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Archive for August, 2007

Virgin Atlantic Ad

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 Posted in Print | No Comments »

Check out this ad from Virgin Atlantic. I don't think I've ever seen an airline advertisement like this. Very cool direction. I can't wait to fly on it!

Career Change anyone?

Monday, August 20th, 2007 Posted in Fun | No Comments »

Ever think of changing careers? Check out this list from CNN. This might just push you over the edge. 1. CFO - up to $358,750/year 2. Director of Finance - up to $184,000/year 3. CCO - up to 181,250 See the rest here. I ...

When is it too much?

Monday, August 20th, 2007 Posted in Fun | No Comments »

Thanks to Adrants, we have this ad from Tom Ford. Simply put, it's the most forward communications piece I have ever seen this side of the pond (UK advertising is a whole other ball game). Is it too much? ...

SPAM vs. Email advertising

Monday, August 20th, 2007 Posted in Research | No Comments »

Have you ever stopped to read a spam message? It may look something like this, (actual message from my gmail account). Subject: Adobe Adobe Professional Body: Cheap chaep Adobe products!!! Click here best price on all software. (link removed) Adobe Professsional $199.99 ...

Trends in Organic Cotton

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Research | No Comments »

Continuing on from Jason's Post, the green movement truly is the wave of the future. But I'd like to talk more specifically about Organic Cotton. In 2006, sales in the organic cotton market nearly doubled to ~$1.1 Billion with international ...

New Media: Mismanaged and misunderstood

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Media | 13 Comments »

It's interesting how this industry of ours absorbs new media. Second Life (SL) is a prime example. It started out as a virtual reality chat line that grew too large. That’s when corporate America got a hold of it. Suddenly, ...

Zellers A to Z Ad

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in TV | 4 Comments »

Somebody uploaded one of the ads I recently worked on to the world wide interweb. It's pretty cool when someone uploads your work to Youtube. Thanks whoever you are, you made my day!

The Evolution of Lean Production

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Research | No Comments »

For those of you not subscribed to The McKinsey Quarterly, you should be. It's free research papers from some of the brightest people in business on some of the most challenging subjects around. I highly suggest them. This week's report is ...

Forever Trends

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Research | No Comments »

Trendwatching.com continues to showoff its prowess with their latest monthly report, "Forever Trends." It's an indepth look at Seniors, the Gay Community & Women which highlights some interesting perspectives on the future of those groups. Read more here.

Daft Punk Concert

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Fun | No Comments »

This concert looks amazing. Up to Daft Punk's usual standard.