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New Orleans has plenty of five star hotels, but there's so much more to Louisiana. Trumpet captures that truth in the above ad. And they make another important point in this pro-NOLA t-shirt. …

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Richard Read of The Oregonian visited London and Amsterdam in pursuit of a story about Wieden+Kennedy's expanding global network. He points out that W+K had some trouble recently in Amsterdam, their oldest overseas outpost. But it was nothing Chief Operating Officer, Dave Luhr, couldn't handle, although Luhr did have to move to The Netherlands for several months. Read also looks at the London office's attempt to land …

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There are a lot of interesting points (and comment counterpoints) in this post at The Daily (Ad) Biz, talking about "below-the-line" agencies attempting to cross over. Here's a snippet: It seems that every company with a Photoshop license seems to think that they are an ad agency…like this partner agency that I am working with. They are a below-the-line/brochure shop and every time they present new creative, they …

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According to Adweek, Scott Goodson of StrawberryFrog is intent on moving the needle for the brands in his agency's stable. But not by driving trial, no, that's for simpletons. Strawberry Frog wants to start something. They want to create a movement (in the name of brands). Cultural Movements is StrawberryFrog's DNA. Cultural Movements is the process StrawberryFrog uses to develop innovative strategies for our …

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I hope this means they're getting rid of their tagline with the exclamation point! Here's the story from Ad Age! American Suzuki Corp. has handed its $100 million-plus auto account to independent Siltanen & Partners Advertising, Marina del Rey, Calif., just three months after bringing on the shop to handle two projects. Congrats, Siltanen! But in all semi-seriousness, I hope they don't dig up Baby Bob again! …

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The desire for industry accolades at Cannes has screwed a global agency as it pursues more clients in China. Omnicom Group Inc.'s TBWA Worldwide has been working on both sides of China's global image, according to The Wall Street Journal. On behalf of sportswear maker Adidas, TBWA's Beijing office has been running a campaign focused on Chinese pride, showing Chinese athletes supported by throngs of fans. At the same …

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Mercury Advertising in Bozeman has the right idea. They know advertising is a powerful medium that can (and should) be used to help people. At least some of the time. By the way, Mercury is looking for a new copywriter and art director to join their activist team. …

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Chicago interactive shop Design Kitchen, has been bought by WPP Group's Wunderman, an agency network busy employing revisionist history. According to Adweek, Wunderman has made a series of acquisitions over the last year-plus to increase its digital heft. These include purchasing Blast Radius last October and six interactive firms in international markets. Wunderman also bought Web site optimization specialist Zaaz …

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