Advertising: At the Oscars, Bringing Brands to Life

Advertisers are turning to experiential marketing, which is intended to engage consumers with a brand, to provoke positive discussion by word of mouth and on social media.

    

Advertising: Banana Republic Ads With Real-Life Unions Include a Gay Couple

Banana Republic will present Nate Berkus with his fiancé, Jeremiah Brent, as one of the stylish pairs who are together in real life.

    



Advertising: Commercial Breaks That Keep a Story Going

Target and ABC are teaming up for a holiday campaign using characters from three ABC sitcoms — “The Middle,” “Back in the Game” and “Modern Family.”

    



News From the Advertising Industry for the Week of Nov. 11

Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies.

    



Advertising: Commercials With a Gay Emphasis Are Moving to Mainstream Media

Until recently, ads with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender themes were usually limited to media those consumers watched and read.

    

Some Retailers Rethink Their Role in Bangladesh

The Walt Disney Company has ordered an end to production of branded merchandise in Bangladesh, and other retailers are considering similar moves.