Tag: advertising
How this year’s Christmas ads are navigating the cost of living crisis
Karen Middleton, University of Portsmouth
Christmas adverts have become a festive and highly competitive tradition. They are critiqued and...
PFAS are showing up in children’s stain- and water-resistant products –...
Kathryn Rodgers, Boston University
Even if children’s stain- or water-resistant clothes are advertised as “green” or “nontoxic,” they might...
Why ‘bad’ ads appear on ‘good’ websites – a computer scientist...
Eric Zeng, University of Washington
Sketchy ads, like those for miracle weight loss pills and suspicious-looking software, sometimes appear...
How much is the media buzz from a March Madness Cinderella...
Nancy Haskell, University of Dayton
Few people outside Jersey City had heard of the No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s...
Radicalization pipelines: How targeted advertising on social media drives people to...
Jeanna Matthews, Clarkson University
Have you had the experience of looking at some product online and then seeing ads...
How Cup Noodles became one of the biggest transpacific business success...
Alisa Freedman, University of Oregon
See a container of Cup Noodles at a convenience store and you might think...
The science of product placements – and why some work better...
Beth L. Fossen, Indiana University
In “The Variant,” an episode from the Disney+ hit streaming show “Loki,” it’s tough...
Black women prefer hair products marketed with them in mind
Yewande O. Addie, University of Florida
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Marketing reports indicate that black consumers long...