The Colbert Effect
Thursday, August 30th, 2007 Posted in Fun | No Comments »Have you ever watched Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central? He is a daily case study on how to talk to teenagers and 20-somethings alike. He has the power to get his "nation," as he calls it, to rally behind him ...
Weightwatchers Elevator Pitch
Thursday, August 30th, 2007 Posted in Ambient | No Comments »Very smart use of elevators. Too bad we won't ever see this as it only landed in Belgium of all places...
Another Facebook Charade
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 Posted in Media | 2 Comments »Walmart has decided to take a more serious gamble on this whole Facebook subject. They have recently started a branded Facebook group called Walmart Roommate Style Match. At 1,183 members (as of Aug. 29th), it is one of the smaller ...
Old News: Non-traditional advertising
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 Posted in Fun | No Comments »Check out the following for some non-traditional applications of advertising. Some good, some bad. 15 Unfortunately Placed Ads Fido Pin Art
In a perfect world
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 Posted in Fun | No Comments »An Adrants reader who wishes to remain anonymous for fear the reader's common sense might offend the twisted logic of most in this industry who love to spew meaningless blather in pitches and on their websites wrote: "My personal POV is ...
Helmets 4 Australia
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 Posted in PSA | No Comments »From DDB, Australia comes these inspired bicycle safety PSA on wearing helmets. Personally, I'm not sure if I connect vegetables with helmets and the copy does not help. I originally thought it was for a grocery store. However, it is visually ...
What is Web 2.0?
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 Posted in Research | No Comments »From one of our favourite blogs: "We're a little late on this one, but it's worth mentioning anyway because finally there's a way to express the impact and meaning of Web 2.0 without verbally fumbling with "blogs," "collaboration," "synergy" and other ...
The Morning Paper
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 Posted in The Morning Paper | No Comments »- DraftFCB might split. - Google continues to innovate with in-movie advertising on Youtube. Corporate domination imminent. - According to Stockhouse.com's forum, a small biotech company by the name of Microbix has been valued at more that $50 bucks a share. Currently ...
Own your web presence
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »"The internet is a series of tubes." - George Bush As the online world grows, people need to be mindful of what can be found about them on the internet. Personal information is becoming less and less ...
Coca Cola Happiness Factory Documentary
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 Posted in Fun | No Comments »Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam did up this little documentary on their Coca Cola Happiness Factory spot. Reminds me of the shorts that Dreamworks always does before their movies. It's very cool, take a look! Update: Check out this Mini movie ...
