Accidental email brings product placement agency under fire
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Sunday, September 21, 2008
An email accidentally sent to Jeff Crouse of the Anti-Advertising Agency recently brought the controversial techniques of the advertising firm Kluger Agency under fire.
“I’m writing because we feel you may be a good company to participate in a brand integration campaign within the actual lyrics of one of the worlds most famous recording artists upcoming song/album,” the email read, offering to place Jeff Crouse‘s fake brand, Double Happiness Jeans, into the songs of popular artists. It was posted on his blog along with a reply that mocked Kluger and brought ridicule and criticism against Adam Kugler and his agency. According to Crouse, Kluger emailed him once again to claim it had been an automated email, and later requested that Crouse remove the post and comments criticizing himself and his agency, threatening a $150,000 lawsuit against Crouse for defamation.
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Kluger Agency is known for advertising brands like Abercrombie & Fitch, Mercedes-Benz, and Nike by inserting the brand names in the songs of popular artists like Mariah Carey, Black Eyed Peas, Fall Out Boy, Pink, Lady GaGa and Ludacris. Kluger, founded in 2006, represents over 170 corporations and focuses on well-known record labels.
Kluger and his PR team have come forward defending the advertising techniques, stating that they do not have songs made just for the products in question and do not infringe on artistic integrity. “Now, we don’t want an artist to write a song specifically to promote a brand, we just feel that if it’s a product that’s admired by the artist and fits his/her image, we now have the capability of leveling out the playing field and making things financially beneficial for all parties involved,” he was quoted saying to Wired.
However, the agency’s website shows video examples of its product placement, with brand images and names often being repeated, pointed at, praised, or being the basis of the song. The website also advertises that “a successful ‘brand-dropping’ campaign will imprint [the] brand name and product into your market’s subconscious”.
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5 Tips For Buying Dirt Cheap Repossessed Homes At Foreclosure Auctions
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By Anthony Lee
Foreclosure auctions are the modern way of disposing or selling homes. The activity also makes up for a proper venue where home buyers and sellers meet up, interact and exchange ideas. They are really fun and exciting at the same time.
When homes are repossessed and sold at foreclosure auctions, sometime people find them more appealing and more convenient to buy.
During foreclosure auctions, potential home buyers are also given the opportunity to choose from a wider array of asset and homes for sale. Thus, they are given the free hand to decide and choose the particular type and style they want and prefer.
Here are some tips on how the transaction for buying homes at foreclosure auctions could be made more bearable, convenient and reliable:
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1. Inspect the overall appearance of the house. Roam around and look for any defects, shortcomings or ruins that may entitle you for significant discounts. While doing so, do not take your eyesight off the tag price.
2. Inspect the garden and the accompanying equipment and devices and see for yourself if they justify the tag price.
3. Seek the help of a broker and agent. They could give you enough advice in assessing the asset for purchase. Be sure to know how and how much you would pay for commissions. Otherwise, just get on without them.
4. Bid. Haggle. Offer tenders at reasonable prices. Be sure not to over price the home, or you’ll regret it later.
5. Arrange for the payment terms. Some auctioneers accept installment based payments. However, for such conditions, premiums are also imposed. The payments can be made cash, through checks or other safe and efficient mode. Consider your options.
Buying homes at foreclosure auctions would never be tiring if you would passion to the activity. If you love homes, and you like appreciating styles and concepts, then go there and explore options and ideas. Keep you eyes on the prices, though.
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Wikinews interviews Democratic candidate for the Texas 6th congressional district special election Daryl Eddings, Sr’s campaign manager
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Wikinews extended invitations by e-mail on March 23 to multiple candidates running in the Texas’ 6th congressional district special election of May 1 to fill a vacancy left upon the death of Republican congressman Ron Wright. Of them, the office of Democrat Daryl Eddings, Sr. agreed to answer some questions by phone March 30 about their campaigns and policies. The following is the interview with Ms Chatham on behalf of Mr Eddings, Sr.
Eddings is a federal law enforcement officer and senior non-commissioned officer in the US military. His experience as operations officer of an aviation unit in the California National Guard includes working in Los Angeles to control riots sparked by the O. J. Simpson murder case and the police handling of Rodney King, working with drug interdiction teams in Panama and Central America and fighting in the Middle East. He is the founder of Operation Battle Buddy, which has under his leadership kept in touch with over 20 thousand veterans and their families. He was born in California, but moved to Midlothian, Texas. He endeavours to bring “good government, not no government”. Campaign manager Faith Chatham spoke to Wikinews on matters ranging from healthcare to housing.
An Inside Elections poll published on March 18 shows Republican candidate Susan Wright, the widow of Ron Wright, is ahead by 21% followed by Democrat Jana Sanchez with 17% and Republican Jake Ellzey with 8% with a 4.6% margin of error among 450 likely voters. The district is considered “lean Republican” by Inside Elections and voted 51% in favour of Donald Trump in last year’s US presidential election. This is down from 54% for Trump in 2016’s presidential election, the same poll stated.
