No, I won't give you the following 3 minutes and 44 seconds of your life back. You just have to watch this. "Women want to be her, men want to mate with her. it's as simple as that..." …
Bike Bling
I have a one-speed beach cruiser that I've ridden for over a decade. It's a nice ride. But I need something with more gears to negotiate Portland's hills. Thanks to …
Today (and yesterday) in Twitterverse: InVerge 2008
Since I suck at live blogging, allow me to offer a selection of Tweets from attendees at InVerge 2008 at the Armory in NW Portland, yesterday and today. Amy Goodman: "when was the last time an art director really cared to make a sale" #inverge Dan Harbison: Lots of graphs and talking print ad layouts... Hmmm interactive folk glassing over. #inverge Joshua Green: coming down from #inverge presentation. Went well. Very …
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Need Some Sin? Call The Vice Squad Agency
I've always believed that ad agencies are way too generalized: that they don't have a point of view or specialty, whether it's the type of work they do or clients they pursue. My guess is that the new Dallas-based Vice Squad Agency won't have that problem. Pegasus News has more: Gambling, Alcohol and the Adult Industry comprise an enormous portion of our economy, yet there is not a single advertising agency catering …
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When You Work @Wieden, You Wear It Proud
photo of Renne Gleeson's shoes by Mark Coleman Last week on the plane to Atanta, I noticed the account guy from Wieden sitting in front of me was wearing Nikes. Makes sense. Today, during the opening presentation at inVerge, there was no missing Renny Gleeson's red Nikes. During his talk, Renny also managed to mention W+K clients Nokia and Coca-Cola, albeit in a natural way. When you work on a brand day and night, it …
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Judging By The RNC Last Night, The Answer Is “No”
The posters designed by Rich Silverstein and supported by Arianna Huffington have finally made it to this week's Republican National Convention. Basically, it's just a long list of words describing the Bush administration with the tagline, "Haven't we had enough?" Click here to see Arianna and Rich roll out a big version of the poster. Judging by the two-minute clip, which I think was shot across the river in …
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Cutting Off A Campaign’s Legs
Are ad campaigns given enough time to work these days? The things that over the years have come to symbolize brands like logos--and in particular, taglines—are being changed to quickly and so often that it’s hard to keep up. Consequently, no one does. We all know how it works: Every time a new CMO comes along, he/she hires a new agency. And suddenly everyone at both the client and agency feel the need to piss on the …
On Tap @ Inverge 2008
Renny Gleeson, W+K's Global Digital Strategies Director, kicks things off at 8:40 am tomorrow morning at the Armory in NW Portland as part of Inverge 2008. This is his topic: CONNECTION: NEVER CLOSER TOGETHER, NEVER FARTHER APART? Interactive communications and digital technologies have birthed the greatest idea propagation framework in history. But when will our ability to freight it with emotion catch up? With each …
