(Source: Business Wire)
Online voters selected the AOL Running Man as one of two favorite icons
to be inducted in to the Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame,
beating out 25 other popular mascots, Advertising Week announced today.
The Running Man joins previous winners, including Mr. Peanut, the
Pillsbury Dough Boy, the Kool-Aid Man, and Colonel Sanders, on the
Advertising Walk of Fame, located in New York City on Madison Avenue
between 49th and 50th Streets. Additionally, the
AOL Running Man will be recognized in the Advertising Icon Museum. This
year also marks the 13th birthday of the AOL Running Man.
"We are extremely proud of this honor, and we're delighted that people
continue to embrace the Running Man as an icon of the Internet," said
AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong. "As we look towards AOL's 25th
anniversary, it's a huge asset for AOL to have the Running Man leading
our way. At AOL, brands matter, and we're working every day to support
the AOL family of brands by delivering experiences that delight our
consumers and our advertising partners."
The AOL Running Man was introduced in 1996, when the icon was featured
in the Sign On process for the AOL Service. He became the icon for AIM
in 1997 and was used heavily in AOL for Broadband advertising beginning
in 2003.
The Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame was created by Advertising
Week, which starts today and runs through September 25.
About AOL
AOL is a leading global Web services company with an extensive suite of
brands and offerings and a substantial worldwide audience. AOL's
business spans online content, products and services that the company
offers to consumers, publishers and advertisers. AOL is focused on
attracting and engaging consumers and providing valuable online
advertising services on both AOL's owned and operated properties and
third-party websites. In addition, AOL operates one of the largest
Internet subscription access services in the United States, which serves
as a valuable distribution channel for AOL's consumer offerings. AOL LLC
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. with employees in 18
countries across the globe.
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