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Cubs Use Star Power in New Billboard Ads (Little of it their Own)

Cubs Use Star Power in New Billboard Ads (Little of it their Own)

Loving the new ad campaign launched by the Cubs to promote ticket sales tipped off to us by Tremendous Upside Potential. The above photo shows Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro and... New York Yankees star Derek Jeter? Another Cubs tickets ad at Deadspin shows Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols getting ready to tee off some Carlos Marmol high heat. more ›

Horseshoe Casino Responds To Cubs Billboard Shenanigans

Horseshoe Casino Responds To Cubs Billboard Shenanigans

Earlier this week, we talked about the Cubs erecting a pair of billboards that would block the view of a rooftop on Waveland emblazoned with an ad for the Horseshoe Casino. Most fans remember the rooftop from previous years when it was painted red and featured the Budweiser logo on it. It seems the new chairman for the Cubs, Tom Ricketts wasn't pleased and Cubs spokesman Peter Chase said the team was: "looking to protect our corporate partner family who invest their resources with us to be our official sponsors. It's important that we protect our brand in the marketplace, protect the value of our corporate partners and protect against anyone trying to ambush our brand." Which seems to be a not-so-subtle way of saying, "We're trying to protect Budweiser." The team never had an issue with the large Budweiser rooftop sign, the bleachers at Wrigley are officially sponsored by Bud Light, and, well, we all know what kind of man Harry Caray was. Not that there's anything wrong with that. But what company is expected to become advertisers on the new billboards? According to CBS 2, Budweiser. more ›

YOU - What Does It Mean?

  

Have you seen these signs around town? We did, too. Apparently, so did some of our readers who asked us if we knew about the signs. A few Google searches didn't make it obvious. But then we stumbled across this and we're pretty sure these signs are part of HTC's YOU campaign. more ›

Such Wonderful Spray Control...

Such Wonderful Spray Control...

This is why it's always wise to carry some form of camera . Benjy saw some graffiti on the corner of a Chipotle billboard on Clybourn that merited both a closer look and reaching for the iPhone. Scope what some budding young Dzine tagged on the ad. more ›

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