Advertising: Postal Service Applies Old Promise to New Priority

Even as the Web has cost the Postal Service billions of dollars in revenue, strong growth in package deliveries from e-commerce sites has helped to offset the loss.

    



Advertising: Songs and Sunscreen Spread the Health Insurance Message

Advertising is upbeat in the states that are setting up marketplaces where residents will buy health insurance in accordance with the Affordable Care Act.

    

Advertising: New Unit to Turn Brands Into Publishers

Following its own move into automated buying, IPG Mediabrands announced a plan to help clients create content for online platforms.

    

Advertising: Merger as a Career Capstone for the Chief of Publicis

The merger with Omnicom has been widely seen as a coup for Publicis and a career capstone for Maurice Lévy.

    

Advertising: Online, a Cereal Maker Takes an Inclusive Approach

General Mills created a cereal lovers group on Facebook that welcomes mentions and even recipes made with cereals made by its competitors.

    

Advertising: Antidrug Campaign, Lacking Federal Funds, Turns to Social Media

Above the Influence lost millions of dollars in appropriations, but executives of the partnership at Drugfree.org have decided to try to keep the campaign going.

    

Advertising: New Smokey Bear Gives Hugs, Not Just Warnings

The venerable bear is now less an authority figure than a paragon of positive reinforcement who embraces people who show they know how to avoid causing fires.

    

After Four Years, Lowe Agency Gets a New U.S. Partner

The Interpublic Group of Companies has long sought a United States hub for Lowe. Its new plan is to enlist the firm Campbell Ewald.

    

Accounts and People of Note in the Ad Industry

American Advertising Federation, Washington, elected its board for 2013-14.

    

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.

    

Campaign Spotlight: For Olivari Olive Oil, a Campaign About ‘Little Things’

A brand of one of the world’s largest olive oil producers has embarked on a social media campaign to increase its name in the American market.

    

Advertising: Nestlé Adds Premium Brand in Still Water Arena

Ads for Resource, which are being introduced on Monday, are aimed at a stylish, higher income woman.

    

Advertising: Army Tries a Reality Style for Recruitment

The Army is trying to produce commercials styled like a television reality series because younger people increasingly ignore traditional forms of advertising.

    

Advertising: A Season of Families, Vampires and Aliens

After a lackluster 2012-13 season, network television is relying on family related comedies and the supernatural to attract viewers.

    

Creating an Ad Campaign for Oreos, as They Turn 101

The 100th birthday of the cookie led to a well-received yearlong advertising effort. The challenge is what to do next.

    

Advertising: Destination XL Caters to Plus-Size Men

A new commercial from Destination XL takes an unusual approach of featuring chubby men.

    

G.M. and Mountain Dew Pull Ads After Criticism for Racial Insensitivity

The General Motors ad included a song with lyrics that crudely referred to the Chinese. Mountain Dew’s ad involved a battered woman and a lineup with African-American men.

    

Advertising: FleishmanHillard Rebrands Itself, With a 21st Century Focus

FleishmanHillard, founded in 1946, is expanding to offer services like advertising and social media marketing in addition to public relations.

    

Advertising: Screenvision Adopts Television’s Approach to Attracting Advertisers

Screenvision, the nation’s second largest seller of commercials in movie theaters, plans to hold its first upfront sales presentation to advertisers.

    

Advertising: Nationwide Insurance Teams Up With ‘Mad Men’

The insurance company made a deal with AMC to sponsor the entire sixth season of the series.