Word: blitz
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...felt that Summers was perhaps more invested in face time with students, which was interesting given his reputation for being anti-democratic and unreceptive,” LaFlamme said. “Time will tell whether the time with Harvard students was an investment with credibility and a PR blitz, or whether Summers was actually receptive to dialogue...
...last night in Iran, I caught the kickoff of the Rafsanjani campaign blitz, appropriately staged on Fereshteh Street, one of Tehran's high-end thoroughfares and a cruising route for the young. The 70-year-old cleric's grinning face was plastered on a new-model Mercedes-Benz, and dandyish young men and pretty young women in snug, bright tunics leaped into traffic to slap stickers on passing cars. Some drivers swerved to avoid them, with expressions that seemed to say, This is all a lie. Others stared, as if they were taking in a strange exhibit...
...healthy snack after sweating in the hot sun. How about a jelly bean? Yes, Jelly Belly promises that its new lime-green Sport Beans will combine 120 mg of electrolytes, vitamins C and E and carbohydrates that will "sustain energy level" while preventing dehydration. Jelly Belly is not alone: Blitz Energy Gum assures a boost, and Quench Gum, with its double-orange and fruit flavors, claims it will pump up your salivary glands...
Gluck's product-infused formula is rapidly becoming a model for network TV's survival. Thanks in part to technologies like TiVo-which growing numbers of folks are using to blitz past commercials and watch TV on their own schedule-the ad-driven prime-time business model that has existed for decades is under assault as never before. In New York City last week, broadcast execs showcased their best hopes for luring viewers back this fall, unveiling dozens of new dramas, sitcoms and reality shows. If history is any guide, most of them will flop, with shows aimed at young...
...this end, the government paid a number of advertising firms to advertise the wonders of Canada in the francophone province, by sponsoring events and by placing—seemingly randomly—conspicuous Canadian flags all over Quebec. The problem: most of the money for this pro-Canadian publicity blitz went to friends of the Liberal party. As a result, Québecois are today far from convinced that Canada is amazing, and many people from other provinces have begun to express similar doubts. Because the Liberals currently hold just a minority government in Canada’s House...