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By David Burn
According to SHOOT, Rich Silverstein of Goodby Silverstein & Partners is making his first trek to Cannes. Up until this year, he limited his annual attendance to this part of the world to cycling's Tour de France. An avid cyclist, Silverstein said he finally relented when it came to turning out for the Cannes Fest. "I had put it off long enough. Cannes has become so important in the zeitgeist of advertising. Though I …
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By David Burn
Ad Age is running an interesting feature on Amsterdam and how the Dutch city actively courts creative companies from overseas. Taxi Chairman Paul Lavoie said, "They had a day for us where we met with lawyers, accountants, and they explained some of the fiscal advantages of moving our business to Amsterdam." From there, Mr. Lavoie and Taxi CEO Rob Guenette were whisked on a tour of established agencies such as Wieden …
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By David Burn
Philadelphia creative, Steve Grasse, is always up to something big. It's just the way the guy works. His latest BIG IDEA entails moving to the country and making things with his hands. "The go-go excesses of the millennium is over," Grasse said. "Now America needs to get back to fundamentals--hard work, brilliant inventions, and the manufacture of useful things." Grasse has purchased a 72-acre farm in the White …
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By David Burn
Zach Galifianakis, Tim and Eric in Absolut Zach (Part One) from Zach Galifianakis The New York Times Sunday Magazine ran a feature on comedian Zach Galifianakis a couple weeks ago. In the piece, author John Wray mentions the Absolut Vodka "ads" Galifianakis did. The resulting three sketches, made in collaboration with the absurdist comedy duo Tim and Eric (of "Awesome Show, Great Job!" part of the Cartoon Network's …
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By David Burn
The lyrics herein are brilliant: Sung to Don McLean's "American Pie", this 19 stanza song was written and produced in just one day by "L. McDuff". …
By David Burn
If you need more acerbic wit in your blog diet than George Parker and Bob Hoffman combined can muster, try adding The Grumpy Brit to your reading list. This is the kind of thing he likes to say: Suggesting that with a bit of social media savvy brands can create relationships with their customers is hyperbolic twaddle. And if that's not enough, take a look at anti-conversation activist, Chronic Fatigue. Where did …
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By David Burn
Wieden + Kennedy/Portland has been working with the American Indian College Fund for 18 years. Only Nike has been with the agency longer. To see more work from the new AICF campaign and learn about special honors bestowed upon David Kennedy by the Indian people, see the W+K Blog. Here's a brief look at the impact W+K is making (and has made) for this important group of educators: …
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By David Burn
What you are about to see may appear innocent at first glance. But it's not innocent at all. At 1:09 in to the action, "Billy," the hardly fictional marketing director and star of the first segment in this BooneOakley self-promo piece is axed to death by his angry wife. Why is she angry? Because Billy didn't know enough to look beyond Manhattan for an ad agency. Like I said, there's nothing innocent here. But please, …
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