UPDATED FOR JULY 31, 2010


AUTO DEALER PROFITS SOAR
The declining number of auto dealers around the country, coupled with an increase in sales year-over-year is putting a smile on many dealers’ faces these days.
Account Actions
Adweek reports that Johnson & Johnson is conducting a “pre-review” of its media duties, asking its global incumbents to defend their work.

Economic Ratings
Foreclosure filings rose in 75% of the nation’s metro areas during the first half of 2010, according to RealtyTrak, but many of the hardest hit cities have seen rates decline.

Advertiser Tidbits
Volkswagen has seen its six-month sales figures rise 29% in the U.S., with the Jetta compact accounting for 44% of that total.

Network News
CBS says that it will aid gay characters on three of its series, The Good Wife, Rules of Engagement and $#*! My Dad Says, to increase the diversity in its programs after getting a failing grade from GLAAD......



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