Saatchi & Saatchi/NY ECDs Jan Jacobs and Leo Premutico have left the agency, according to Best Ads on TV. These are the guys who did "Hot Juicy Burgers" for Wendy's and won a platoon of awards during their 2-year stint at the agency. My two cents on the Wendy's spot is that it works too hard and feels strained. But the "Happy Morning" viral they did for Folgers is genuinely odd and inventive. (Too bad the online …
Nice Lurk
It's time for yet another entry in the "If you're thinking it, someone's already doing it" category. I had this idea a while ago that I could conduct the operation of this blog from a coffeeshop around the corner from Wieden's Northwest Portland compound. It would be like a modern day sit in, minus the politics. I'd blog as I always do everyday, but I'd also remind our readers that I was in fact lurking. Well, …
Portrait of a Dream Client (Too Bad She’s Fictional)
Mad Men's Rachel Menken, as portrayed by Maggie Siff, exudes confidence, intelligence, taste and other attributes one might like to find in a business partner. This is how Siff describes her character to her alumnae magazine: "Rachel is intelligent and thoughtful, very direct — a truth-teller — and also very in touch with her sexuality. She is a powerful, attractive woman who is articulate in defending her right to …
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Caption It #23
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Targeted Placement In Toronto
In what seems like an obvious move, The Toronto Star is planning a revamped approach to selling newspaper advertising, including a switch to modular ads and sectional pricing, starting Jan. 1, 2008. Sectional advertising means ads will run in sections selected by advertisers and a separate rate card will be developed for each section tied to readership and demographics. Fred Forster, president and chief pioneer of …
A Few Good Creative Men
I'm not sure who put this together, but it cracks me up: …
Virgin Gets Endorsement From Some Of The Bloatosphere’s Finest
Click To Play Lauging Squid points out that a group of high profile geek bloggers are starring in the latest spot from Virgin American. Xeni Jardin, Cory Doctorow, David Pescovitz, and Mark Frauenfelder of Boing Boing; Pete Rojas of Engadget; Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose of Diggnation all appear, or I should say their cartoon self appears. …
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Straight Talk For A Crooked Time
Catharine P. Taylor points out that Boston-based Modernista had a hand in creating BusinessWeek's new print edition, which debuts tomorrow. That's pretty cool, but I like it anytime an agency breaks out of the ad box. The news got me to click over to the agency's website and I found their mission statement prominently displayed. We believe advertising is more an art than science and that truly great creative work is …