Squeak of the Week

While an endorsement from the right celebrity at the right time, or advertising campaigns using famous people, can prove very beneficial, they can do more harm that good – as this top 10 (in ascending order of embarrassment) of worst celebrity endorsements highlights. http://bit.ly/v74y5

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Trendhunter's list of the top OOH for 2009. http://bit.ly/54t9n1

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Trendhunter's list of the top trends for 2009. http://bit.ly/8bXKYr

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Every commercial is a product of its culture, but it's hard to imagine a culture or demographic this one doesn't speak to. Anybody who's not moved by babies is still a sucker for "Rapper's Delight," or at least for effectively used urban parkland. The oddness of the ad, which went viral on YouTube, is a net plus for a company that's marketing something as unmemorable and indistinguishable from its rivals as water. Of course, it's all very implausible: as everyone knows, real infants prefer in-line skates. http://bit.ly/4unfVT

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It’s been a bumper year for really terrible advertising. Inappropriate references to Sept. 11? Pornographic Disney characters? Jokes about racism? It all happened in 2009. Here are our picks for the worst ads and TV spots of the last 12 months. http://bit.ly/6ayV4n

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