Capitol Ad Watch
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 4:12PMBy Philip Bunnell
This Week’s Winner: American Petroleum Institute (6)
Runnerup: Association of American Medical Colleges (5)
July 13 and 14 saw many ads courtesy of the medical industry and its lobbyists. Most of the ads were paid for by multiple sponsors and warned of dire consequences if Medicare and Medicaid are cut. The entitlement programs are in the crosshairs during the debt ceiling negotiations.
Wireless providers continued the steady, strong performance with several ads by mywireless.org, AT&T, and CTIA wireless.
Northrop Grumman diversified its advertisements during the two days. One ad sought support for its new space telescope, meant to succeed the Hubble, and the second joined with Lockheed Martin to promote the F-35 fighter jet.
National AIDS Strategy broke into the fray with several ads explaining the significance of AIDS research.
Coinciding with the debt ceiling negotiations, American Petroleum Institute bought several ads that caution readers of the job loss, revenue loss, and production loss America will suffer if Congress cuts tax breaks for the oil and gas industry.
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