Back in ad school, we occasionally had The Baddys, which was an excuse to drink and display some rather pathetic concepts. But now with The Tracy Awards, anyone can upload a bad ad or comment on one. Here's a pretty easy target: There is, for each ad posted, an attempt to explain how or why the ad depicted is bad. Which I think is appropriate, otherwise making fun of bad ads is just shooting fish in a barrel. I do, …
Pop Ditty Reveals The Advertising Life In Milwaukee And Beyond
This is a music video that was shown last week at the 2010 Milwaukee 99 advertising awards show. The song was written by Nick Pipitone and Peter Batchelder, a.k.a. The Rip Off Artists. …
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That’s What The Money’s For
Writer and Cultural Curator, Maria Popova, writing on Design Observer argues eloquently against our industry's time-honored practice of insider back-slapping. Unfortunately, much of the creative industry -- design and advertising in particular, but also photography, literature, the art world -- has become an industry of ego. And its currency is industry awards. Awards are awful. Awards breed ego, create false …
It’s The Size Of Your Thinking That Matters
Vancouver, BC's Hot Tomali was recognized twice yesterday by Ad Age Small Agency Awards. The shop earned International Agency of the Year honors and was runner up in the 1-to-10 employee category. Let's take a look at some of Hot Tomali's work: You can learn more about the shop on Hot Tomali Blog. Dan Goldgeier adds: I'd also like to mention that my agency Partners and Napier received the runner-up award for …
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Clients At Cannes
According to Adweek, the increased presence of clients at Cannes is leading the festival to consider the launch of a Creative Effectiveness Lion next year. This year, reps from 400 client organizations attended, accounting for 15 percent of the delegate base, an amount expected to double within five years, according to Phil Thomas, CEO, Cannes Lions. Clients "want a better understanding of what creativity can do for …
Winner: Belgian-Inspired Craft Brew With A Cool Name And Great Package
tbd in Bend, Oregon won a National ADDY for their package design developed for San Francisco's 21st Amendment Brewery. tbd was awarded a silver ADDY for 21st Amendment's Monk's Blood Belgian Dark Ale packaging. The winners were announced at the American Advertising Federation's national conference in Orlando, Florida on Saturday. Only 266 ADDY awards were issued this year, from 60,000 entries. …
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Social Is A Given (The Fad Is The Guru)
RealTimeCannes.com is a micro-site from Adweek dedicated to coverage of the ad biz's premier wank fest. Thankfully, Adweek is interested in more than Lions. Here's Brian Morrissey asking Euro RSCG's Fernanda Romano about social media marketing. According to a 2009 Adweek piece, London-based Romano is Havas' global creative director for digital and experiential advertising. Bonus click: Romano on inspiration at …
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Do You Want To Rock? Great. Create More Value For Others Than You Capture For Yourself.
Chris Dixon, co-founder of Hunch, and investor in several tech companies, neatly summarizes what business is all about. Tim O'Reilly poses a question every entrepreneur and investor should consider: are you creating more value for others than you capture for yourself? Google makes billions of dollars in annual profits, but generates many times that in productivity gains for other people. Having a positive social …