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I don't believe I've ever read a more revealing piece from Lewis Lazare. The man is an ad snob through and through. The evidence: We hope your black armbands are securely attached by now. Without question June 1, 2006 will go down as one of the darkest moments in the history of an increasingly troubled ad industry, which, with each passing day, shows new and disturbing signs it has lost its way. The Draft FCB Group …

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John January of Sullivan Higdon + Sink tried his best to have an ad free holiday weekend, but it didn't work out exactly as planned. On his way to and from a relaxing weekend of pontoon boating on a rock-bottom lake, January observed the following: -Both churches and Adult-oriented merchants believe strongly in the power of outdoor advertising. Outdoor companies are laughing all the way to the bank. -Most …

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JWT went out and found some big time interactive help—Colleen DeCourcy, chief creative officer at Omnicom Group's Organic. DeCourcy will serve as JWT's new chief experience officer, reporting to co-president Ty Montague. According to Ad Age: Ms. DeCourcy, 41, has worked in a multitude of mediums, beginning as a copywriter and moving into film editing, production and post-production as well as location-based events …

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Copyranter is not to the manor born. Or so we might surmise from his take on this Polo Golf ad. Paging through the racist, misogynist, elitist, blubbery white businessman's Bible--Golf Digest--I happened upon this ad for Polo golfwear. Nice look, Chip. …

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You're familiar with the agency band concept. How about the band of agency film makers? If you work at Fallon, chances are you know all about it, as Chris Stocksmith, Jennifer Cadwell, Matt Craig and Charles Murphy are all behind the newly made short, Slicker. The 14-minute long film will debut at The Riverview Theater in Minneapolis on Thursday, May 25th at 6:30 pm. Admission is free. After the screening, you can …

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Steffan Postaer loves print—a fact that can come as no surprise to anyone who's ever looked at an Altoids ad. Postaer is this week's guest columnist at Talent Zoo, the Atlanta-based recruiter and media company. He uses this platform to wax poetic on the strength of a medim that lasts, quite literally, in stacks on nightstands and such. I love print. To this day I ask everyone who works for me to show off ideas …

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RestrictionsApply at Why Advertising Sucks sees just how pathetic we who toil away in advertising are. We, the industry as a whole, are perhaps the only people who collectively hate what we do for a living, where each day is a living hell. There is no evidence of job satisfaction. Sure, there is no perfect job, but everyone who doesn’t work in this industry just seems happier. Which begs the question; Just who the …

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Back in the day, an aspiring copywriter or art director had to call creative directors on the phone and beg for 20 minutes of their time. Thanks to ihaveanidea's Portfolio Night, aspirants may now pay a fee and see a bunch of CDs in one place. Here's how the New York Times describes it: There are not a lot of job openings on the highly coveted creative side of advertising agencies, but there are lots of hopefuls …

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