Beats by Dre Provides Chart Push for Aloe Blacc with Ellen DeGeneres

Things are looking up for Aloe Blacc!!! We are sure singer Aloe Blacc no longer needs to sing “I Need A Dollar” anymore. (Do you remember that one?) The mildly successful track brought some celebrity and recognition to the little known artist and former rapper. However he was destined to remain under the radar because quite […]

Media Outlets Unite for #InTheBlack Spending Power Campaign

BET Networks, Radio One, TV One, and Tom Joyner’s Reach Media, along with the Steve Harvey Morning Show, Inner City Broadcasting and Stevie Wonder, the owner of L.A.’s urban AC 102.3 KJLH are all on board. In an environment in which many marketers expect their advertising budgets to decrease and some brands are shifting their […]

>Burger King Two for One Commercial – What’s the message here?

> Advertising and sex have been tied together since advertising became big business. The use of sexually suggestive subliminal messages to sell just about everything really emphasizes the point that sex is a company’s best friend. These Burger King commercials are currently airing during NFL football games. They go over the top with it’s subliminal […]

>Duncan Hines Pulls ‘Hip Hop Cupcakes’ in Blackface Ad from YouTube

>The company has pulled their promotional ads for their new Amazing Glazes product. Although this ad wasn’t intended for commercial TV (we think they just wanted to encourage people to go to their YouTube page for recipe ideas), it is damaging none the less. Cupcakes in BLACKFACE!!! Really? Can you imagine an ad campaign on […]