...and of the funniest sitcom bits ever, IMHO. God, I wish they'd clear all the music rights and get this show back out on DVD. …
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The PG Version of “Sex in the City”
Stuart Elliott of The New York Times looks at how Pepperidge Farm is migrating from the typical consumer packaged goods site to a community site called Art of the Cookie, which purports to offer women social connections through cookies. “We started with this notion of wanting to move our communication with our consumers from telling them about us to having a dialogue with them,” said Michael Simon, vice president and …
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Trumpet Sounds Healing Note
The Hornets, like the Saints, had to flee the Crescent City after Katrina. They played their home games in Oklahoma City during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons and are just now returning to The New Orleans Arena. New Orleans agency, Trumpet, is behind the team's welcome home messaging. …
Have A Napkin
I like it when an agency uses its creative facility to make something other than ads. It needn't be a world-changing idea. Sometimes something simple, but elegant, can do the trick. Euro RSCG New York has accomplished this with their new Napkin Notebook, available exclusively at Museum of Modern Art. …
On Freelance…
Tangerine Toad recently posted a meditation on freelancing, how the practice has changed and what it all means for an industry in flux. Despite dropping day rates and a rapidly contracting pool of agencies to work for, the freelance road is still the career path of choice for many of the top talents in our business. They’ve realized how easy it is to work for themselves, to feed off the big agency trough without ever …
E.T. Likes Fried Chicken
I like a commerical that leaves room for interpretation. The above spot for Bojangles does just that. For what might it mean to take southern fired chicken away from those who would hold the highest office in the land? Does it mean our President should dine on grilled chicken, not fried chicken? Or is it a populist sentiment of some sort--a subtle way of saying Bojangles is for common folk, not suit-wearing promise …
iMags
According to Media Daily News, Zinio LLC, a digital publishing and distribution platform for magazines and books, has introduced a Zinio Mobile Newsstand for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch. Touting Apple's devices as a natural connection to print, CEO Rich Maggiotto said users will "benefit from having their magazines in a high-fidelity, portable format that can be viewed practically anywhere." …
We’re A Sensitive Lot
This dude is so over it. I fucking hate it when people say, "That ad had a brilliant idea in it." Penicillin was a good idea. Not Sony balls. …
