Bloomberg reports that search giant Google is collaborating with Best Buy, Macy’s, and other retailers to develop “web-based circular ads” similar to the ad inserts you see in the major newspapers.
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This morning Ace Metrix announced the Top 10 national TV ads for the third quarter of 2011. Unexpectedly, September 11th gave the Super Bowl a run for its money, representing the biggest advertising event of the quarter, and possibly the entire year. Ace rated Budweiser and State Farm 9/11 tribute ads the first and second most effective ads of the quarter, followed by several food ads including Sonic, Subway and Red Lobster.
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