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Advertising Market On The (Slow) Rise - Forbes (blog)

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Rovi Launches Web Service, Adding Living Room Display Advertising Onto ... - MarketWatch (press release)

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2Q Newspaper Advertising Falls 5.6%, Decrease Narrows On Year - Wall Street Journal

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Mobile Advertising Patent Portfolio From CVON Innovations Limited Moved to ... - MarketWatch (press release)

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Top Ten Reasons Why BPs Advertising Is a Disaster - Fast Company

Texas White calls for tourism advertising cuts - BusinessWeek

Hey Big Google Spender: AdWords Is Not Brand Building - brandchannel.com

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ADTECH Announces Global Launch of Expanded Video Solution - MarketWatch (press release)

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EyeWonder Expands Mobile Advertising Options - StreamingMedia.com

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Advertising agency Heat shoots Wayne Gretzky for EA Sports Wii-based hockey game. - dBusinessNews San Francisco (press release)

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