Canadian Tourism Federation is a spoof from Adbusters. [via Osocio] …
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Mac Helps A Young Lady Move In
Microsoft formally introduced Windows 7 Thursday at a launch event in New York City. Speaking at the event, CEO Steve Ballmer called the OS more responsive and "less busy" than its predecessor, the widely maligned Windows Vista. Microsoft needs the product to be a hit, as Windows sales have slumped badly of late, according to Information Week. …
Size Matters To Mini Drivers
[via German site, Brain Wash] …
Do You Have Love For Honda? Express It.
Ad Age is reporting on how happy Honda is with it's "Social Experiment," a mostly viral effort with some TV sprinkled on top. In August, Honda quietly launched an official Facebook page, themed "Everybody Knows Somebody Who Loves a Honda," to recruit fans of the brand. Honda initially supported the site with a sprinkling of ads on Facebook. "It wasn't a big media buy, but it got a lot of attention," said Tom Peyton, …
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Newsday Says Their Content Is Good Enough To Pay For
Newsday, the Long Island newspaper, is about to put a pay wall in place, according to The New York Times. And a spendy wall at that. The paper, owned by Cablevision, plans to charge $5 a week, or about $260 a year (Cablevision customers will get the subscription for free). The Wall Street Journal is $149 a year, by comparison. Other papers in the paid content game include The Financial Times, The Arkansas …
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Spotlight On NW Creative: Pop Art’s Retail Signage
Portland interactive agency, Pop Art has the most visible sign from the street of any agency in the city. I like that. A lot. Too often agencies are tucked away in some warehouse or high rise. Agencies need to connect to the street in more ways than one, and Pop Art's sign helps them do that. What other agencies have street presence? Send pics our way, and we'll publish them here. …
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The Simple Pleasures of Print
Agency: Carmichael Lynch Client: Denver Museum of Nature & Science [via The Denver Egotist] …
Our Version of “Location, Location, Location” Is “The Work, The Work, The Work”
Zach Canfield, Director of Talent for Goodby, Silverstein & Partners asked a rhetorical question on Twitter last spring. I don't know many @replies his question generated, but I do know I could help him locate some talent. Talent isn't hiding, it's toiling in the salt mines--a place that doesn't coddle and doesn't reward; hence, the lack of visibility. More recently Adrienne Waldo, writing for Ad Age, asked …
