Adweek reports that Rick Colby said he is leaving Dentsu's Colby & Partners. He declined to detail the reasons for his departure, which leaves the Santa Monica, Calif., agency without its chief creative officer. Colby plans to open a new shop focused on Internet advertising and local clients. Colby launched a shop called Larsen Colby in 1984. He soon partnered with New York-based creative director George Lois and …
Ad Age Pedals Impending Doom
Bob Garfield is trying to scare us with his "Chronicles of the Media Revolution" series in which he explores ongoing technological upheaval across the media and marketing industries. Perhaps you believe that vast structures on which vast societies and vast economies depend do not easily lose their primacy. Perhaps you believe that the TV commercial and magazine spread -- and radio spot and newspaper classified -- are …
Fostering Employee Loyalty 101
San Jose Mercury News looks at one company's progressive work culture and how it produces results for them. When it comes to vacation, Netflix has a simple policy: take as much as you'd like. Just make sure your work is done. Employees at the online movie retailer often leave for three, four, even five weeks at a time and never clock in or out. Vacation limits and face-time requirements, says Netflix Chief Executive …
Look, A New Fiefdom!
Fuse Sports & Entertainment Group is Omnicom's latest foray into sports and entertainment marketing, according to The Wall Street Journal (paid sub. req.). "Sports and entertainment are two areas that people are passionate about," Ceo Steve Grubbs says. "Our clients are looking to attach themselves to passion points." Fuse will oversee four Omnicom-owned companies, including Full-Circle Entertainment, a …
Onion News Network Ups The Fakery
USA Today looks at The Onion's foray into web video. Having already blossomed as a newspaper, website and book publisher, The Onion — perhaps the most dominant provider of fake news anywhere — is bringing its brand of humor to the hot medium of the moment: Online video. The dispatches on the Onion News Network, which goes live Tuesday, aren't likely to be causing much missed sleep over at CNN and Fox News Channel, …
Getting Horses To Drink
Client: Can you bring us some of that Web 2.0 stuff we've been reading about? Agency: You bet your ass. We looked at this issue last night. Now we have Fast Company senior editor, David Lidsky, breaking it down in his March column. The number-one question lurking in every executive's heart, whether he's a corporate titan or founder of a Valley startup, boils down to this: Just what should I be doing with my Web site …
So Fucking Lame
Kathy Sierra is receiving death threats and is scared out of her mind. I just read her post about it. It's sickening. [UPDATE] Kevin Lawver gets to the heart of the matter with this insightful comment at Micropersuasion: "The dehumanization of relative anonymity empowers people who would otherwise keep their fetishes and rage to themselves." …
Phone Finders
Yahoo is making headlines this morning, as the portal seeks to reach beyond the desktop and "own" a sizeable piece of mobile search. According to Info World: The company is offering to help publishers retool their content so it can be accessed through Yahoo oneSearch, Yahoo's mobile search service for consumers. It is also launching a mobile advertising network that will serve syndicated ads beside the publishers' …
