartphone Snappers to Step Up to Nikons

Nikon is introducing a campaign this week aimed at the millennial consumers who are taking more photographs than ever, but with smartphones.



Advertising: In Overhaul, Pizza Hut Tries Adventurous Menu Offerings and a Dash of Irreverence

America’s largest pizza seller is confronting sagging sales by overhauling its 56-year-old brand with revamped recipes, a new catchphrase and a series of cheeky television spots.



Advertising: M&C Saatchi Buys a Stake in SS&K

After two unsuccessful tries to crack the New York market, the London-based agency is buying a minority stake in a successful shop to serve as an outpost.

Campaign Spotlight: Ads for American Airlines Seek ‘Great’ Results

“Going for great” is the theme of an American Airlines campaign highlighting an effort to strive for greatness.



Advertising: To Reconnect With Consumers, Revlon Looks for Love

The beauty brand will unveil a new theme, “Love is on,” on Tuesday as it seeks to burnish its slipping reputation in the industry.



Advertising: A Video Network Devoted to ‘All Things Home’

As an executive at a furniture company in North Carolina, Jason Harris discovered how well video could sell and decided to start an online video network dedicated to home décor.

Advertising: Volkswagen to Sponsor a CNN Series

The sponsorship opportunity includes automotive category exclusivity during each CNN Films presentation.