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Street Meat

In keeping with the tenor of the post below, we learn that Trojan will be giving out 10,000 free vibrators on the streets of Manhattan tomorrow and Thursday. Trojan Vibrations, a line of sexual enhancement devices, will hand out 10,000 free vibrators from two hot dog carts identified as pleasure carts. Along with the brand’s logo, the carts will feature …

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Gabby’s First Endorsement Deal

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GlaxoSmithKline Fined $3B By Feds

Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to plead guilty and pay $3B in fines and restitution in response to multiple federal charges of marketing deception and product safety violations. Theirs will be the largest federal penalty ever paid by a pharmaceutical company. Today’s multibillion-dollar settlement is unprecedented in both size and scope,” Deputy Attorney General James Cole said. “At every level, …

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Celebrate Fairy Day

Something tells me there’s a gay in the marketing department. (Tipped by JMG reader Chris)

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JC Penney Cans Marketing Head

Bryan Fischer gleefully tweeted this link yesterday: After only eight months, Michael Francis, one of the key architects of JC Penney’s high-profile turnaround efforts, is leaving the company, effective immediately. In October, the former Target exec became JC Penney’s president, responsible for merchandising, marketing, planning and allocation, product development and sourcing. He was formerly the chief marketer at Target. JC …

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Israeli Paper Reports Photo Was Staged

The Times of Israel has reported that the photo of the two “gay soldiers” posted to the Facebook page of the Israeli Defense Force was staged. The two men are not a couple and one of them isn’t even gay. And both of the them work in the army’s PR division.

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Today In Gay Marketing

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Israel Seeks Gay Envoys

Israel has posted a request for volunteer gay envoys to promote the nation’s diversity. The Israeli government is launching a program to recruit homosexuals to be unofficial envoys. In a bid to boost its international image, the country’s ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs has established a cadre of diverse volunteers who speak about Israel around the world. In …

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Church Sign Of The Day

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Offensive Or Funny?

I’m not bothered by it.(Tipped by JMG reader Brendon)

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Today In Barking Up The Wrong Tree

Just in via email. Dear Joe, Would you like to spread the message about how it’s cool to be gay under God even for wider audience than your site? Bublaa, a new topic-based social network, is running a competition with a grand total of $10,000 in prize money. You compete by creating a new community, a bubble, around your topic …

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There’s A Clip For Benetton’s Campaign

Whoa.(Via – Towleroad)

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New Campaign From Benetton

The latest ad campaign from controversy-loving Benetton features world leaders kissing each other. In addition to the above image of Obama and China’s premier, yesterday the retail unveiled a similar pose featuring French president Nicolas Sarkozy and German chancellor Angela Merkel. (Via – Copyranter) FLASHBACK: One of the company’s most famous ads featured a family weeping over an AIDS patient …

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Wingnuts Fall For Porn Stunt

Remember when RyanAir pulled everybody’s leg by claiming they would begin charging for using the toilet? And then the CEO admitted that was a PR stunt? Well, they’re at it again, this time with a fake in-flight porn app. And Morality In Media is the first to fall for it.

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The Colors Of Guggenheim

In an odd bit of marketing, NYC’s Guggenheim Museum is launching its own line of “premium” paints. For more than 50 years the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York has selected the perfect wall colors to complement the celebrated collection of modern art showcased in its Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home on Fifth Avenue. Now through an exclusive licensing arrangement …

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Willie Nelson – Back To The Start

Yes, this is the Coldplay song. Clip description: The film, by film-maker Johnny Kelly, depicts the life of a farmer as he slowly turns his family farm into an industrial animal factory before seeing the errors of his ways and opting for a more sustainable future. Both the film and the soundtrack were commissioned by Chipotle to emphasize the importance …

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This Is An Ad For Cookies

Tagline: “Your inner desires, right in the middle.” What’s going on downstairs with the guy on the left?

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QUEENS: Restaurant Offers Free Gay Wedding Reception

Popular Queens eatery Molly Blooms is offering a free gay wedding reception to one lucky couple whose names will be randomly selected from a bowl in the venue’s lobby. Ciaran Staunton, the owner of Molly Blooms in Sunnyside, is offering a free wedding reception to a gay couple who plan to tie the knot after the law legalizing same-sex marriage …

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Dot Gays

New York City-based LGBT marketing executive Scott Seitz is spearheading a group working to win the right to administer the proposed top-level internet domain (dot)gay. What’s most interesting about this effort is that Seitz’ group has pledged to donate two-thirds of the potentially considerable .gay domain registration profit back to the LGBT community. That promise has earned Seitz the endorsements …

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Today In Subliminal Marketing

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