JanuaryJan 19 Monday 09
5 Reasons Your Creative Might Not Be Innovative
+ Innovative advertising takes much more than just a spectacular creative idea. The philosophy of creating communications that wow has to be a group decision, whether that decision is a conscious one...
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JanuaryJan 17 Saturday 09
Watch Super Bowl Ads All Weekend
+ Want to get prepped for the upcoming Super Bowl ad fest? Well then, stop reading this drivel and get yourself to Adland! We're talking 36 YEARS folks. I this FedEx spot, ""We Apologize" aired 1998...
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JanuaryJan 15 Thursday 09
Crazy "girlie" ad
+ So what do you think of GlaxoSmithKline's Lactacyd vaginal cream ad created by Grey Amsterdam? It's different, I'll give it that. But do I really need to see the "kitty" POV? I would say that I'm...
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JanuaryJan 3 Saturday 09
7 Things
+ Yes, my first post of 2009 (and first post in a while) is a meme. Been tagged by the loverly the girl riot(TM). So, I guess I should list off the 7 things about me then I get to tag 7 others. Woot....
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This and That: 01.02.09
+ Five Second Test - The five second test is a simple usability test that helps you measure the effectiveness of your user interfaces. So help out a designer and give some good karma :)Who's Talkin'...
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NovemberNov 18 Tuesday 08
This and That: 11.17.08
+ Lots of interesting reads this morning. Afraid my Firefox is going to have a fit if I try opening a new tab.Times Square getting first green billboard - The billboard construction starts this month...
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Motrin causes web and self headache
+ A new campaign for Motrin that launched recently targets Moms, and attempts to be funny, but instead has angered quite a few. This spot was on their website until it got pulled last night/today (no...
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NovemberNov 14 Friday 08
Alton Brown for Welch's
+ My favorite Food Network cheflebrity, Alton Brown, has become the spokesperson for a new Welch's campaign. One of the spots is viewable on Welch's website. There is also a section on the site...
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WTF: Rain water and carpooling
+ Did you know that in Utah, you don't own the rain that falls on your property? And in fact, collecting it could result in a fine. Check out this video and news report.Did you know that in Ontario,...
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NovemberNov 13 Thursday 08
This and That: 11.12.08
+ A few random things...In the WTF category, the mayor of an oil-producing city in southeastern Turkey, named Batman, is supposedly suing helmer Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. for royalties from...
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NovemberNov 11 Tuesday 08
Shift from luxury to value
+ As Spending Plunges, Ads Emphasize Value Over Luxury - Article from the NYTimes which takes a look at a shift from luxury and "I-want-it-ism" to value.
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AugustAug 26 Tuesday 08
Let the Mad Men Tweet
+ Total sadness. Adland reports (via Philmang) that AMC has sent Twitter a sent a DMCA complaint about the accounts of faux Mad Men characters from Sterling Cooper along with others from the show....
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Harvey Nichols taps Wallace and Gromit
+ Wallace & Gromit do it up for Harvey Nichols as the faces of a new store opening in Bristol. The Daily Mail has the full scoop, pictures and a link to a behind-the-scenes making-of type video.
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JuneJun 6 Friday 08
Links to Sip: 06.05.08
+ Lacoste looks at the future with a funky microsite.Business guys on business trips on scheduling and meetings. Brillo.TED's dead baby, TED's dead. (posted mostly for being able to use that phrase -...
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Ad Game Time
+ Check out creativebeef and their MMORPG ad characters. I have an idea for a new mmorpg. It's called World of Advertising and it lets people experience what it's like to work in a modern agency....
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Links to Sip: 06.04.08
+ Barbarian Group releases Plainview.Plainview - our full-screen web browser for the Mac, complete with presentation mode, so you can compile a list of a bunch of websites, and show them one by one,...
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JuneJun 2 Monday 08
Andys, Clios and more, oh my.
+ Award season is in full swing. Check out the International Andy Award Winners 2008, Clio 2008 Winners, and D&AD 2008 Winners.Also fun, and not ad related...fun things to buy from Edward Monkton.
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MayMay 23 Friday 08
Taglines and then some
+ Sometimes I see a tagline and I just have to wonder...WTF? In the last 15 years or so, if you compare taglines to those that came before, you'll see there is a bit of a difference. It used to be...
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