Advertising: For Hotels.com’s Campaign, the Answer Was Obvious

Amid characters like Dos Equis’s Most Interesting Man in the World and the Geico gecko, Hotels.com is personifying its new ad theme.

    



Advertising: Aiming for Recognition, Axa Trims Its Name

Axa Equitable, the insurance company, is shortening its name, and also starting an ad campaign aiming to keep pace with competing insurers and improve name recognition.

    



Media Giants Chase Online Ads With Original Shows

Major media companies, including Condé Nast, Yahoo and Hulu, are promoting online video programming on a large scale, but it is not clear whether advertising dollars will follow.