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During last night’s Gossip Girl, The Candie’s Foundation ran a commercial addressing teen pregnancy.

David&Goliath launched “Shut Up & Play,” an outdoor campaign for the NY-NY Hotel & Casino that revolves around the rowdy, party-hardy ambiance you’ll find within.

LONDON – In the UK there were 555 summer festivals, attended collectively by more than 3m people – a highly lucrative audience with which an unprecedented number of brands are seeking to connect. While any marketer or agency will say brands need to enhance the festival experience rather than detract from it, they are less certain on how this is best achieved.

Maurice Levy, CEO of Publicis Group(e), is quoted in AdWeek today saying, the ad industry will have a “difficult finish” in 2008. No kidding, thanks Maury.

Publicis expects a 1.5 percent decline in revenue this year over last year, says AdWeek. Still, the profit margin is 16.5 percent. So it’s seemingly not all that bad for Publicis &#151 but what about its kiddies? We’ll get back to you on that.

Oh, and the headline of the piece, “Publicis Sees Rough Times Ahead for Ad Biz”. Yeah, it captures the crux of the story, but come on. How about reporting something we don’t already know? Good Lord, it’s only Tuesday.

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