Carrotmob Makes It Rain from carrotmob on Vimeo. Carrotmob is a network of consumers who entice businesses to be socially responsible by offering huge profits in return. Learn more at Carrotmob.org and Vigrance.com . …
Let’s Do Lunch
Journalists like to meet interesting people. It's one of the perks of the job. Apparently, so is lunch at Michael's in New York City. Media Magazine claims they don't care for lists, yet they've made a rather long one called "100 people we'd meet at Michael's". It's not just about being rich, powerful or influential. It's about being someone who can contribute something meaningful to the conversation and leave us …
Jerry Ketel: Conductor
During Monday's snowmageddon, Jerry Ketel, President of Leopold Ketel & Partners and the Portland Ad Fed took time out from answering an RFP to meet with me in the well appointed lobby of his "idea studio." Ketel has an infectious laugh and a sense of ease about him. He's also full of big ideas. He talked to me about creating social memes, how Facebook is huge in China (a communal society) and how I'm at the nexus …
Thanks Matt!
Karsh\Hagan Senior Copywriter, Matt Ingwalson, named his year-end ad industry favorites and we are honored to be included in his list. National ad blog of 2008: I keep thinking about deleting AdPulp from my feeds. And then I notice that I bookmark it constantly. Matt also likes The Denver Egotist (who doesn't?), The Barbarian Group, Pure's Pure Thinking, Noah Brier, t-shirts made from CNN headlines (a Barbarian idea) …
Steffan Postaer Bought An Ad Here, Now It’s Your Turn
Steffan asked me if his ad buy would prevent us from covering him on the editorial side of the site. I said no, it wouldn't. Frankly, I don't live in that world of traditional advertising/editorial separation native to mainstream media. Nor does AdPulp. Some might fault me for it, and that's fine, but I like to write about my friends in the business and I'll continue to do so whether they run ads here or not. Does …
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Michael Arrington Doesn’t Even Own Any Pajamas
Aussie technologist, Elias Bizannes, wrote a fascinating piece on what makes Michael Arrington and his TechCrunch brand so damn popular and successful. image courtesy of Laughing Squid Others have told about Arrington's workaholic tendencies and drive. Bizannes breaks it down in the following manner: Arrington's background as a corporate lawyer and entrepreneur helped provide unprecedented access to Venture …
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Listening to Lessig
Stanford Law professor and copyright law expert, Lawrence Lessig, appeared on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross on Monday to promote his new book, Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy. It's a 37-minute segment with lots of interesting information. At 17:19 in, Lessig says, "The question is whether copyright is creating an incentive to produce something new. That's what copyright is about. It's …
There’s No Such Thing As Clean Coal, But There Could Be Someday, Says Obama
The coal industry has a new spokesman--America's next President, Barack Obama. Without a doubt he said we can find a way to make it work. However, I doubt he knew he'd become a centerpiece in an ad campaign that's bound to infuriate the environmentalists who voted for him. …
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