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Hummer Bummer
If you own a Hummer, don't be surprised if people give you the finger while you're out and about. There's a web site with hundreds of photos of people doing just that. …
Authors Begin To Blog On Amazon
NYT: Shoppers looking to pick up Meg Wolitzer's latest novel, "The Position," on Amazon.com last week found the usual readers' comments and excerpts from reviews. They also found something unexpected: posts on the subject of literature from Ms. Wolitzer herself. The entries were part of a new program called Amazon Connect, begun late last month to enhance the connections between authors and their fans - and to sell …
Suspend Disbelief For The Holidays
Freelance Fred thinks Lexus is stretching a bit with its buy-your-honey-a-new-car spot. t’is the season to hallucinate I’ve read reports that the average American will spend under $700 this year for everyone on his or her Christmas list. And yet, the marketing people at Lexus seem to feel that some of us will go out and drop 40 thousand bucks on a Lexus for the significant other, and judging from the commercials, …
New Weapons In The Talent War
Steve Rubel of Cooper Katz, a NYC pr firm, sees a larger role for corporate blogs in 2006. In 2006 blogs will play a bigger role in how companies find and retain key talent. Smaller companies that might normally have a tough time positioning themselves as cutting edge places to work will use transparency to compete for top talent. At the same time, large company bloggers who establish a foothold as subject matter …
The Freedom To Offend
Chicago Defender: A billboard along the Dan Ryan Expressway touting radio shock jock Howard Stern's move to satellite radio next month has raised the ire of St. Sabina's leader, the Rev. Michael Pfleger. The billboard, located on 86th and Lafayette, features a Black fist with the headline: "Let Freedom Ring and Let it be Rung By a Stripper." The ad promotes Stern's radio show moving from broadcast stations to …
Cloaked In Knowledge
Tolga Büyükdoganay, an Art Director who moved from Istanbul to Austria in order to work for FCB sent us some of his award winning work. The above print ad for Unicef is particularly poignant. The body copy (care of Patrik Partl) says, "More education for girls in Islamic countries." …
Taggin’ Joy Zee
According to The New York Times, New Jersey's acting Governor Richard J. Codey unveiled the top five entries for New Jersey's tourism slogan last week and asked state residents to vote for their favorite. The five finalists - "New Jersey: Expect the Unexpected;" "New Jersey: Love at First Sight;" "New Jersey: Come See for Yourself;" "New Jersey: The Real Deal" and "New Jersey: The Best Kept Secret" - were chosen by …