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Yet Another Facebook Story: A Mile Wide But An Inch Deep

Gregory Levey, communications professor and author of Shut Up, I'm Talking, relays the story of how the Facebook page for his book has gained almost 700,000 fans--not because his book is a best seller. His page has numbers thanks to the popularity of the phrase "Shut up, I'm talking." These days, like anyone involved in almost any enterprise, authors are assured that the path to success lies online. But while a …

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Interactive In The Hood–River, That Is

This is another entry in AdPulp's ongoing "Agencies In Strange Places" series. As I was kayaking near Hood River, Oregon last week, I wondered why I didn't live out there where it's so gorgeous and the town has such a cool feel to it. Thinking that the urban realities of the advertising business limited my lifestyle options, I was curious to know if anyone could live--and work successfully--in paradise. Yes, it turns …

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Sam’s Club Wants To Give Its Small Business-Owning Customers Some Credit

Persistent unemployment nationwide is threatening to inhibit consumer spending. Against this backdrop of uncertainty, retailers are taking bold steps. Sam's Club, for one, is introducing a program in which it facilitates loans for shoppers of up to $25,000, backed by the Small Business Administration. According to The New York Times, a little under half of Sam's members are small-business customers, and they account …

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Despite Massive Under-Employment, “We Are All Workers”

It may be a holiday weekend, but Levi's wants us to know "We Are All Workers."' To go with the ad above, Levi's, Wieden+Kennedy and The Sundance Channel also produced an episodic documentary about the plight of Braddock, PA, a rust belt town that's been hit particularly hard by economic forces. Here are the first two episodes: We Are All Workers: Episode 1 - The Seeds of Change We Are All Workers: Episode 2 - The …

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Alex Bogusky Zigs, Where Others Zag

Alex Bogusky, 46, has stopped to smell the literal, not proverbial, flowers. He's also "severed all ties" with MDC and Crispin Porter & Bogusky. Here's what Fast Company has to say about it: According to Bogusky, "Miles [Nadal, CEO of MDC] started getting phone calls from some clients that didn't like things that I had said." Bogusky has annoyed Crispin clients before, most specifically when he published a book …

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Special Attention Paid To Special Advertising Section

Los Angeles Times ran a special advertising section on Thursday. The section looked like editorial and the faux news said Universal Studios had been partially destroyed. Some readers were less than impressed. "I was frightened as I started to read about Universal Studios. When I realized it was a hoax, I was furious. How could you be so irresponsible?" said Joan Richmond of Claremont. It's not just everyday readers …

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Winner: Belgian-Inspired Craft Brew With A Cool Name And Great Package

tbd in Bend, Oregon won a National ADDY for their package design developed for San Francisco's 21st Amendment Brewery. tbd was awarded a silver ADDY for 21st Amendment's Monk's Blood Belgian Dark Ale packaging. The winners were announced at the American Advertising Federation's national conference in Orlando, Florida on Saturday. Only 266 ADDY awards were issued this year, from 60,000 entries. …

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