Adfreak makes our Friday morning with this hangover cure of a print ad from Mickey D's. At long last, the Golden Arches embraces truth in advertising. …
“Bloatosphere” Enters The Blogger Lexicon
I like it when people coin new terms, especially if the terms are fun to say. Vaspers The Grate has recently managed this with the term "bloatosphere". Given that the word "blogosphere" is cumbersome and self-important, I think Mr. Grate has given us a marked improvement. The blogsophere is becoming bloated with anti-blogs. This bloated, burdensome, obese blogosphere I refer to as the "bloatosphere". Let's consider …
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Dogs Are Kosher Even When They’re Not
More than 27.5 million hot dogs will be consumed by baseball fans this season while cheering their team in the stands, according to the annual consumption survey conducted by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. Laid end-to-end, that's almost enough hot dogs to stretch from Citizens Bank Park in Philly to Edison Field in Los Angeles, Calif. The Top Ten Hot Dog Eating Stadiums 1. Dodger Stadium …
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The Story Behind Boudreaux’s Butt Paste
Fox Sports Radio host, Ben Maller, has an entry on his blog about Boudreaux's Butt Paste. Maller reports that the anti-rash ointement has found a home in NASCAR by sponsoring a Busch Series car driven by former Louisiana school principal Kim Crosby. According to Maller, athletes including the Miami Heat's Shaquille O'Neal, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, former New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears head …
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Zipatoni To Show New Biz Specialist The Money
Bag us our next client and you're hired. Before you count your chickens here are a few things you need to know. 1. It …
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Blogging’s Preseason Is Almost Over
Robert Scoble, a.k.a. The Scoblezier, a.k.a. Microsoft's Geek Blogger, asks in a post on The Red Couch, "Why let your ad agency write your blog?" He ponders the situation thusly: A good blog is written by an authority who is passionate about his/her topic. How many ad agencies are passionate about your business? Not to mention an authority on it? (After all, if your ad agency were an authority on your business we'd …
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Safeway Chooses To Build The Brand
from Ad Age: Embattled supermarket chain Safeway is set to launch an unprecedented $100 million advertising campaign that includes spot TV buys on prime-time shows such as The Apprentice and CSI -- but utters nary a word on price. …
Gratuitous Use Of Sexual Imagery Not Appreciated By All
The Good, Bad & Ugly Awards Show, established eight years ago by Advertising Women of New York, has emerged as an irreverent yet purposeful look at the way women are depicted in advertising. It is dedicated to encouraging creative, effective and positive advertising to and representative of women and highlights not only the good but also the bad and ugly …
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