Slang in Ads and Media Sparks Mixed Reactions
Corporate and media groups push slang to grab youth attention with ads and TV spots for Star Wars DVDs and Xbox games. Critics say adults overuse dated terms, while teens urge respect and authentic youth culture, highlighting CNN's slang guide and Buzz Marketing’s cautions.
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CNN
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Buzz Marketing
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Blue Flame Marketing + Advertising
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Retail sales hold steady as clothes boom fuels hopeful holidays
October retail sales remained flat overall as clothing purchases surged 4 percent while new car sales fell 19 percent. Excluding autos, sales rose 0.7 percent, signaling cautious shoppers may still fuel a holiday lift despite a weak job market and stock losses.
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United States
Target reports 50 percent rise in third quarter earnings
Target Corp. posts a 50 percent jump in third quarter earnings to 277 million dollars or 30 cents a share, beating analyst estimates. Revenues rose 9 percent to 10.19 billion, driven by Target Stores while same store sales were essentially flat.
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Ulrich
Hershey replaces board members after sale backlash
Ten members of the Hershey Foods charitable trust board resign after backlash to a proposed sale. Attorney General Mike Fisher says the new board will have 11 members, down from 17, with four local replacements including a former publisher, a former attorney general, a college chairman, and Hershey Foods CEO Richard Lenny.
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Hershey Foods Corp
Mike Fisher
Pennsylvania
Hershey Foods
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