Kansas City Star honors Valentine Radford founder, Herb Valentine, who recently passed away. In 1926, Herb Valentine and Earle Radford each headed off to kindergarten at Bryant Elementary School, met in Miss Wally’s class and became instant friends. Years later, the two hooked up upon returning from World War II and went on to form what was for many years the biggest, highest-profile, most successful advertising …
The Non-RSS Subscription Model
My dad's a retired dairy exec. He used to read The Milkweed, a dairy industry trade rag that's been in continuos operation for 27 years. He relates to AdPulp through that lens. So, it was neat to see Peter Hardin, The Milkweed's editor and publisher in this morning's New York Times. The Milkweed has over 7500 subscribers and accepts no advertising. Which, of course, is a wonderful way of building trust with one's …
The AdPulp Interview: Alan Wolk
Tangerine Toad hopped out of the anonymous blogger closet. First on Twitter, and now in a feature interview on AgencySpy. Toad's real name is Alan Wolk. He is a copywriter/creative director who favors the "tradigitalist" moniker. His agency experience spans nearly two decades with stops at Anderson & Lembke, AtmosphereBBDO, Frankfurt Balkind, Ogilvy, JWT and most recently DraftFCB. Wolk is presently looking for a job …
Caption It #26
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Resist Branding at Home: Buy Household Items In Bulk, Store Them In Unbranded Containers
Not to go all Adbusters on you or anything, but I like to see people actively resisting advertising. I think it's a healthy reaction to the onslaught of commercial messages. Debranded Home is doing its part by offering a set of generic labels printed on high-quality waterproof vinyl. Our objective is to provide you with the tools and information you need to debrand your home. We want to change the way people think …
Where The Rainbow Ends
TBWA/Vancouver won a Bronze Clio for this outdoor board. While I'd love to see outdoor advertising vanish from the earth, we may as well do something fun with it until that post-apocalyptic day comes. …
Ralph Steadman at High Noon in Miami Today
Jack Mello of the Clio Awards alerted me this morning to the list of winners in this, the 49th year, of said gala. As I poked around the ftp site looking at work, I encountered something unexpected--no, not a wicked print campaign, Ralph Steadman. Turns out the artist is appearing today at noon in the Gansevoort South Hotel in South Beach as part of the festival. His appearance is sponsored by Saatchi. …
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John Jay Is Working Harder Than You
John Jay, Executive Creative Director and Partner of Wieden + Kennedy, is working harder than you. But hard work in Portland might not be what you're thinking. Here's an indcator, from Jay himself: ...we are constantly searching for people who thrive on freedom, those with an ability and willingness to push their creative thinking into new media, businesses and cultures. We will always do our best work when our …
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