August 26, 2007
Shakerboarding is a bizarre combination of break dancing and advertising, attracting attention by throwing dance moves while spinning branded signs. US Pizza chain Cici?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s set out to own the gimmick with the help of Deutsch Los Angeles. Too bad, because shakerboarding used to be a cool, organic, campy/funkalicious thing. Now, it’s “owned” by a brand. [...]
SHARE | No Comments »August 24, 2007
Grace Paley, writer and activist, died today. She was 84. Supposing it had to happen sometime, but now? Right in the middle of loyalty programs, ‘08 branding campaign preparation, consulting trips, shooting, three RFPs and choosing paper stock by Monday? She was, and still is, my favorite writer of all time; she will live forever [...]
SHARE | No Comments »August 13, 2007
Got our eyes peeled this month for some fresh free-thinkers. Art direction, copywriting, design. Who do you know that we should know? Guys must look good with shirts off, girls must rock the hot-pants. Great portfolio in hand, of course. Pass it along.
SHARE | No Comments »August 7, 2007
Publix Supermarkets announced today that they’ll be filling oral antibiotics prescriptions for FREE. That means all those ear infections, boogery noses, sinus problems, and anthrax aftermath will be total freebies. Dang, that makes me look twice at Publix. Walmart, you better hop-to.
SHARE | No Comments »August 6, 2007
There’s nothing quite like unrolling the newspaper in the morning, having a cup of coffee, getting newsprint all over your hands, and wrestling with those big-ass pages while you try to eat your oat bran. The newspaper is a part of culture that is weird, outdated, and absolutely fabulous. Hopefully, it will never go the [...]
SHARE | No Comments »August 5, 2007
Not sure what happened– one minute I was working my second job as a club hostess in Second Life, and the next thing I knew it was a week later. I hate it when that happens.
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, SL has begun its ugly descent from the the golden child it was to marketers [...]