There's a whole lot of talk these days about the child obesity ad campaign running in Georgia.  Some think it is a great idea to get attention for this incredibly important issue. Some think it is terribly inappropriate. They are both right.

If you frequently, or even occasionally, use Google Analytics to monitor, assess and analyze your website traffic, you have likely noticed a new phrase in the key words section recently.

Get ready to transform the way you do laundry. In February, Tide is launching Tide Pods - laundry detergent packaged in a dissolvable shell. This seems like such an easy solution that it is a bit perplexing none of the laundry detergent manufacturers have launched this previously.

More than 24 million pairs of underwear where predicated to be given as 2011 Christmas gifts from men to their wives and girlfriends in the UK. But almost half of those underwear will never be worn or washed because they are either the wrong color or too racy, according to survey conducted by Dr.

As a general rule, gaining media coverage is not about who you know, but knowing how to work with media to gain your fair share of quality coverage.  Media won’t cover a “friend’s” news as a favor.

[Jan 5, 2012 Editorial Note:  This story was originally posted last week but has been updated] I am so flipping tired of my industry being maligned by idiots who crown themselves "Public Relations Professionals" or "Marketing Professionals" or "Social Media Experts". Seriously.  This guy – Paul Christoforo – has ticked off half the electronics gaming community by ignoring every fundamental rule of good and effective communication.  If he is a PR pro, Dr.

I was watching FOX news last night (don't ask).  The lead story featured a bird's eye view of a white SUV flying down the middle of a multi-lane street.  Cars parted like the Red Sea to make way.  Without warning the white vehicle entered an intersection and t-boned a black SUV on the driver's side.  The runaway vehicle slammed to a dead stop; the black SUV was tossed 90 degrees.  As smoke and steam began rising and unidentifiable car parts rolled along the street, two seemingly untroubled dogs jumped through the window of the black SUV and simply ran away.

Dan Pallotta is the president of Advertising for Humanity and author of Uncharitable.

Google+ is gaining momentum. Just launched in September 2011, Google+ has 40 million users. This might not seem like much compared to Facebook’s 800 million plus users, but Facebook has had more than 7 years of lead time to perfect its system. Just this week Google+ announced improvements on its blog.