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First Section (Detroit Area Edition):
Fidelity: (color) Blown-up version of regular ad
Ariba: (color) Clever ad showing James Carville helping a young girl with
her
student-body election (Vote Becky). That's the eye-catcher,
then
it lists high-recognition customers and points to their web
site.
Deutsche Asset Management: (Color) Blown-up version of regular ad
Verizon: (B&W) Picture with little text; Merger info
Partnership for a Drug-free America: (B&W) Nice ad. Full size
watermark of
actual medal. Large heading: "On August 18, President Clinton
gave the...
to John Burke". This is followed by a long list of "Thanks for
..." A small
note at the bottom indicates the ad was paid by
Johnson&Johnson - where
Mr. Burke used to be the big Kahuna.
Firestone: (B&W) Open-letter. Cheesy picture of CEO and information
about
tire recall. As I have no interest in it, I didn't read it.
Poor
typography.
Marketplace Section:
EMC2: (B&W) Text on large picture. Ad.
Avenue-a: (B&W) Text on large picture. Ad.
Sprint PCS: (Color) Ad.
WSJ: (B&W) Ad that looks like every other conference ad.
Remark's: The Ariba and Partnership for a Drug-Free America ads caught my
eye and kept my attention to the last word. The Firestone Open Letter was
probably designed by the CEO - so it looked uninteresting and quickly tossed
together. Every full page ad had some graphic material - a logo or picture.
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