Adpulp
Advertising News and Know-How
By David Burn
BY THEODORE DECKER Of The Patriot-News Hot on the trail of kidnapped Krispy Kremes, Swatara Twp. police were in pursuit yesterday of a crook who -- very unwisely, some would say -- stole a doughnut delivery truck. Police found the truck abandoned in downtown Harrisburg, but they hadn't tracked down the perp who pilfered the pastries. "I was about to say it's a priority case, but I won't say that," Swatara Twp. Sgt. …
Continue Reading about This Journalist Knows How To Tell A Story →
By David Burn
Rick Myers, President of Talent Zoo was kind enough to call earlier this week and ask, "How can we help you succeed?" More on that later. Anyway, this doesn't happen everyday in the blogosphere, nor in life. So it's always a sweet moment to know there's someone out there and that they don't hate you. Okay, it's later. We're going to start prominently featuring Talent Zoo ad banners on this site. And I'm preparing to …
By David Burn
An estimated 10 percent to 30 percent of job applicants lie on their r …
By David Burn
"It's never too late to go straight," said David Munns, vice chairman of the music giant EMI Group, about Shawn Fanning. …
Continue Reading about Napster Head Severed But Man Grows Another One →
By David Burn
from Chicago Tribune: ATA Airlines has reached an agreement in principle to fly out of Gary/Chicago International Airport. Forced to cease operations out of Midway, the deal to take four flights a day in and out of Gary would give the financially strapped airline access to the Chicago area. All flights would go to Indianapolis, for connections to 11 destinations, ranging from New York to Florida to San Francisco. The …
Continue Reading about Attention Steel Execs: Gary’s All Yours →
By David Burn
from Lewis Lazare: Minnesota food processor, Hormel Foods (makers of SPAM) is heating up New York's Times Square with a giant three-sided billboard that seeks to position cooking as an artful form of expression not unlike high fashion. Each image on the billboard created by BBDO/Minneapolis presents fashion models in chic outfits, but each look has been accessorized with cooking paraphernalia. A checkered cook's …
By David Burn
While we're on the topic of Nebraska, let's examine the strange truth about one of the agency world's legendary brands. Bozell + Jacobs was founded in Omaha, and exists there to this day. I know. Shocker of all shockers. Yet, it's true. Two newspapermen, Leo Bozell and Morris Jacobs began their advertising firm in 1921 with what became a world-famous advertisement for the Boys Town orphanage in Omaha. "He ain't …
Continue Reading about Agencies In Strange Places: Third In A Series →
By David Burn
I mentioned before that my friend Drew Davies, owner of Oxide Design in Omaha was a judge for CA's Design Annual this year and what a major distinction that is, especially for an Omahan. I then drew attention to a remark from Davies concerning spec work. Below please find his commentary on the issue, further refined for your reading pleasure. Thank you, Mr. Burn for your supportive comments. I was very pleased that …
All episodes of Ad Chatter are now available on Buzzsprout \ Apple Podcasts \ Spotify \ Stitcher \ Amazon Music \ Google Podcasts \ iHeartRadio
“I love Adpulp, man! The analysis is awesome.” -Ian Schafer