Advertising: Don’t Like the Video? Tell It What to Do Next

Infiniti’s campaign for its Q50 sport sedan features a video, produced by the agency Campfire, in which the plot changes according to a viewer’s wishes.

    



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: P.R. Agency Begins a Push to Modernize

The Burson-Marsteller initiative, which begins Monday, includes meetings of thought leaders, a revamped employee training program and a worldwide strategic leadership team.

    



Advertising: For Journalists Who Seek Out Hidden Things, a More Visible Brand

As it finds new ways to expand its activities, the Center for Investigative Reporting is unveiling a new logo and marketing campaign.

    



Campaign Spotlight: By the Light of the Silvery Spoon, Ads Propose Using Coffee as Creamer

A Maxwell House International Café campaign aims for a humorous, romantic effect.

    



Advertising: Apple Passes Coca-Cola as Most Valuable Brand

Apple, named most valuable brand by Interbrand, a corporate identity and brand consulting company, is one of five technology companies among the top 10.

    



Advertising: A Big Week for the Advertising Industry, in Many Ways

For Advertising Week, 90,000 people, at more than a dozen locations, are attending 198 events featuring 798 speakers.

    



Advertising: Small Fry Feed Off Merger of Big Fish

Is big actually better or is small beautiful? Small is at least funnier, in the hands of rivals of the soon-to-merge Omnicom and Publicis.

    



Advertising: Campbell Bets on the Wisdom of a Child

Campbell’s campaign is meant to remind parents that a bowl of soup is an appealing alternative to fast food and pizza.

    



Media Agency to Host Event for Branded Content

The event, to be held on Tuesday, is expected to bring together about 35 marketers and a dozen content creators.

    



Campaign Spotlight: 12 Years Later, Americans Are Asked to ‘Take a Day’ for 9/11

As the 12th anniversary of the attacks on World Trade Center nears, a campaign is getting under way to help build awareness for the memorial museum devoted to what happened that day.

    



Advertising: An Old Campaign Learns a New Song

Mentos is introducing a campaign for the chewy mint rolls that is meant to evoke the upbeat mood and cheerful tone of the original jingle from the 1990s.

    



Advertising: A Soft Sell for Air Fresheners, With Joan Rivers in Reality Show Spoofs

Seven planned episodes of a Web series featuring Joan Rivers will spoof “The Bachelorette” and other romance-centric reality competition shows.

    



Advertising: A Small Upstart to Oversee Ad Agencies

The Water Cooler Group is being formed to serve as the parent of four agencies that specialize in tasks like media planning and buying, social media, creative and content development and interactive television.

    



Advertising: A Silicon Valley for Ad Agencies, Only in the Mountains

Project WorldWide is opening an agency in Boulder, Colo., which is developing a reputation as a home for advertising start-ups.

    



Advertising: Off-Color Wordplay From Kraft, Part of a Big Marketing Blitz

Hoping to catch a wave in social media, Kraft is introducing a line of ready-made sauces with a catch line it hopes will resonate with the young.

    



Media Decoder: Publicis Groupe, Awaiting a Big Deal, Makes Another

The Paris-based advertising holding group, which recently agreed to merge with Omnicom, is acquiring Engauge Marketing, an advertising and digital-services agency in Ohio.

    



Media Decoder: One-Upmanship Continues After Publicis-Omnicom Deal

A big acquisition by Publicis has always been swiftly matched by WPP of London. The latest was no exception.

    



Campaign Spotlight: Ads Seek to Clear Up Qualms About Cataract Surgery

The Alcon unit of Novartis and AARP join forces to educate baby boomers about the procedure.

    

Air Force Invites Youths to Help Solve Problems

The initiative involves a digital “Collaboratory,” in which young people will be challenged to develop new technologies for tasks like search and rescue.