Advertising: Voting via Twitter, Choosing Jennifer Lopez’s Route to an Awards Show

A Kohl’s campaign to air during the American Music Awards on Sunday will let viewers tweet their votes, in real time, on how Ms. Lopez should get to the stage.

    



Advertising: A Shorter Selling Season, So Marketers Take Risks

In one of the most competitive marketing seasons of the year, retailers like Lexus, Sharper Image and Kohl’s are making changes to longstanding campaigns.

    



Campaign Spotlight: Ads Propose Sunday in the Kitchen With Glad

In a new campaign, the plastic containers, wraps and bags of Glad Products are highlighted as ways to fight food waste.

    



Advertising: When a Founder Is the Face of a Brand

Tying an executive’s personality to his or her business can be highly successful until the executive ages, leaves, dies or gets into trouble.

    

Critic’s Notebook: Candice Glover Prevails, but ‘American Idol’ Loses Spark

A soul singer named Candice Glover was crowned winner of ‘American Idol,’ concluding a season in which judges’ squabbles overshadowed contestants, and the show lost ground to its rivals.