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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>AAF SmartBrief</title><description>Designed specifically for advertisers, agencies and media companies, AAF SmartBrief is a FREE daily e-mail newsletter. By providing the latest need-to-know industry news and information AAF SmartBrief saves you time and keeps you smart. Sign up today to receive AAF SmartBrief.&amp;nbsp;Click&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/aaf/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe.</description><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/aaf?sb_code=rss</link><image><url>http://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gif</url><title>AAF SmartBrief</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/aaf?sb_code=rss</link></image><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>24 May 2013 08:24:57 CDT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Procter &amp; Gamble CEO Bob McDonald announces retirement</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D718B1895-3256-4905-A481-3CBA608749CE%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D718B1895-3256-4905-A481-3CBA608749CE%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Bob McDonald has announced that he will retire from his position as CEO of Procter & Gamble, leaving the company in the hands&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D718B1895-3256-4905-A481-3CBA608749CE%26brief%3DAAF%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>24 May 2013 08:24:57 CDT</pubDate><category>Breaking News</category></item><item><title>Twitter unveils new TV products, partners</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D91C77118-8943-41F5-BA5F-2BADD853534C%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D91C77118-8943-41F5-BA5F-2BADD853534C%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Twitter has unveiled new products and partnerships as it looks to further connect to television. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D91C77118-8943-41F5-BA5F-2BADD853534C%26brief%3DAAF%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>24 May 2013 08:24:57 CDT</pubDate><category>Company News</category></item><item><title>Kawasaki and Subway cross-promote Disney's "Lone Ranger"</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3DD1A20326-8886-42DB-9A00-91B8A94D68AE%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3DD1A20326-8886-42DB-9A00-91B8A94D68AE%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Kawasaki is tying in to Disney's upcoming "Lone Ranger" movie, and Subway is coming along for the ride. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3DD1A20326-8886-42DB-9A00-91B8A94D68AE%26brief%3DAAF%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>24 May 2013 08:24:57 CDT</pubDate><category>Company News</category></item><item><title>Lego promotes "Yoda Chronicles" with life-size X-Wing fighter</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D60825199-9C68-4EAE-A72E-7E43510A295D%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D60825199-9C68-4EAE-A72E-7E43510A295D%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Lego has created a life-size Star Wars X-Wing fighter jet and transported it to Times Square to promote "The Yoda Chronicles,&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D60825199-9C68-4EAE-A72E-7E43510A295D%26brief%3DAAF%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>24 May 2013 08:24:57 CDT</pubDate><category>Company News</category></item><item><title>Kmart follows "Ship my pants" pun with "Big gas savings"</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D824BF2A1-E004-4F8E-824B-B7EDE623A6D2%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D824BF2A1-E004-4F8E-824B-B7EDE623A6D2%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D824BF2A1-E004-4F8E-824B-B7EDE623A6D2%26brief%3DAAF%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>24 May 2013 08:24:57 CDT</pubDate><category>Company News</category></item><item><title>Pandora posts 58% revenue jump as mobile ads show strong growth</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D640FF594-781F-486E-8BF0-1F31C1DE6004%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D640FF594-781F-486E-8BF0-1F31C1DE6004%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D640FF594-781F-486E-8BF0-1F31C1DE6004%26brief%3DAAF%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>24 May 2013 08:24:57 CDT</pubDate><category>Company News</category></item><item><title>Branded pages are most popular among social media marketers</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3DB4DD6023-8778-4B3B-9BD6-A12BB15376C6%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3DB4DD6023-8778-4B3B-9BD6-A12BB15376C6%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Nearly three-quarters of advertisers who spent at least $100,000 on social media advertisements in the first quarter used bra&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3DB4DD6023-8778-4B3B-9BD6-A12BB15376C6%26brief%3DAAF%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>24 May 2013 08:24:57 CDT</pubDate><category>Market Trends</category></item><item><title>McDonald's CEO fends off consumer group's jabs at shareholders' meeting</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3DCCBEB1A0-1903-404E-B4EA-BD7D3B505516%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3DCCBEB1A0-1903-404E-B4EA-BD7D3B505516%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">McDonald's CEO Don Thompson was confronted by critics from the Corporate Accountability International advocacy group at a sha&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3DCCBEB1A0-1903-404E-B4EA-BD7D3B505516%26brief%3DAAF%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>24 May 2013 08:24:57 CDT</pubDate><category>People &amp; Personalities</category></item><item><title>Mashable's Pete Cashmore to Speak at AAF's National Conference, ADMERICA!</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D5D542F2A-2BA5-4F22-B1C4-FE40A9E1D6A8%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D5D542F2A-2BA5-4F22-B1C4-FE40A9E1D6A8%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">ADMERICA! will explore and celebrate the wonderful world of advertising. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3D5D542F2A-2BA5-4F22-B1C4-FE40A9E1D6A8%26brief%3DAAF%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>24 May 2013 08:24:57 CDT</pubDate><category>AAF Spotlight</category></item><item><title>SmartBrief will not publish Monday</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3DBC59AF35-1E73-4AFB-A484-6DBED779158E%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3DBC59AF35-1E73-4AFB-A484-6DBED779158E%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">In observance of Memorial Day in the U.S., SmartBrief will not publish Monday. Publication will resume Tuesday.&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3DBC59AF35-1E73-4AFB-A484-6DBED779158E%26brief%3DAAF%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>24 May 2013 08:24:57 CDT</pubDate><category>Editor's Note</category></item><item><title>Great designers seldom make great advertising men, because they get overcome by the beauty of the picture -- and forget that merchandise must be sold.</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3DE6AA4861-84E7-4D30-8E53-FA061D117461%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3DE6AA4861-84E7-4D30-8E53-FA061D117461%26brief%3Daaf%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">James Randolph Adams, member, Advertising Hall of Fame&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC89FAD69-BC47-4089-9249-4A92184D4F7B%26copyid%3DE6AA4861-84E7-4D30-8E53-FA061D117461%26brief%3DAAF%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>24 May 2013 08:24:57 CDT</pubDate><category>SmartQuote</category></item></channel></rss>