July 26, 2007
Fact: Prince is a music genius (we have personal proof).?Ǭ† Some of us have always suspected he was also a marketing genius, and facts to back this hypothesis continue to manifest. Prince attached a copy of his new album, Planet Earth, to every issue of London’s “Mail on Sunday” on July 15, so that everyone [...]
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Microchips are now fixed to car windshields as toll-paying devices, on “contactless” payment cards. They’re embedded in Michelin tires, library books, passports, work uniforms, luggage, and, unbeknownst to many consumers, on a host of individual items, from Hewlett Packard printers to Sanyo TVs, at Wal-Mart and Best Buy.?Ǭ† Now, you can have one implanted in [...]
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Couldn’t resist passing along this funny post from one of our favorite ad blogs, Adrants.?Ǭ† Steve Hall never misses an opportunity to serve up commentary on the sauciest and raciest marketing out there. This one, for Bling H2O, is just downright funny. Read the post on Adrants here.
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Best known for writing the scandalous collection of poems, Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil), French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) was a bold modernist.?Ǭ† His genius lay in his anatomies of the masses and modernity — subjects that all we ad folks live and die by.?Ǭ† While we have the internet, the iPhone, [...]
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Here’s an insightful commentary on the future of advertising, told through photos in a coffee-table book. The book is a collection of photos of the remains of hand-painted advertising on the sides of old buildings. Castor oil, garter belts, horses– all things that marketers thought people would ALWAYS need. While we’re forging ahead, trying to [...]
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RFID, Bluetooth, mobile this, interactive that— that’s the way we like to do it. But in the midst of all the avatars and WOM, let’s face it: sometimes nothing can do the job better than a good, old-fashioned :60 radio spot. Now: turn it into an original tune and lyrics, INSTEAD of a garden-variety radio [...]
SHARE | No Comments »Wondering what to do with all those photos of yourself? Animate them! Gizmoz allows you to upload your pix, turn yourself into an avatar, and then animate the whole thing. Remember “Elf Yourself”? This is like that, only without the pointy-toed shoes. Taco Bell is currently using Gizmoz for a commercial slated to appear during [...]
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I avoid walking under ladders, never toast with water, and am even known to throw salt over my shoulder now and again. I braced myself, ready for the luck that was sure to come my way on this 7/7/7, the Luckiest Day of the Year.?Ǭ† I came up snake-eyes. On the other hand, it was [...]
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We’ve all gotten them– those crafty emails from ailing millionaires who need your help sending their money to various charities. These emails usually start with “Greetings, In Jesus’ Name!” or something equally friendly. These Scammers cheat people out of $$millions every year, apparently. Here’s where the fun comes in: a group of vigilantes known as [...]
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Tattoo’s Buffy and Rudy have been slated as speakers at this year’s National Coffee Association Fall Conference. We’ll be shaking things up a bit, with what promises to be a fun and inspiring talk on emerging media. Who knows– maybe we’ll even throw in a laser light show. With all the Joe we drink,?Ǭ† it’s [...]
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