AdFreak- A 'Relax' cover? Oh Red Stripe, don't do it. July 28, 2010You'd think an elder statesman like the Red Stripe Ambassador would know better than to cover Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax" in his musical debut. […]Adweek Blogs
- Did this tweet merit a $70K copywriting job? July 28, 2010Saatchi & Saatchi L.A. exec Mike McKay's idea of hiring a copywriter based on a single funny tweet seemed like bad idea jeans from the get-go. […]Adweek Blogs
- Go earn that GED and trash your crappy job July 28, 2010The Ad Council makes a potent, straightforward case for getting a GED: It can help break down barriers and lead to better jobs. […]Adweek Blogs
- A 'Relax' cover? Oh Red Stripe, don't do it. July 28, 2010
- Brand New
- Virb is the New Virb July 29, 2010In the Mesozoic era of social networking — that distant year of 2007 — a new community was poised to take over the web, replacing the aging and visually painful MySpace species. Virb allowed users, who joined by invitation only, to craft and customize extremely elegant and sophisticated personal profiles with all the accoutrements of online social behavior. […]Armin
- More Tickets Available for Brand New Conference July 28, 2010Thanks to the positive response we received earlier this week and plenty of sad-faced emoticons in Twitter and our inbox of people who missed out on registration, we are definitely upgrading the capacity of the conference. The switch to the bigger auditorium means that an additional 25 student tickets and 210 regular tickets are now available for purchase. I […]Armin
- Pac-10 does The Wave (and The Mountain) July 28, 2010I have always been amazed at both the freakish passion with which Americans love their college sports and the economical, social and logistical complexity of its athletic governing body, the NCAA. Every layer of the operation matters. Which is why something as natural as a redesign can be turned into a big media crusade when one of the more than thirty confe […]Armin
- Virb is the New Virb July 29, 2010
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Fantastic animation from Emmanuelle Walker
Après la Pluie ©2008Gobelins from Emmanuelle Walker on Vimeo.
Selling Simplicity — Not Just Marketing It
Thursday October 29, 2009 by Ron Ashkenas Have you noticed that more and more companies are marketing “simplicity” as a reason to buy their products or services? For example, Philips Electronics advertises “Sense and simplicity” while Bank of America promotes “Clear, easy-to-understand products.” Simplicity also is the subtle message that Schwab conveys when it says [...]
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Is Purpose Bigger Than Product?
By Anthony Tjan via harvardbusiness.org. I recently sat down with my BlackBerry voice recorder and Mats Lederhausen to ask him to share his philosophy of “purpose bigger than product.” Mats is a great entrepreneur and also had one of the most successful careers at McDonald’s where he was a driving force for its turnaround. He currently [...]
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An image to remember
Sometimes an image is just so powerful it stops you and makes you pay attention. This, in our opinion, is one of those images. There is an entire story captured in a moment. We love work like this.
Vice Versa
vice versa from jacques khouri on Vimeo.
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You need to fail to succeed
Success rarely comes easy. There is a quote that I have loved for a while: “Push yourself farther than you think you can go or you’ll never know how far you can reach”. I’m not sure where this came from but it’s been a powerful push in my life for a while now. This article [...]
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Evian babies get down!
Here we go again. Are babies, bunnies and cute baby chickens going to work forever?
Karim Rashid on ideas
“I think people who are sacred with and idea and they feel like they don’t want to be copies, have no other ideas.” – KARIM RASHID More here: http://www.idsgn.org/posts/karim-rashid-inspiring-a-new-way-of-thinking/
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When Post-Its Attack
If this is an example of the creativity of youth, we’re pretty stoked. Stoked? Whoa. Where did that come from?
Creativity can be anywhere
It doesn’t matter what business you’re in, there are creative ideas you can use to make your customer’s experiences with you unique and memorable. Remember that marketing is not just about cool ads. Marketing is based on a relationship with your customers. Let them have fun with your brand and give them something to talk [...]
Strategy vs Execution