Here's a recent Dish Network spot made by the upstart "crowdsourcing" agency Victors And Spoils. Here's a DirecTV spot made by a "BDA", Grey New York. Two competing spots, for competing services, made by two very different types of ad agencies. So is this a good comparison of the creative output of these business models? You be the judge. My conclusion? I'm not interested in either satellite service. Too many trees …
Copywriter Turned Filmmaker Turns His Lens On Detroit
Lemonade, Detroit is copywriter and employment activist Eric Proulx's follow up to Lemonade, a film about advertising professionals who lost their jobs during the economic downturn. "Lemonade, Detroit is a film about the disarming resilience of those who are moving Detroit beyond automobiles into an era of entrepreneurism." Lemonade: Detroit Trailer from Erik Proulx on Vimeo. The director and producer says, "What I …
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It’s Funny How Funny The Truth Is
Wes Wagner is the Libertarian candidate for Governor of Oregon. He believes "Oregon is riddled with parasites and sociopaths who pass themselves off as our 'leaders' while sapping us of our prosperity." Wagner, thankfully, has a sense of humor to go along with his politics. Hence the video below from IFC that he posted on his campaign website. …
Old Spice Users Like Quarter Pounders
DDB, Sydney explores the manliness is next to godliness motif in this spot for McDonald's. [via Make The Logo Bigger] …
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The Ducks Are Quacking A Little Louder These Days
In advance of tomorrow's big game against ninth-ranked Stanford, Register-Guard columnist George Schroeder says the popularity of Oregon Ducks football isn't all about what happens on the field of play, although that's a big part of it. Oregon's transition into a power goes back to Rich Brooks' long, hard slog toward respectability. The Independence Bowl was significant, and the 1994 run to the Rose Bowl was …
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Home of the ‘Wolves Hangs Big Sign, Violates Twins’ Decorative Standards
The Minnesota Twins organization is not pleased about a new Sanford Health outdoor ad going in across the street from its ballpark. According to ESPN, the 2800 square foot banner affixed to the Target Center will will dominate the view from the right-field seats at Target Field. Twins president Dave St. Peter told the Star Tribune that Target Field will "be ambushed by a sign of this nature." Timberwolves president …
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Magazines Are Busy Remaking Themselves, So Too Is Their Official Champion
The trade association known as Magazine Publishers of America is no more. The group is now called MPA - The Association of Magazine Media, in effort to better convey that magazine content engages consumers across multiple platforms, including websites, tablets, smartphones, books, live events and more. MPA, has a new name (if you can call an acronym a name), a new logo and lots of freshly baked YouTube videos to …
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