NHL: Is the Lockout Damaging Its Value to AdLand?

Summary: Quick, name a major NHL sponsor.

We had a hard time naming one too.

With all bias aside, the NHL does not get the attention that the NFL, NBA, and even MLB gets. The money in hockey simply doesn’t compare. Yes, even the money in Major League Soccer is growing at a faster rate than in hockey.

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Pet Industry Grows Despite Economic Doubt

Summary: With all the doom and gloom taking over business headlines, with people worrying if retailers will hit their numbers for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, and most importantly, with the government facing the infamous “fiscal cliff,” where can American consumers and business advocates look for comfort?

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The Agency/Startup Relationship Heats Up, Finally!

Summary: Agencies and start-ups: sounded like a perfect match. Yet, the relationship between the two has been slow-moving. First, as the agency model began to face fire (and rightfully continues to do so), technologists and “innovators” began to posture about how agencies should model themselves after the startup: slim structure, minimum overhead, with multiple people wearing multiple hats.

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