Old Spice has named Matthew Chancey from Ashville, Alabama its 2008 Art of Manliness Man of the Year. Chancey will receive the $2,000 cash prize from Old Spice along with a manly assortment of Old Spice products. Right now Matt's in Africa working for his non-profit. His $2,000 prize will be going to Darfur to help refugees from the genocide. Wow, what a guy. He's manly and he's cares. According to Truth Wins Out …
Twitter Stream, Blog River
I was inspired by Chris Brogan to Tweet the above thoughts last night. Here's the heart of what Brogan is saying: It's important to think about where you want information to live, and how you want it to impact the world. For everything you toss into a stream rolls past, and if I'm not at the stream when you throw your leaf onto the waters, I'll miss the leaf entirely, or perhaps catch only the ripples. In reaction to …
The Russo-American Treaty of 2008
I like to see an agency benefit from hiring an outside firm to design their web presence. Newly rebranded Denver agency, Vladimir Jones (formerly known as PRACO), did exactly that. They turned to Culver City, Calif. firm Sisu, Inc. for a new site that helps breathes life into the agency's new identity. If you're wondering who the heck Vladimir Jones is, here's the answer... "Vladimir Jones is the very real person …
Over-The-Rhine And Under The Radar
Few people in the ad biz really think of Cincinnati as an marketing hub, but it is. The hometown of Procter & Gamble is known for its overall conservatism, but it has spawned a number of fun and funky advertising, branding and design shops such as The Creative Department. To celebrate this history, a new museum is being created. The Business Courier of Cincinnati has more: Digital marketing guru Pete Blackshaw wants …
Brands Stumble Before They Walk
Alan Wolk was asked by Valeria Maltoni to look into the future and tell us what he sees. I think we're going to see a lot of brands behaving badly in social media. They'll behave badly- or foolishly- because they can't fathom that the one-way conversation is over and that consumers aren't fascinated by what they have to say. And they'll behave badly because they'll be advised by bad social media strategists, the ones …
Spotlight On NW Creative: Goat Trimmers
People in the Pacific Northwest have their own way of doing things. Take grass and weed maintenance. In Topeka, you'd just roll out the John Deere and mow that stuff down. Well, Tacoma ain't Topeka. In Tacoma, they put goats on the job. Hat tip to Whitney Keyes, who writes a Seattle P-I Reader Blog called The Biz Bite. …
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Free Ad For Olan Mills
More information on Olan Mills. More information on Orange Coat. p.s. Huskers v. Tigers on 1/1/09! …
The Key Word In “Selling Out” Is Selling
Does the topic of selling out hold any value for you? Personally, I can't relate to the topic. I see it as something from another time. But maybe that's me and maybe I'm strange. ShoeMoney, a guy who makes large buckets of cash from his blog is interested in the topic. He points to a post by Skelliewag on bloggers not selling out. This is how it starts: Here's the most inspiring blog post I've read in a really long …
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