Chicago Defender: A billboard along the Dan Ryan Expressway touting radio shock jock Howard Stern's move to satellite radio next month has raised the ire of St. Sabina's leader, the Rev. Michael Pfleger. The billboard, located on 86th and Lafayette, features a Black fist with the headline: "Let Freedom Ring and Let it be Rung By a Stripper." The ad promotes Stern's radio show moving from broadcast stations to …
Cloaked In Knowledge
Tolga Büyükdoganay, an Art Director who moved from Istanbul to Austria in order to work for FCB sent us some of his award winning work. The above print ad for Unicef is particularly poignant. The body copy (care of Patrik Partl) says, "More education for girls in Islamic countries." …
Taggin’ Joy Zee
According to The New York Times, New Jersey's acting Governor Richard J. Codey unveiled the top five entries for New Jersey's tourism slogan last week and asked state residents to vote for their favorite. The five finalists - "New Jersey: Expect the Unexpected;" "New Jersey: Love at First Sight;" "New Jersey: Come See for Yourself;" "New Jersey: The Real Deal" and "New Jersey: The Best Kept Secret" - were chosen by …
If You Can Make It There You Can Make It Anywhere
NYT: New York City's creative sector - which includes architects, potters, filmmakers and clothing designers - has long helped fuel the city's economy because of its size and its role in drawing the wealthy to town. But relentless inflation in real estate and health care costs are endangering New York's long dominance in the creative sector, according to a new report, as artists and companies migrate to less …
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Albertson’s Chooses To Hold
USA TODAY: Albertson's is no longer considering a sale of the entire company, officials said late Thursday after CVS and other potential suitors withdrew from talks. The nation's second-largest grocery store company said it will continue talks with "several parties" interested in buying its underperforming divisions. Dave Parker, Albertson's vice president of investor relations, said in a telephone interview that the …
Microsoft Dumps Its “Problem Child”
Ending a partnership that soured long ago, Microsoft and NBC announced yesterday that they would dissolve their joint ownership of the cable news channel MSNBC, with NBC taking control. NBC has completed a deal to assume majority control of the channel immediately, with an 82 percent stake, and it will become the sole owner within two years, NBC executives said yesterday. The two companies did not disclose financial …
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Gold Is So Last Last Century
NYT: The diamond industry has long inundated consumers of bridal jewelry with forceful marketing messages, proclaiming that "A Diamond Is Forever" and dictating that two months' salary be spent on engagement rings. Now the platinum industry, through an elaborate advertising campaign, is introducing its own message about marriage, complete with a special tagline: "Your Love Has Just Gone Platinum." Platinum Guild …
Splogs Suck
Adweek: While 80,000 blogs may be created every day, about one in five is spam, according to new research. Umbria Communications, a Boulder, Colo.-based consumer-generated media monitor, found that 2.7 million out of 20.3 million blogs are spam, or splogs as they are sometimes known. It estimates between 10 and 20 percent of blogs are spam. Spam blogs are sites created only for marketing purposes, often using stolen …
