Jackie Huba posted this humorous cartoon by Tom Fishburne. …
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W’s Finger On The Button
International Herald Tribune reports that George Jones, Alan Jackson, Keney Chesney, Van Morrison, John Fogerty, John Hiatt, The Knack, Alejandro Escovedo, Kenny Loggins and Joni Mitchell all share space on the First iPod--the digital music player given to President Bush by his twin daughters last summer. The leader of the free world/oil industry likes to use his iPod as an excercise companion when mountain biking …
Try To Make It Real Compared To What
As Seth Godin considers Eddie Harris and Les McCann's performance at Montreaux Jazz Festival in 1969 and the various ways that performance has been handed down over time from LP to digitally remasted CD to MP3, he laments the loss of authenticity in digital reproductions. I wonder what happens when our digital culture has nothing to do but spread pale imitations of the original experiences? I wonder what happens when …
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Cuello del Toro Blows Some Smoke
The brave ad men and ad women of Milwaukee and Chicago-based Hoffman York breaks an in-your-face ad campaign for Argentinian cigarette, Cuello del Toro today. Using headlines like, "You just found a brand new way to flip off the rest of the world" and "The smoke for the man that just won't take no for an answer," Hoffman York flies in the face of convention, clearly mocking the anti-smoking efforts so pervasive in …
Rich Guy Likes His Battles Big
Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin caught up with Mark Cuban recently to discuss his latest, and perhaps greatest, business challenge--building the first all-digital theater empire. Here are some excerpts from her Wired article: Getting to the Bunker, as Mark Cuban's assistants call his underground office, means tunneling deep into the American Airlines Center, the 20,000-seat stadium that's home to his Dallas Mavericks …
Caption Writing Contest
Your caption here One of the great things about a blog is the level of interaction with readers made possible by comments. AdPulp has some incredibly witty readers and to showcase that wealth of wit, we're conducting a caption wrting contest for the above image. The best caption (as judged by yours truly) will be taken from the comments area and placed here, in the post. Thanks for playing. …
Carnitas With Guac To Debut On PBS
Denver-based gourmet burrito purveyor, Chipotle, is making some waves on PBS with "something resembling commercials," according to New York Times. The psuedo spots--which mock a typical PBS pledge drive--were created by TDA Advertising + Design in Boulder, CO. The spots had to toe some very fine lines. For example, the guidelines allow people in the spots to consume a product as long as they do not appear to enjoy …
Commerce With A Dash Of Art
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