July 23rd, 2006
Place Your Ad Here, and Here
By Julie Bosman
The New York Times
It was a rough week for consumers weary of ad creep. CBS announced plans to etch messages onto eggs promoting its fall lineup, Nickelodeon said it would stamp images of SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer onto packs of fruit, and US Airways said it would begin selling ad space on motion-sickness bags.