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By David Burn
Following the fashion industry's inner turmoil over the use of wafer-thin models, a major packaged goods company is now calling for heftier models in its advertising. According to The Wall Street Journal (paid sub. req.), Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer-products company is joining the global fight against eating disorders. "Unilever has adopted a new global guideline that will require that all its future marketing …
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By David Burn
Clay Parker Jones is an account guy with a book. Sort of. Jones says this about his approach: Account Executives don’t usually have a book. But I’m not really a typical AE, as I’m sure you can tell if you’re a regular reader here. And I don’t like resumes, anyway. How could you possibly get your entire career, beliefs and feelings onto one page? Ha. Jones, who studied Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental …
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By David Burn
Chicago Sun Times ad columnist Lewis Lazare doesn't care for the new Sears campaign from Young & Rubicam/Chicago. It's obvious to us hedge fund guru Eddie Lampert and company still haven't a clue where Sears is headed. Why do we say this? Because the campaign's new tag line -- "Sears: Where It Begins" -- is so hopelessly weak and non-specific. It's a collection of words that say absolutely nothing, primarily because …
By David Burn
The Wall Street Journal (paid sub. req.) asked Rich Silverstein of Goodby Silverstein + Partners some good questions on the heels of the agency's two huge account wins (Sprint and Hyundai). Asked how he reassures a smaller client (The Commonwealth Bank of Australia) that they too are important in the wake of such wins, Mr. Silverstein said: We had a creative team camp out at San Francisco International Airport in …
By David Burn
Radar Communications of Boulder, CO has joined forces with Crispin Porter + Bogusky also of Boulder (and Miami), according to a May 7th post from John Winsor, Radar's founder and CEO. One of the things that attracted us to join forces with CP+B was not only their fearless approach to advertising and marketing but also the way they approach business itself. CP+B shares our passion for bringing clients exceptionally …
By David Burn
Sally Hogshead has a new "Naked Career" interview up at Radio Talent Zoo. This time around Ms. Hogshead speaks to her hero Luke Sullivan, formerly of Fallon and West Wayne and now at GSD&M in Austin. That's right, two superstar copywriters engaged in conversation about the ad business. Give it a listen. I could tell you all about it, but I prefer to do something else. Purely for your entertainment, I will endeavor to …
By David Burn
The New York Times is doing its best to see through the pr machinations of a large adult beverage marketer. Beam Global Spirits and Wine — which makes brands like Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark bourbon and Canadian Club whiskey — announced it would voluntarily adopt stricter rules to keep messages away from young people. But the step is largely symbolic. Beam said that it would purchase print and broadcast advertisements …
By David Burn
According to The Wall Street Journal (paid sub. req.), Publicis Groupe and Droga5 are diving deep into branded entertainment with a new website called Honeyshed. But unlike other examples of the genre -- movies and TV shows created by marketers that aim to subtly promote a brand -- there will be nothing subtle about the programming on Honeyshed. "It's about celebrating the sell," says Mr. Droga, creative chairman of …
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