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Ogilvy vice-chairman Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland argues that marketers should appeal less to logic and more to the instinctive part of the brain.

Ogilvy's Rory Sutherland makes a rational case for brain science

Marketers need to understand how people make decisions if they want to influence them

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Canadians who pick up a pack of Coors Light this weekend will get a bonus sampler of Coors Light Iced T. Brewers are making more drinks that let them compete against wines, coolers and spritzers.
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A new twist on tried-and-true brews

As beer makers see their market share decline, they’re ramping up their introduction of flavoured beers to entice wine and spirits drinkers

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Forget those sweaty hot dogs on the metal rollers. Convenience stores are putting more effort and money into fresh foods to draw in those customers in a hurry.

A fresh eye on convenience-store food

Forget sweaty hot dogs on metal rollers. Think refrigerated deli cases with fruit, sushi and sandwiches

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Vic (Chris Rock), left and Craig (Tom Lennon) in WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING.
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Papa's got a brand new brand

From bumbling oaf to capable parent, you've come a long way, Dad

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'Catvertising' by Toronto agency john st. is one of the ads up for a 2012 Webby Award.
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The wild, wacky, weird world of Webby advertising

It’s not just about cats on the Internet, and some Canadian agencies are at the top of their games for this year’s awards

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Jon Hamm's whisky-drinking Mad Men character, Don Draper, goes through a lot of Canadian Club in a season. Distiller Beam Inc. is cashing in on the show's popularity by launching a retro-focused ad campaign.
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Canadian Club on the rocks? Far from it, thanks to Mad Men

The whisky’s constant presence on the hit show has boosted sales and spawned a new advertising strategy

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A still from Coca-Cola's 1971 'Hilltop' ad, which featured the signature 'I'd like to buy the world a Coke' chorus.
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Google gives classic ads new fizz

Tech giant teams up with Coke for effervescent take on famous ‘I’d like to buy the world a Coke’ commercial

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Zoom Media used Nielsen Research to find out who was watching its ads in gyms, in an effort to help advertisers target their commercials at a specific audience. Above, a Toronto fitness club with ad screens from Zoom Media, April 5, 2012.

Curious about ads in the loo? It's mutual

The ins and outs of the struggling world of indoor advertising

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Belvedere vodka's controversial online ad was pulled immediately, but social media campaigns are impossible to erase entirely. Copies circulated online, causing many to call for a boycott of the brand.
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When social media go anti-social

A Belvedere vodka online ad generates a backlash for making light of sexual assault

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When a woman tries on an outfit alongside a more attractive person trying on the same thing, she is less likely to buy the piece, a new study finds.

Mirror, mirror in the stall: The new, scary 'comparison shopping'

Sharing a change-room mirror with more attractive shoppers proves bad for self-esteem – and sales