More and more people are stepping up to join the ongoing battle against a media system that has left civil society out in the cold and in the dark. ItÂ’s a battle that Adbusters pledges to continue.
(TrendHunter.com) A chocolate making company in Japan named Tirol along with the website DecoCho (Decoration Chocolate) is making it possible for people to customize chocolate online via an interface provided by MacStyle. This interface allows people to upload up to three pictures, customize them purikura style (puri…
Just how typical are guys like Mark Penn in your industry?
‘Cause the controversy du jour today is this story in the LA Times about Penn’s role in the Clinton campaign:
As the campaign faces a make-or-break moment, some high-level officials are trying to play down their role in the campaign. Penn said in an e-mail over the weekend that he had “no direct authority in the campaign,” describing himself as merely “an outside message advisor with no campaign staff reporting to me.”
“I have had no say or involvement in four key areas — the financial budget and resource allocation, political or organizational sides. Those were the responsibility of Patti Solis Doyle, Harold Ickes and Mike Henry, and they met separately on all matters relating to those areas.”
Howard Wolfson, the campaign’s communications chief, answered that it was Penn who had top responsibility for both its strategy and message. Another aide said Penn spoke to Clinton routinely about the campaign’s message and ran daily meetings on the topic.
He’s the CEO of Burson-Marsteller, a big-time global PR firm and WPP subsidiary, so I’m sure he’s got some skills, but watching this election season I’ve never seen anyone try so hard to convince the world that up is down, night is day, and 1+1 is 3 — and be so seemingly bad at it.
I mean, PR people are usually incredibly effective at what they do. What am I not getting here? What’s the deal?
(TrendHunter.com) I have come across all sorts of biro art sites and artists lately – and as a form of drawing it appears to be trend on the up. Biro Art is featuring more and more in blog discussions and they are even entire exhibitions dedicated to the art of making art with Biro’s. One in Spain had to be cancelle…
We just got a ton of creative from a new Royal Enfield campaign in Delhi. It’s called “Trip” — not to be confused with what happens when you ingest too many of the wrong kind of ‘shrooms.
(TrendHunter.com) They were aiming for a radical departure from airport design, and they surely got it. New Zealand’s Wellington Airport has unveiled the design for the final element of its international passenger terminal, which it is calling “the Rock”. The bold and dramatic unique addition is part of its internati…
There are few things more lame than a competitive staring match between two non-blinking pros, unless those pros are also inanimate objects.
It appears Mediaedge:cia is mopping up the media planning and buying floor having nabbed nods from both Advertising Age and AdWeek for best media shop of the year.
This weekend, veteran angst evangelist Trent Reznor sparked some hefty Internet buzz by releasing his new Nine Inch Nails album online for free or cheap download. It’s easy to say that he’s simply following in the footsteps of Radiohead’s In Rainbows, but marketing folks would be wise to look closer. This isn’t a “pay what you want†giveaway that tests the morality of the masses. In fact, it’s a well-planned strategy that might just offer a glimpse into the future of the music industry. The new album, Ghosts I-IV, is a 36-song instrumental opus arranged in four volumes. Reznor placed Ghosts I up for free download on torrent sites such as the infamous Pirate Bay. You can buy the entire collection from the Nine Inch Nails site (or Amazon) for $5. You can also buy a two-CD box set for $10, a deluxe edition for $70 or an “ultra-deluxe limited edition package†for $300. However you get it, the album is yours to share—it’s licensed under Creative Commons. This is more than just a PR stunt. It’s a swift ax swing aimed right at the knees of Reznor’s nemesis, the record industry. Or as Reznor more diplomatically puts it on his site, “I’m very pleased with the result and the ability to present it directly to you without interference.â€
—Posted by David Griner
To celebrate 100 years in footwear, Converse is welding new icons to old ones in a campaign called “Connectivity.”
(TrendHunter.com) Aww, isn’t this tweet? It’s an iddy-biddy birdy chair. Every chair is handmade of wood, liana and leather. Liana is made flexible using steam and then dried to become very sturdy. The chair is not available covered in feathers yet, only leather and faux leather. Put this out on the balcony and wait …
LONDON – The Financial Times has been forced to reduce its declared circulation for its Europe edition for December and January.
(TrendHunter.com) There are three electronic scales in the Alice Wang designed Asimov’s First Law range that highlights the fixation and psychological harm people can have with their (what they believe to be) ideal bodyweight. The collection is named after the first of the Laws of Robotics set out by author Isaac Asi…
(TrendHunter.com) If colorful is your thing, then this is your time. Colors were all over the catwalk as well as in the stores. From the crayon concoction of Kashimoto, Erdem, and Armand Basi shown on the catwalks in Paris to the fluffy little A line chiffon and everything in between, enjoy the colors – and draw the …
(TrendHunter.com) Channel your inner Red Riding Hood and keep yourself warm this winter with a big, woolly cape. Capes are a great way to keep you warm and have recently been appearing out on the streets. Mid or full-length capes have carry a bulky silhouette and you should keep things simple by sticking to a monoch…
Cons are 100 this year.
Gary Koepke, the cofounder and executive creative director of Boston-based ad agency Modernista! says, “They’ve always been around in my life. They’re a fixture, like family . . . it’s like an archetype now – like a cross or an old Coca-Cola label.”
[via The Boston Globe]
Matt Francois makes some killer custom sneakers and calls them Sole Brother. He’s based in Winnipeg and has thunk up some fantastic designs. They don’t give up the original quality of the shoe, just add a huge Wow factor. You get to see a computer generated mock-up of the design for approval. Matt w…
Over two years ago, Dannon began promoting its Activia yogurt with the special ingredient, Bifidus Regularis, a “nonsense word that’s been trademarked,” as dubbed by American Copywriter.
(TrendHunter.com) We live in a world where computers, internet, portable media players, and wireless handheld devices are a vital part of our life and identity. Our data is stored on remote networks, creating digital archives of entire generations of people. So What will happen to all of this information when we or a…
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