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In a quest to innovate and apply leaner methods to age old practices, agencies are increasingly acting like media and technology companies. In one such move, Publicis Groupe—agency parent to DigitasLBi, MRY, Razorfish and VivaKi—is joining the NYC Media Lab as a corporate member. Other partners include AT&T, ESPN, HBO, Hearst, NBCUniversal, News Corp., Time Warner Cable and Verizon. The Lab connects companies …
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I can’t say that I’ve ever associated “Saatchi & Saatchi” with “mobile,” but as we’ve seen before, it’s an agency that’s quite fond of dropping books as self-promotional pieces. This time around, we get a little more useful information in Mobile Magic: The Saatchi & Saatchi Guide to Mobile Marketing by Tom Eslinger. Now, keep in mind it’s May 2014, so the information is Eslinger’s book is timely and likely to …
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David Lubars is Chief Creative Officer of BBDO in New York. Therefore, it is safe to conclude BBDO/NY will consistently make beautiful work. http://youtu.be/jEcGpXCz9ps Shot documentary-style by Greenpoint Pictures’ directorial duo The Hudson Dusters, the films capture real, inspirational stories from places around the globe where GE technology is truly making a difference. …
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I stopped leafing through award show annuals years ago, but I do like to listen to radio spots. Therefore, I appreciate the 2014 Radio Mercury Awards making the spots from their 157 finalists available online for all to hear. There's much worth listening to here and much of it is regional, so this is our first exposure to the work. BBDO Proximity's tall tales for MNsure Bailey Lauerman's anti-corporate …
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Creative people in advertising are not normal. Things like meetings and time sheets are real crimps in their machinery. So, imagine how hard it can be for a non-conformist artist or writer to package himself in a way that appeals to corporate America's jester service. Despite the difficulty, it's a popular pursuit for people not wanting to work in insurance or on an oil rig. People like John Boone, a co-founder …
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Colle+McVoy's new work for USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming, is meant to inspire more kids to take up the sport and make it easier for parents to find clubs, pools and lessons. To do that, the agency needed to make swimming cool. I'd say they won that race on the strength of high-def camera work, the music bed and copy that connects. "Basketball. Softball. Cannonball. Which …
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When I was first learning to be a copywriter, I was told that powerful advertising writing exists in the verbs. Not the adjectives. Many advertisers don't understand that. Real estate clients are quite guilty of this. And restaurants. But this is quite a doozy: Hey @McDonalds--I don't think "artisan" means what you think it means. pic.twitter.com/RzjqdPLdCO— Tom Furtwangler (@tomfurt) April …
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"Find a city. Find yourself a city to live in." -David Byrne British newspaper The Guardian asked Saffron, a brand consultancy that prides itself on its expertise in urban branding, to update its 2008 study of European cities into an assessment of 57 major cities around the world. The resulting "brand barometer" may be eye-opening to some. The report measures two aspects of a city's brand: its “assets” – …
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