photo by Josh Hallett I wish there was someone in advertising, or business in general, who would interview executives and management buffoons with the same relentlessness that Tim Russert interviewed politicians. I can't even count how many industry conferences and events I've been to where the questions asked of speakers or panelists were stupid and uninformed. NBC's Tim Russert dies at 58 of heart attack. …
If You Don’t Know Your Past, You Don’t Know Your Future
How important is knowing the history of advertising, or business in general? We're so focused on the here and now, many people simply don't care. The history of advertising, pop culture, and business in general is quite vast. I’ve always believed more knowledge is always better, no matter what the subject. And it’s amazing how a few years of experience in advertising, coupled with a good memory, can hone your inner …
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McCain Is Not A Mac–Or A PC
A few weeks ago, I wrote on Talent Zoo that despite the hype, there are still people who don't use the Net or care about new media. And for many, it's a choice, not a factor of age, class, or income. Apparently, this digital divide includes the man who wants to be the leader of the free world, John McCain. I think in 2008, our President doesn't need to be on Facebook all day, but he ought to know how to use a …
From DaVinci To Synarchy To Enfatico
WPP has yet another new name for its new agency created to handle Dell. Here's the official press release. WPP, one of the world's leading communications services groups, today announced that Project Da Vinci, the global marketing services firm being built with Dell Inc. as its first client, has a new permanent name and identity: Enfatico. In musical notation, Enfatico (pronounced en-FAH-ti-co) means play each note …
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Drink Up, Hillary
Hillary Clinton is known to knock back a cocktail or two. Now with her campaign debts to pay off, Svedka vodka is helping out: Now that she's officially dropped out of the race, Svedka Vodka today will run a full-page ad in The New York Times offering a coupon that Clinton can redeem for a personal supply of the brand's vodka for the remainder of the election season. In memo form, the ad will thank Clinton for …
Time Warner Wants You To Pay For Your Web Usage
My first reaction to this story is that if anything could kill off interactive marketing, it'd be this: Some customers of Time Warner Cable in Beaumont, Texas, may soon end up paying more for their Internet access than other customers. In a test of metered Internet access that's set to begin Thursday, subscribers who go over their limit for uploading and downloading material will be charged $1 per gigabyte, according …
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The Advertiser’s Bill Of Rights
I just came across Creative Director George Tannenbaum's blog Ad Aged and there are some interesting thoughts there. Like this, The Advertiser's Bill of Rights. Of course, it's not exactly written from an advertiser's point of view, or let's just say a client would never write it like this: 1. You have the right to be spared the expense and time in having us attend endless meetings with people who can only say no. …
R.I.P. Bo Diddley
This seems like forever ago... From the AP: Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79. …
