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Friday, May 23, 2008
[ CPB+Microsoft? ]
+ Can Crispin make Microsoft cool? Sounds like a losing battle.
[ Funny Cards ]
+ Hilarious and timely card and any other goodies like this Mad Men reference one.
[ Brands and Crazy People ]
+ Brand timeline portrait takes a look at one blogger's daily use of brands. An interesting idea to be sure.
And here's a clip from "Crazy People" to make your Friday a little more palatable. :D
[ Indy in the schedule...and everywhere else too! ]
+ Yesterday, the new Indiana Jones movie opened...and thank god. I love Indy as much as the next person (that loves Indy movies) but the amount of cross promotional crap has kind of gotten out of hand. Take the example below...last week I was checking to see if the Sox were playing at home or away and stumbled across this "in-schedule" advertising on all the team schedules from the MLB. Aaargh. Seriously, it's like you can't escape it. And in some ways, you'd think there'd be enough hype for this movie on its own that they wouldn't need to go as far as they have. But, who knows...maybe they do.
[ 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 that taglines (or straplines or endlines or what have you), were something that summed up the entire brand or product benefit in an easy to digest and remember bit of copy. But now it's become more like the ones below. As I find more that fit this argument, I'll be posting them here.
Friday, May 16, 2008
[ Links to Sip: 05.16.08 ]
+ Black pencils were handed out. Check out the nominees, and winners of the D&AD Awards.
Here are some things you can't do coked up.
Funny Swedish Fish print campaign.
Ever wonder who else was considered for Morphus? Wonder what roles your favorite actor turned down? Check out the quite useful and entertaining notstarring.com
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
[ Home Depot Solid Gold ]
+There are no words. Just watch.
Friday, May 02, 2008
[ Links To Sip 05.02.08 ]
+ Typo Hunt Across America blog.
No Pants Day.
Apparently, old guys rule.
Take care down there - funny site created to help parents and kids have a less awkward chat about the birds and the bees.
What real life would be like if it was like Facebook.
Cool hand-drawn websites.
Dr Pepper Pours First 'Ultra' High-Def Banner Ad.
Global Advertising on the Web.
Reach Gen Y Moms with a Softer Sell.
Think Your Marketing Is What's Driving Online Buzz? Think Again.
[ CPB+Microsoft? ]
+ Can Crispin make Microsoft cool? Sounds like a losing battle.
Labels: adbiz, adgruntie, agency
[ Funny Cards ]
+ Hilarious and timely card and any other goodies like this Mad Men reference one.
Labels: adbiz, adgruntie, copy, email, fun
[ Brands and Crazy People ]
+ Brand timeline portrait takes a look at one blogger's daily use of brands. An interesting idea to be sure.
And here's a clip from "Crazy People" to make your Friday a little more palatable. :D
Labels: adgruntie, agency, branding, creative, fun, watch
[ Indy in the schedule...and everywhere else too! ]
+ Yesterday, the new Indiana Jones movie opened...and thank god. I love Indy as much as the next person (that loves Indy movies) but the amount of cross promotional crap has kind of gotten out of hand. Take the example below...last week I was checking to see if the Sox were playing at home or away and stumbled across this "in-schedule" advertising on all the team schedules from the MLB. Aaargh. Seriously, it's like you can't escape it. And in some ways, you'd think there'd be enough hype for this movie on its own that they wouldn't need to go as far as they have. But, who knows...maybe they do.
[ 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 that taglines (or straplines or endlines or what have you), were something that summed up the entire brand or product benefit in an easy to digest and remember bit of copy. But now it's become more like the ones below. As I find more that fit this argument, I'll be posting them here.
Labels: adgruntie, copy, creative, taglines
Friday, May 16, 2008
[ Links to Sip: 05.16.08 ]
+ Black pencils were handed out. Check out the nominees, and winners of the D&AD Awards.
Here are some things you can't do coked up.
Funny Swedish Fish print campaign.
Ever wonder who else was considered for Morphus? Wonder what roles your favorite actor turned down? Check out the quite useful and entertaining notstarring.com
Labels: ad award, adgruntie, print, web
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
[ Home Depot Solid Gold ]
+There are no words. Just watch.
Labels: branding, commercial
Friday, May 02, 2008
[ Links To Sip 05.02.08 ]
+ Typo Hunt Across America blog.
No Pants Day.
Apparently, old guys rule.
Take care down there - funny site created to help parents and kids have a less awkward chat about the birds and the bees.
What real life would be like if it was like Facebook.
Cool hand-drawn websites.
Dr Pepper Pours First 'Ultra' High-Def Banner Ad.
Global Advertising on the Web.
Reach Gen Y Moms with a Softer Sell.
Think Your Marketing Is What's Driving Online Buzz? Think Again.
Labels: ad news, adgruntie, banner ad, design, links, web
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