Kirstie Allie Asks Jennie Craig For Help Again

After an 8 year lapse, Kirstie Allie is back with Jenny Craig in a new LXRD-created commercial in which, well, she begs Jenny Craig to come back to the weight loss program so she can lose 20...no, 30...pounds. Will she succeed? We assume the campaign will, over time, let us know.

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5 Reasons Your Content Isn't Going Viral [Infographic]

Who Is Hosting This, a hosting site rating site with its own viral marketing desires, is out with an infographic entitled 5 Reasons Your Awesome Content Isn't Going Viral.

The infographic takes a look at what makes content shareworthy and sites what can detract from that such as lack of emotional appeal, bad timing, poor design, poor distribution and more.

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Gunshots, Explosions, Angry Mobs Make This Vacation One to Remember

Taking an out of context, you-had-to-be-there approach to promoting Colonial Williamsburg, The Martin Agency is out with two new commercials which aim to highlight the destination's many attractions which, when explained out of context, can be a bit off putting.

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Reddit User Says 'Advertising Is A Joke'

Oh the amusement you can find on Reddit. One Reddit user, Tsja87, has offered up a rant that aims to tear down the very purpose of advertising calling it a pointless career choice.

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You Won't Believe (Or Understand) What This Giant, Creepy-Looking Mouth is Promoting

Here's an interesting, if odd, approach to promoting a show and train ticket offering from a travel agency.

On April, 8th and 9th, Voyages-sncf.com, with help from TBWA\Paris, created an interesting installation on the streets of Paris with some oversized interactive figures.

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Struggling Supermarket Chain Projects Ad on Angel of the North

Marketers; always up to something. Struggling marketers; always resorting to desperate measures.

You've probably never heard of the Angel of the North. It's a large structure of a 66 foot tall angel with wings that are 177 feet across. It's located in Gateshead England. It was created by Antony Gormley in 1998 and was created to celebrate the work of coal miners and signify a transition from the industrial age to the information age.

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