Our friends at Talent Zoo supplied us with a new Jobs widget now on display to your right. Here's wishing ad peeps in need a happy and healthy job search. On a side note, Talent Zoo has been our number one corporate sponsor over the past three years. Aside from the fact that we get to bill them for services rendered, it's incredibly nice to have their support. Talent Zoo' blog strategy is pretty tight. In addition to …
Ranting For Dollars (Good Work, Steve!)
What do you get if you spend five plus years posting pictures of big breasted women and snarky commentary about ads and the people who make them? If you're Steve Hall of Adrants, you get an offer to sell a portion of your company and a market valuation of $750,000. According to Hall: Adrants will benefit from having an actual company with actual people behind it who will improve Adrants' infrastructure, sales and …
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Nutritional, Ethical and Environmental Information Needed
"It's high-time that the humble barcode is recognized as a practical and cost-effective solution to consumers' thirst for information." -Sion Roberts, director of consumer industries and retail at EDS Apparently, shopping carts are being fitted with computers that crunch data as you roll. [via Reuters] …
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Not Altoids, But Not Bad
Clara Williams, a Chicago-based jewelry boutique, has a new ad campaign care of Euro RSCG/Chicago. The Steffan Postaer-led team created the logo and advertising to reflect the upscale nature of the brand, while using tongue-in-cheek checkbox options to demonstrate the fun, versatile nature of the jewelry. Ads will run in Town & Country. …
Russians To See More Ads
Martin Sorrell, chief executive of advertising and marketing giant WPP Group PLC, is bullish on Russia. In Moscow for a WPP board meeting, Mr. Sorrell said WPP wants to quadruple the size of its Russian business over the next five years. "Our business in Russia is the smallest in the BRICs, but it's the fastest-growing," he said, referring to Brazil, Russia, India and China. New acquisitions in Russia this year have …
Timberland Is All Earthy And Stuff
According to Adweek, Timberland will offset the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the commercial transmission of their latest campaign with wind power generated in Massachusetts and New York facilities. Billboards will be repurposed into tote bags for sale at Timberland outlets, and other print materials will be recycled following the campaign. Havas' Arnold in Boston fashioned the creative, while the MediaHub …
Digital’s Rising Star
Does the name Mauro Alencar roll off your tongue the same way Jeff Goodby does? Publicis certainly hopes so. Ad Age reports that Alencar, 32, who formerly worked at Organic and AKQA before that, is now executive creative director of Publicis Modem West. "Mauro's ... portfolio boasts some of the best-known and most highly awarded creative in the business," CEO Martin Reidy said. "When a talent of Mauro's level joins …
All Bruce All The Time
Sirius, with its multi-channel lineup is able to take a couple of deep dives into the world of a particular artist. In addition to the Boss' channel, Sirius also offers a Grateful Dead channel. …
