Greatest American Dog is a new TV show that debuts tonight, that puts 12 teams of dog trainers against each other for a chance to win $25,000. CBS has been busy promoting the show with help from ad agency…
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(TrendHunter.com) Greatest American Dog is a new TV show that debuts tonight, that puts 12 teams of dog trainers against each other for a chance to win $25,000. CBS has been busy promoting the show with help from ad agency…
(TrendHunter.com) Flee is a design concept by Hakan Bogazpinar from Turkey that enables dynamic outdoor photography. The design consists of a digital camera and a bluetooth receiver for mobile phones.
When you throw it…
Mercury Advertising in Bozeman, MT has the right idea. They know advertising is a powerful medium that can (and should) be used to help people. At least some of the time.
BTW, Mercury is looking for a new copywriter and art director to join their activist team.
(TrendHunter.com) Bring your geekiness to the shower with this adorable mouse-shaped soap by Yeduo.
Complete with a realistic scroll wheel, the mouse comes in black or white.
According to the Taiwanese company, “This…
(TrendHunter.com) The Curiel catwalk show in AltaRoma was held where there was no air conditioning, making the Roman couture show haute hot. It wasn’t a problem for the models, because they don’t sweat, but the ticket holders…
(TrendHunter.com) Playboy has chosen nine female bloggers to vote for in a new feature entitled, “Hottest Female Bloggers.”
The list includes Boing Boing’s blonde co-editor, Xeni Jardin, San Francisco Chronicle columnist…
Having worked in both journalism and advertising, I’m always morbidly glad to see another industry despised to the point of death threats. And this time, it’s not even the lawyers. This well-done spot by Taxi Toronto and Untitled Films is part of a campaign for Canada’s Aviva Insurance. There’s also a safari-themed installment, although it lacks the nonsensical hilarity of a scuba tour guide who brings a bucket of chum along for the ride. Hat tip to Charlotte Riley on Twitter.
—Posted by David Griner
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Who would have thought that a pretty blonde like iJustine would give the iPhone so much abuse? However, her iPhone abuse is turning out to be a perfect marketing angle. If any phone could survive abuse…
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NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The decision by Time Warner's Turner to partner with Yahoo for a multiyear ad sales and content deal for sports prompts one obvious question: Why would Turner choose Yahoo as its first sports partner when it already has another major portal, AOL, in the Time Warner portfolio? The answer is simple: scale.
(TrendHunter.com) Who would have thought that a pretty blonde like iJustine would give the iPhone so much abuse? However, her iPhone abuse is turning out to be a perfect marketing angle. If any phone could survive abuse…
or do most of the viral/microsite/buzzworthy things get most of their traction because of ad industry publications and blogs?
I’m wondering because of the Converse discussion, and it occurred to me that I’d never hear about 95% of the viral stuff unless I read it on a blog or in Adweek or something.
Seems that intra-industry PR fuels the perception that this stuff is successful. Are all these viral things just a big ad industry circle jerk? If you didn’t work in advertising or marketing, would you hear about these viral/buzz-type efforts?
Maybe I just need some new, hipper friends.
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