December 9, 2009
Did you ever question the power of internet searches and social networks? Well the government got quite curious, and what they devised was the Darpa treasure hunt. Here’s how it goes, the government hid 10 weather balloons in secret locations across the United States, and would give $40,000 to the team that can find all [...]
SHARE | No Comments »September 23, 2009
Creativity Online highlights the top 5 advertisements of the past week. This week’s top 5 are quite interesting, especially the Allan Gray’s Investments James Dean commercial. The Ad was created by the King James Group and it entertains the idea of what if James Dean’s untimely death never took place.
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August 4, 2009
Here is an interesting interview with Rob Janoff, the creator of the Apple logo. Â
One of the deep mysteries to me is our logo, the symbol of lust and knowledge, bitten into, all crossed with the colors of the rainbow in the wrong order. You couldn’t dream of a more appropriate logo: lust, knowledge, [...]
February 4, 2008
Justin Timberlake talks about the making of a Super Bowl spot.
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Fact: It is possible to sell anything. All you have to do is market it correctly. Check out this bizarre example. For a few bucks in Palestinian coin, you can have The Palestinian Youth Forum spray paint the message of your choice on a wall in Palestine. They’ll send you pix of the message, and [...]
SHARE | No Comments »November 13, 2007
So, what do you think about being advertised to on your social networks? It’s taboo, to be sure, but how do we all really feel about? We don’t seem to be bothered about having our personal info emblazoned on Facebook, answering each other’s marketing questions on LinkedIn, or going like lemmings to the newest [...]
SHARE | No Comments »May 26, 2007
The ongoing conversation about the future of advertising is always interesting. Bob Garfield has gotten a lot of attention for his opinions in Ad Age, Bob Garfield’s Chaos Scenario 2.0, The Post Advertising Age. It’s a great testament to the healthy fluctuations of an incredibly dynamic industry. Fact is, consumers are an itchy group– eager [...]
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