One challenge ahead is for ad agencies to learn how mobile location-based messaging works best.

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Reagan was an intellectual supporter of the gold standard and was enthusiastic enough to cut a television ad ahead of the 1980 New Hampshire primary endorsing it.

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Profits were 63 cents a share, or 62 cents adjusted for the sale of the ad solutions unit, either way ahead of the Street at 60 cents.

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Since as much as 80% of ad-buying decisions are made ahead of the actual TV season, the majority of purchases hinge on anticipation and past performance rather than actual in-season ratings.

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Despite the fact that other inhibitors of beta-amyloid have failed in clinical trials, Roche is moving ahead with gantenerumab to see if early intervention in patients at risk for AD can stave off disease.

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Along the way, I texted friends, received a reminder about an upcoming ski trip and the need to refuel my car soon, considered an ad for a BBQ joint, got a notification about a traffic accident ahead and a recommendation on the speediest route around it, took stock of my stress level, and picked the closest and cheapest parking spot.

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After all, just ahead was a presumably closely contested U.S. election, then the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling, ad nauseam.

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